N.J. Stat. § 19:4A-19: Internet database, centralized source of election information, data available to the public.

19. a. The Division of Elections within the Department of State shall establish and maintain a publicly accessible Internet database that serves as a centralized source of election information and data for the public.

The database shall provide access to election information and data maintained by the division and shall include links to election information and data maintained by county election offices and other governmental entities, as provided in this section.

The purpose of the database shall be to improve public access to election information and data by providing a centralized point of access to existing election information and data maintained by State and county election officials.

b. The database shall provide access to:

(1) Statewide and county election results;

(2) voter registration statistics;

(3) election timelines and important election deadlines;

(4) polling place and ballot drop box information;

(5) vote-by-mail information;

(6) early voting information;

(7) district maps and other election-related maps maintained by the State or county election offices; and

(8) any additional information the Secretary of State determines will improve public access to election information.

c. Information and data required pursuant to subsection b. of this section may be provided by:

(1) publication by the division;

(2) hyperlinks to official Internet websites of county election offices or other governmental entities responsible for maintaining the information; or

(3) another electronic method determined appropriate by the division.

d. Information and data made available will be pursuant to the applicable retention schedule of such information and data.

The division shall publish information and data maintained by a governmental entity when that information or data is publicly available through the official website of that governmental entity.

e. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the division to:

(1) create records or datasets not otherwise required by law;

(2) perform demographic, statistical, geographic, or historical analyses;

(3) recreate or digitize historical records that do not exist in electronic format;

(4) independently verify information maintained by another governmental entity;

(5) maintain duplicate copies of records for which another governmental entity serves as the official custodian; or

(6) disclose information made confidential pursuant to State or federal law.

f. County election offices and other governmental entities shall remain responsible for maintaining records assigned to them by law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to transfer statutory custodial responsibilities to the division.

g. The division shall update information and data maintained pursuant to this section in accordance with the normal course of election administration and as information and data become available from the governmental entity responsible for maintaining that information and data.

h. Information and data made available through the database shall be provided for informational purposes only and shall not constitute the official record of any election. Official election records shall remain those maintained by the governmental entity having statutory custody of those records.

i. The division may consult with county election offices, other State agencies, institutions of higher education, and other entities to establish a nonpartisan centralized database in order to collect, archive, and make available election information and data for the public.

j. The implementation of this section shall be subject to the appropriation of available funds.

L.2026, c.31, s.19.