---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises certain requirements for district board members and polling places for June 2021 primary election; provides reimbursement for National Guard assistance with 2020 primary and general elections; makes appropriation."
description: "Revises certain requirements for district board members and polling places for June 2021 primary election; provides reimbursement for National Guard assistance with 2020 primary and general elections; makes appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5842"
citation: "New Jersey A 5842 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bramnick, Jon M.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05240671-2064-447b-9888-4edf59aa2dbc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "306e3c6c63415a3c7223e3f5f2572a38c303253f5664ec16b2e2a118a084bfb8"
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 5842 (219) — Revises certain requirements for district board members and polling places for June 2021 primary election; provides reimbursement for National Guard assistance with 2020 primary and general elections; makes appropriation.

## 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/A9999/5842_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- EMERGENCY — **69–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- EMERGENCY — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (69-2-0) (Greenwald)
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-1-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3880
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (34-0) (Kean)
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-1) `passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.102. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05240671-2064-447b-9888-4edf59aa2dbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).