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S3207
SENATE, No. 3207
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED JANUARY 28, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
���� Permits members of NJ National Guard to be election
workers under certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning the membership of a district board of
elections and supplementing Title 19 of the Revised Statues.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a. �Notwithstanding any
law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Secretary of State and Adjutant
General shall enter into a memorandum of understanding or other written
agreement for the purposes of permitting any member of the New Jersey National
Guard to serve as a member of a district board pursuant to the provisions of
this act, P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� )(pending before the Legislature as this
bill).� The memorandum of understanding or other written agreement required
under this subsection shall be revised and updated as necessary, on at least an
annual basis.
���� b. �If within three weeks of a
general election or a primary election for a general election a county board of
elections determines that the required number of members of a district board
would not be met pursuant to the provisions of R.S.19:6-1, the county board of
elections may submit a request to the Department of Military Affairs for
members of the New Jersey National Guard to serve as members of a district
board.� Upon the request from a county board of elections for members of the
New Jersey National Guard to serve as members of a district board, the
Department of Military Affairs may solicit members of the New Jersey National
Guard who are willing to serve as a member of a district board.� The process
for submitting a request and for soliciting National Guard members shall be in
accordance with the memorandum of understanding or other written agreement by
the Secretary of State and the Adjutant General as provided in subsection a. of
this section.
���� c. �A member of the New Jersey
National Guard serving as a member of a district board under the provision of
subsections a. and b. of this section shall not be in uniform and shall be in
civilian clothing while carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a
district board member.
���� d. �In addition to the regular
compensation of a member of the New Jersey National Guard, a member of the
National Guard serving as a member of a district board shall receive the amount
payable under R.S.19:45-6 and section 1 of P.L.1991, c.102 (C.19:6-9.1), except
that any payments provided under this subsection shall not be considered or
included as remuneration for the purposes of R.S.43:21-19.
���� e. �Nothing herein shall be
interpreted to prohibit a member of the New Jersey National Guard to serve as a
member of a district board in a personal capacity and in accordance with the
qualifications provided in R.S.19:6-2.
���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill permits members of
NJ National Guard to be members of a district board of elections, also known as
election workers, under certain circumstances.� Under the bill, the Secretary
of State and Adjutant General are required to enter into a memorandum of
understanding or other written agreement for the purposes of permitting any
member of the NJ National Guard to serve as an election worker.� The bill
provides that the memorandum of understanding or other written agreement
required under the bill would be revised and updated as necessary, on at least
an annual basis.
���� Under the bill, if within
three weeks of a general election or a primary election for a general election
a county board of elections determines that the required number of members of a
district board would not be met pursuant to the provisions of R.S.19:6-1, the
county board of elections may submit a request to the Department of Military
Affairs for members of the New Jersey National Guard to serve as members of a
district board.� Upon the request from a county board of elections for members
of the New Jersey National Guard to serve as members of a district board, the
Department of Military Affairs may solicit members of the New Jersey National
Guard who are willing to serve as a member of a district.� Under the bill, the
process for submitting a request and for soliciting National Guard members
would be in accordance with the memorandum of understanding or other written
agreement by the Secretary of State and the Adjutant General.
���� The bill prohibits any member
of the New Jersey National Guard serving as a member of a district board under
the bill from being in uniform and requires the member to be in civilian
clothing while carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a district board
member.
���� The bill provides that, in
addition to the regular compensation of a member of the NJ National Guard, a
member of the National Guard serving as an election worker under the memorandum
of understanding or other written agreement by the Secretary of State and the
Adjutant General would receive the election worker payment amount under current
law.
���� The bill also clarifies that
nothing in the bill is to be interpreted to prohibit a member of the NJ
National Guard to serve as an election worker in a personal capacity and in
accordance with the qualifications provided in current law.