This bill amends existing election law in New Jersey to enhance transparency and ensure that challenges to candidate nominating petitions are handled by qualified judges. It mandates that all candidate nominating petitions for both primary and general elections be posted online by the relevant election officers within specified timeframes. Specifically, petitions must be posted by 4:00 p.m. on the second day after the last day for filing for general elections and by 4:00 p.m. on the 69th day preceding the primary election.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that challenges to these petitions must be heard by a Superior Court judge who possesses sufficient expertise in election law, as determined by the assignment judge in the relevant jurisdiction. This change aims to standardize the handling of petition challenges, ensuring that they are adjudicated by judges with the appropriate knowledge and experience, thereby improving the integrity of the election process.