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New Jersey · 2026-2027 Regular Session · Bill

A 5290: Requires primary and general election candidates to use nominating petition forms made available by Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 5290 is a bill introduced in the New Jersey House on June 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires primary and general election candidates to use nominating petition forms made available by Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk. Primary sponsor: Al Barlas (Republican), Annette Quijano (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 18, 2026): Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Al BarlasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Annette QuijanoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Vicky FlynnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source