New Jersey A125 mandates automatic recounts for local elections with a vote difference of 10 votes or less at a candidate's request.
New Jersey A125 introduces a requirement for automatic recounts in local elections where the vote difference is 10 votes or less, upon a candidate's request. The bill also establishes geographic regions for Superior Court judges to adjudicate election recounts and contests. The Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court will assign a minimum of three judges to each of three regions: Northern, Central, and Southern. These regions are based on county populations, historical recount volumes, and voter turnout.
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