New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5627: Voter registration system, Statewide-req certain practices for maintenance
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
Requires certain practices for maintenance of Statewide voter registration system.
What the bill says
An Act concerning the maintenance of the Statewide voter registration system and amending P.L.2005, c.145.
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
An Act concerning the maintenance of the Statewide voter registration system and amending P.L.2005, c.145. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 2 of P.L.2005, c.145 (C.19:31-32) is amended to read as follows: 2. a. The Statewide voter registration system shall replace all other computer or electronic-based registry files of voters and other voter registration files established and maintained by each county commissioner of registration for voter registration and election administration purposes established pursuant to the provisions of Title 19 and Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, and shall be the single system for storing and managing the official file of registered voters throughout the State. A commissioner may, however, continue to use and maintain as a supplement to the system the original and duplicate permanent registration binders and voting records and shall continue to use and maintain the signature copy registers or polling records provided for in Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. b. Each county commissioner of registration shall be responsible for adding to, deleting from, amending and otherwise conducting on a regular basis maintenance for the files of every legally registered voter in that commissioner's county as contained in the Statewide voter registration system, pursuant to the provisions of [section 303 of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. s. 15301 …
Sponsors
- Victoria A. Flynn (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Robert Auth (R, 39) · primary sponsor
- Dawn Fantasia (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
- John V. Azzariti Jr., M.D. (R, 39)
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF ASL
Subjects: ELECTIONS
Common questions
- What is A5627?
- A5627 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Voter registration system, Statewide-req certain practices for maintenance.
- What does A5627 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning the maintenance of the Statewide voter registration system and amending P.L.2005, c.145.
- What is the status of A5627?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF ASL (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5627?
- Victoria A. Flynn (R, 13), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5627?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5627
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