---
type: "Bill"
title: "Raises pay for election workers to $300 per day; permits counties to provide additional compensation to election workers; appropriates $7,000,000 to Department of State. *"
description: "Raises pay for election workers to $300 per day; permits counties to provide additional compensation to election workers; appropriates $7,000,000 to Department of State. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 208"
citation: "New Jersey A 208 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "WAGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Rooney, Kevin J.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39adebb6-5ba3-4081-9ddf-3cfe57f3b678"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ed110cb6cfe4c96ae4597a5e09319eeba1f618ea98b65b97d69407c227609df7"
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 208 (220) — Raises pay for election workers to $300 per day; permits counties to provide additional compensation to election workers; appropriates $7,000,000 to Department of State. *

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A0500/208_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Senate 3/24/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A0500/208_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (36-0) (Beach) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1290
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.5. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39adebb6-5ba3-4081-9ddf-3cfe57f3b678`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).