---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates office of deputy superintendent of elections in counties of fifth class."
description: "Creates office of deputy superintendent of elections in counties of fifth class."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2973"
citation: "New Jersey S 2973 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "ELECTIONS", "LOCAL OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Beach, James"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4696bb1b-e780-44dd-9607-fc1da9418f48"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1f4be550bb6b046d5f26a865b8176993367d3ac8ca28584db213424a5bd50ec3"
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 S 2973 (219) — Creates office of deputy superintendent of elections in counties of fifth class.

## 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/S3000/2973_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–9** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **58–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-9) `passage`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4895
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-11-1) `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.58. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4696bb1b-e780-44dd-9607-fc1da9418f48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).