---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"The Ballot Cure Act\" to modify and establish various voting procedures."
description: "Establishes \"The Ballot Cure Act\" to modify and establish various voting procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4276"
citation: "New Jersey A 4276 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Conaway, Herb", "Gill, Nia H.", "Gopal, Vin", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a3313ae-77c0-422b-b2cb-1de4025bc55e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ecd1e6ceb5860b78f4446307c1aa8b76c04620d55c8e0923ed73d42a7b0951ba"
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 4276 (219) — Establishes "The Ballot Cure Act" to modify and establish various voting procedures.

## 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/2020/Bills/A4500/4276_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4276_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–7** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (51-27-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2598/2699 (SCS/1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-7) `passage`
- **2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.70. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a3313ae-77c0-422b-b2cb-1de4025bc55e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).