Sponsored by:
Senator NICHOLAS P. SCUTARI
District 22 (Somerset and Union)
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Senator ROBERT W. SINGER
District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Schepisi, A.M.Bucco and Amato
SYNOPSIS
Reschedules June 2025 primary election date.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the date of the June 2025 primary election.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the primary election currently scheduled to take place on June 3, 2025 shall be rescheduled to take place on June 10, 2025. The Secretary of State shall provide notice to all county clerks, county boards of election, superintendents of elections, municipal clerks, and members of the public at large in this State of the rescheduled primary election not later than seven days from the effective date of this act, P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill). The Secretary of State shall make all necessary adjustments to all deadlines required to be met ahead of a primary election pursuant to Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, and shall publish a calendar containing the adjusted dates to be used for the 2025 primary election pursuant to this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill reschedules the June 3, 2025 primary to take place on June 10, 2025, the following Tuesday, in order to accommodate a period of religious observance. The bill requires the Secretary of State to inform all county clerks, county boards of election, superintendents of elections, municipal clerks, and members of the public at large in this State of the rescheduled primary election day no later than seven days following the effective date of this bill.
The Secretary of State will also be required to make all necessary adjustments to all deadlines required to be met ahead of a primary election pursuant to Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, and publish a calendar containing the adjusted dates to be used for the 2025 primary election pursuant to the bill.