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type: "Bill"
title: "Permits county commissioner of registration and board of elections to use electronic poll books."
description: "Permits county commissioner of registration and board of elections to use electronic poll books."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5159"
citation: "New Jersey A 5159 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99d47126-3d98-4f12-9acd-64f0b8a7cb0c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "105c4cf577c33d32aed68b91869c39323af149998bd38e39e8395349b83b899b"
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 5159 (218) — Permits county commissioner of registration and board of elections to use electronic poll books.
## 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/2018/Bills/A9999/5159_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5159_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **780** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **350** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **60** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3544 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.80. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99d47126-3d98-4f12-9acd-64f0b8a7cb0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).