SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3365

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  FEBRUARY 2, 2023

      The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3365.

     Under current law, a voter may complete and return to the county clerk by regular mail an application requesting to receive a mail-in ballot.

     As amended by the committee, this bill requires the mail-in ballot application form sent by mail to include prepaid postage, to be paid by the State. The bill will be implemented following the 2023 primary election.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to make a technical correction to move the language concerning postage prepaid to the paragraph that concerns applications by mail. The amendments also provide that the bill will be implemented following the 2023 primary election.