---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits unaffiliated mail-in voters from receiving mail-in ballot for primary election; requires election officials to provide such voters certain notices; prohibits mail-in ballot envelopes from containing visible political affiliation or designation for certain elections.**"
description: "Prohibits unaffiliated mail-in voters from receiving mail-in ballot for primary election; requires election officials to provide such voters certain notices; prohibits mail-in ballot envelopes from containing visible political affiliation or designation for certain elections.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 3820"
citation: "New Jersey A 3820 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Jaffer, Sadaf F.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/091fc181-4b24-4920-8612-900f5efe81ff"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "658154b9bd8f65e1e8eca7ffde0689b8cad5f46757087820c1d439fa6e38d574"
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 3820 (220) — Prohibits unaffiliated mail-in voters from receiving mail-in ballot for primary election; requires election officials to provide such voters certain notices; prohibits mail-in ballot envelopes from containing visible political affiliation or designation for certain elections.**

## 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/A4000/3820_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 6/13/22 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3820_R3.HTM)
3. **Reprint AJU 6/9/22 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3820_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint ASL 5/12/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3820_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Jaffer, Sadaf F. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-2-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2869
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2022-07-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.69. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/091fc181-4b24-4920-8612-900f5efe81ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).