ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 5152
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: DECEMBER 16, 2024
The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably
Assembly Bill No. 5152.
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.
Under the bill, all deadlines required to be met ahead of a primary
election pursuant to Title 19 of the Revised Statutes will correspond to
the rescheduled primary election date of June 10, 2025. However, the
deadlines related to nominating petitions and the drawing for ballot
position pursuant to chapter 23 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, and
the deadlines for mailing vote by mail ballots to voters pursuant to
"The Vote By Mail Law," P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-1 et seq.), will
correspond to the original primary election date of June 3, 2025.
Under the bill, all deadlines required to be met following a primary
election pursuant to Title 19 of the Revised Statutes will correspond to
the rescheduled primary election date of June 10, 2025.
The bill requires the Secretary of State to publish a calendar
containing the dates to be used for the 2025 primary election pursuant
to this bill.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Fiscal information for this bill is currently unavailable.