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S 4274

Requires the board of elections in a city with a population of one million or more to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Robert Jackson and 1 co-sponsor

The bill’s body text concerns exemptions and rules for carrying firearms by many officials and staff, not polling-place notices.

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Bill Summary · S 4274

Summary — S 4274 (2025)

Status: Returned to Senate
Introduced: March 24, 2025
Note: Title in bill header — "Requires the board of elections in a city with a population of one million or more to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place" — does not match the body of the introduced version provided (which concerns the right to carry a firearm and amendments to N.J.S.2C:39-6 / N.J.S.2C:58-6). The summary below (1) states the apparent intent suggested by the bill title and (2) summarizes the actual statutory text supplied. Please consult the official legislative text on the New Jersey Legislature website to confirm which version is current.

Apparent purpose (per bill title)

  • Purpose (as titled): Require a board of elections in a city with population ≥ 1,000,000 to provide specified notices before changing a polling place.
  • Likely impact (based on title): would affect municipal boards of elections and city voters in very large cities by imposing notification obligations prior to relocating polling places. Specific timing, form, and delivery method of notices are not included in the provided materials.

Actual provided text — firearms statute amendments

The text attached to the bill (Introduced Version) is titled "An Act concerning the right to carry a firearm and amending N.J.S.2C:58-6" and includes amendments to N.J.S.2C:39-6. Although truncated, the included material:

  • Lists categories of persons exempted from the prohibitions in N.J.S.2C:39-5 (i.e., when the general ban on carrying applies, it does not apply to the listed categories, subject to subsection j.).
  • Exempt categories explicitly named include:
    • Members of U.S. Armed Forces and National Guard on duty or in prescribed travel
    • Federal law enforcement officers and other federal employees required to carry firearms
    • State Police and certain Marine Law Enforcement Bureau members
    • Sheriffs, undersheriffs, sheriff's officers, prosecutors’ detectives/investigators, State investigators, certain inspectors, State park and conservation police
    • State and county correctional officers under specified conditions
    • Civilian U.S. Government employees at military installations when authorized
    • Regularly employed municipal/county police and certain special law enforcement officers
    • Airport security officers and other specified special officers when authorized
    • Full-time paid arson investigators (with required Police Training Commission firearms training and annual qualification)
    • Juvenile correctional officers, nuclear plant designated employees/agents (with storage rules), county correctional police (with annual proficiency testing)
    • Prosecutors, attorneys general, judges and other specified legal officials (required Police Training Commission course and annual handgun qualification; superintendent may issue ID cards)
  • The text references training and annual qualification requirements for many categories and storage/return procedures for nuclear plant firearms.
  • The provided material is truncated and does not clearly identify precise changes from existing law (i.e., whether it expands, narrows, or reorganizes exemptions).

Who would be affected

  • If the title reflects actual intent: voters and election boards in large cities (population ≥1,000,000).
  • According to the provided firearm text: a wide range of law enforcement, corrections personnel, prosecutors, judges, certain emergency and security personnel, and designated nuclear plant staff — particularly regarding permitted carrying, training, and qualification requirements.

Legislative actions / timeline (selected)

  • Introduced in Senate: 03/24/2025 (referred to Senate Law & Public Safety)
  • Referred to Elections: 02/03/2025 (some committee referrals appear in the record)
  • Amended and advanced through committee in May–June 2025 (multiple amendment notations: 4274A/4274B/4274C)
  • Passed Senate: 06/12/2025 (delivered to Assembly)
  • Passed Assembly / substituted for A7618C: 06/16/2025
  • Returned to Senate: 06/16/2025 (current status)

Important note / recommendation

  • There is a clear mismatch between the bill title (election/polling-place notice) and the body text (firearms statute). Before relying on this summary for legal or policy work, verify the current, official bill text and the enacted version (if any) on the New Jersey Legislature’s website or via the legislative bill tracking system to determine which subject S 4274 actually addresses.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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