SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2974

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  OCTOBER 19, 2020

      The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2974.

      This bill permits the Department of State or a county board of elections to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire any decommissioned letter collection boxes from the United States Postal Service for use as ballot drop boxes during the conduct of an election, provided that the decommissioned letter collection boxes meet, or can be altered to meet, the guidelines for ballot drop boxes established by the Secretary of State pursuant to current law.