---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires district boards of election to report every two hours number of voters who have voted at each precinct; authorizes challengers to request reported count."
description: "Requires district boards of election to report every two hours number of voters who have voted at each precinct; authorizes challengers to request reported count."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3463"
citation: "New Jersey A 3463 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Murphy, Carol A."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14469f19-f0b8-4fc6-b672-2ebe92053018"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1034cf5e78913c9b6958104a9342d3abe974414b272a21df902f9d79910b2b11"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 3463 (218) — Requires district boards of election to report every two hours number of voters who have voted at each precinct; authorizes challengers to request reported count.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3500/3463_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–23** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-23-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1957
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (22-15) `passage`
- **2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.110. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14469f19-f0b8-4fc6-b672-2ebe92053018`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).