---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows county board of elections to determine location of certain ballot drop boxes under certain circumstances.**"
description: "Allows county board of elections to determine location of certain ballot drop boxes under certain circumstances.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5373"
citation: "New Jersey A 5373 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Moen, William F.", "Pou, Nellie", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c998586a-6d88-40e9-88ef-fdff4d84c9d8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2e05af0051b256dd0148d6ce3b99f0788b01759cefe9d17062ab0335871ae2b6"
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 5373 (219) — Allows county board of elections to determine location of certain ballot drop boxes under certain circumstances.**

## 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/A9999/5373_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5373_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–21** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–12** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **50–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (51-21-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (24-5) (Beach) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3596
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-12) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-21-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.44. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c998586a-6d88-40e9-88ef-fdff4d84c9d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).