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type: "Bill"
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title: "Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation."
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description: "Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "218"
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identifier: "A 5823"
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citation: "New Jersey A 5823 (218)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES", "ELECTIONS", "PAROLE", "PROBATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-12-18T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7231154f-046a-49b0-bc03-72037cc878e8"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "784a8e88c6baaea1b6d278256fa7b88a34c2b193514a078ca802bf728acd9320"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey A 5823 (218) — Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5823_I1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **48–24** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–2** (pass) · upper
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–17** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
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- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
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- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
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- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
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- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
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- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
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- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
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- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
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- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
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- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
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- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
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- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (48-24-0) `passage`
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- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4260
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- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (22-17) `passage`
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- **2019-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.270. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7231154f-046a-49b0-bc03-72037cc878e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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