---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation."
description: "Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5823"
citation: "New Jersey A 5823 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "ELECTIONS", "PAROLE", "PROBATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-12-18T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7231154f-046a-49b0-bc03-72037cc878e8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "784a8e88c6baaea1b6d278256fa7b88a34c2b193514a078ca802bf728acd9320"
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 5823 (218) — Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation.

## 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/A9999/5823_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **48–24** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (48-24-0) `passage`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4260
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (22-17) `passage`
- **2019-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.270. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7231154f-046a-49b0-bc03-72037cc878e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).