This bill seeks to repeal the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote," which was previously adopted in New Jersey under P.L.2007, c.334. The legislation amends various sections of the statutory law to eliminate references to this agreement, which mandated that New Jersey's electoral votes be allocated to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote, rather than the candidate who wins the popular vote within the state. The bill includes several deletions of legal language that pertained to the agreement, including provisions related to the certification of electors and the process for filling vacancies in the electoral college.

By repealing this agreement, the bill reaffirms New Jersey's commitment to the traditional winner-take-all system for allocating electoral votes, where the candidate who wins the popular vote in New Jersey receives all of the state's electoral votes. The proponents of the bill argue that the national popular vote agreement disenfranchises New Jersey voters and circumvents the United States Constitution by undermining the state's electoral process. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 19:36-4