---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends ballot receipt and election certification deadlines; increases certain messenger and bearer ballot limits: requires certain information to increase public awareness and use of voting by mail.**"
description: "Extends ballot receipt and election certification deadlines; increases certain messenger and bearer ballot limits: requires certain information to increase public awareness and use of voting by mail.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4320"
citation: "New Jersey A 4320 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Freiman, Roy", "Gopal, Vin", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32b35a87-f336-4297-9103-d86f2ee3b9c6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3b5214ed828395c61679e230424b96be63dbde3ed1ec23788bc46ac139d2f874"
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 4320 (219) — Extends ballot receipt and election certification deadlines; increases certain messenger and bearer ballot limits: requires certain information to increase public awareness and use of voting by mail.**

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4320_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4320_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4320_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — 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.

- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `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 from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **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 S2633 (SCS/1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-14) `passage`
- **2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.71. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32b35a87-f336-4297-9103-d86f2ee3b9c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).