New Jersey’s gubernatorial election between Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli is one of the most closely watched contests in the country — and voters may see faster results than in previous years.

Gov. Phil Murphy , the outgoing, term-limited Democrat, signed a package of voting reform laws in 2022 , including a provision allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days before Election Day in the state.

The change followed Murphy’s narrow 2021 re-election victory over Ciattarelli, which wasn’t called until the day after the election due to the slow pace of mail-in ballot processing.

Ciattarelli led in the initial vote count that election night, but Murphy pulled ahead by morning as more ballots were tallied.

When Sherrill won the Democratic pr

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