N.J. Stat. § 19:16-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-3
Counting votes; distinguishing marks; ballots improperly prepared.
Status: in_force

19:16-3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, when canvassing the ballots the district board shall count the votes as follows: a. If proper marks are made in the squares to the left of the names of any candidates in any column and the total number voted for, for each office, does not exceed the number of candidates to be elected to each office, a vote shall be counted for each candidate so marked. b. If proper marks are made in the squares to the left of any names of any candidates in any column and in addition thereto, proper marks are made to the right of said names, a vote shall be counted for each candidate so marked; but if the district board canvassing the ballots or the county board, judge of the Superior Court, or other judge or officer conducting a recount thereof, shall be satisfied that the placing of such marks to the left and right of the names was intended to identify or distinguish the ballot, then the ballot shall not be counted and shall be declared null and void. The district board canvassing the ballots or the county board, as the case may be, shall exercise its discretion and judgment in making a determination as to whether the marks on a ballot were intended to identify or distinguish the ballot. c. If no marks are made in the squares to the left of the names of any candidates in any column, but are made to the right of said names, a vote shall not be counted for the candidates so marked, but if the district board canvassing the ballot or the county board, as the case may be, determines, in its judgment, that the voter’s intention of making the mark was to vote for the candidate whose name the mark appears to the right of, the vote shall be counted. A vote shall be counted for such other candidates as are properly marked. If the district board canvassing the ballot or the county board, judge of the Superior Court, or other judge or officer conducting a recount thereof shall be satisfied that the placing of the marks to the right of the names was intended to identify or distinguish the ballot, the ballot shall be declared null and void. The district board canvassing the ballots or the county board, as the case may be, shall exercise its discretion and judgment in making a determination as to whether the placement of the marks on a ballot were intended to vote for a candidate for election on the ballot or to identify or distinguish the ballot. d. Where the name of any person is written or pasted in the column designated personal choice, and a cross x , plus + , or check X appears in the square to the left of the name, it shall be counted as a vote for such person. e. In the case of any public question printed on the ballot where a proper mark is made in the square to the left of the word "Yes," it shall be counted as a vote in favor of such public question. If a proper mark is made in the square to the left of the word "No," it shall be counted as a vote against same. If no mark is made in the square to the left of either the word "Yes," or "No," it shall not be counted as a vote either in favor of or against said public question. If a mark is made in each of the squares to the left of both the words "Yes" and "No," it shall not be counted either as a vote in favor of or against the public question nor shall it invalidate the ballot. f. If a voter marks more names than there are persons to be elected to an office, or writes or pastes the name of any person in the column designated personal choice, whose name is printed upon the ballot as a candidate under the same title of office, or his choice cannot be determined, his ballot shall not be counted for that office, but shall be counted for such other offices as are plainly marked. g. If the mark made for any candidate or public question is substantially a cross x , plus + , or check X and is substantially within the square, it shall be counted for the candidate or for or against the public question, as the case may be. No vote shall be counted for any candidate in any column or for or against any public question unless the mark made is substantially a cross x , plus + , or check X and is substantially within the square. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if, in the judgment of the district board canvassing the ballots or the county board, as the case may be, the voter’s intent in making the mark was to vote for any candidate or public question, it shall be counted for the candidate or for or against the public question, as the case may be. The district board canvassing the ballots or the county board, as the case may be, shall exercise its discretion and judgment in making a determination as to whether a vote shall be counted pursuant to this subsection, irrespective of the type of mark or its location on the ballot, provided that the mark is reasonably close to the square that would be marked to indicate a vote for any candidate or for or against any public question. h. If a voter has written the name of a candidate reasonably close to the position occupied on the ballot by a particular office for election and has made a mark that is substantially a cross x, plus + , or check X, or written the word “Yes” reasonably close to the name of such candidate, the district board canvassing the ballots or the county board, as the case may be, shall count the vote for such candidate if, in the judgment of the district board canvassing the ballots or the county board, as the case may be, the voter’s intent in doing so was to vote for such candidate. Amended by L.1947, c. 104, p. 523, s. 6; L.1953, c. 19, p. 332, s. 17; amended 2025, c.150, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-35 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-35
Use of electronic poll books.
Status: in_force

1. Each county commissioner of registration and county board of elections shall require the use of electronic poll books, as further provided by this act, P.L.2019, c.80 (C.19:31-35 et seq.), at each polling place during the early voting period and on the day of any election, in place of the paper polling record or signature copy register, to access the registration record, eligibility, signature, and other information of each registered voter in the election district. The electronic poll books shall enable at least the same functionality currently provided by the paper polling records or signature copy register to be accomplished in the conduct of an election. An electronic poll book shall not be used unless it has been certified by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish electronic poll books standards and regulations governing the certification and use of electronic poll books. The Secretary of State shall not certify an electronic poll book unless it is in compliance with at least the capabilities and standards specified under section 2 of P.L.2019, c.80 (C.19:31-36) and the Secretary of State's standards and regulations. The Secretary of State shall provide the rules, regulations, and instructions regarding the examination, testing, and use of electronic poll books, including rules regarding the security and protection of the information stored in such electronic poll books, to each county commissioner of registration and board of elections. L.2019, c.80, s.1; amended 2021, c.40, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-17 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-17
Designation on primary ticket of policy or faction.
Status: in_force

19:23-17. a. Any person endorsed as a candidate for nomination for any public office or party position whose name is to be voted for on the primary ballot of any political party may, on the petition of nomination in which the candidate is endorsed, request that there be printed next to or below the candidate's name on the primary ballot a slogan or endorsement, in not more than six words, as named by the candidate in such petition, for the purpose of indicating either any official act or policy to which the candidate is pledged or committed, to distinguish the candidate as belonging to a particular faction or wing of the candidate's political party, or to indicate the endorsement of a person or incorporated association. b. (1) No slogan or endorsement shall include or refer to the name of any person or any incorporated association existing at the time the candidate files the petition of nomination unless the written consent of such person or incorporated association has been filed with the petition of nomination of such candidate or candidates. If a person or incorporated association wishes to revoke their consent as provided pursuant to this paragraph, the person or incorporated association shall notify the Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk, as the case may be, in writing and the Secretary of State or the clerk shall accept such revocation, provided that notice of such is received prior to the date on which the draw for ballot position is conducted pursuant to R.S.19:23-24. (2) No slogan or endorsement shall include or refer to any lawfully registered trademark of any person or incorporated association unless the written consent of such person or incorporated association has been filed with the petition of nomination of such candidate or candidates. If a person or incorporated association wishes to revoke their consent as provided pursuant to this paragraph, the person or incorporated association shall notify the Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk, as the case may be, in writing and the Secretary of State or the clerk shall accept such revocation, provided that notice of such is received prior to the date on which the draw for ballot position is conducted pursuant to R.S.19:23-24. c. The Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk, as the case may be, may reject a slogan or endorsement which is so substantially similar to that of another candidate that a reasonable voter could be misled or deceived into falsely believing that the candidates are running together under the same slogan or endorsement when the candidates have not requested to share such a slogan or endorsement. The Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk, as the case may be, shall notify the candidate or candidates requesting such slogan or endorsement in writing of the reasons for the rejection, and the candidate or candidates shall be given the opportunity to select an alternative slogan or endorsement. If the candidate or candidates who have been denied their first choice of slogan or endorsement pursuant to this section disagree with the decision of the Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk, as the case may be, the candidate or candidates shall have the right to appeal this decision to a judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county in which the petition of nomination was filed, and such appeal shall be heard on an expedited basis. d. No slogan or endorsement shall include or refer to the name of any candidate appearing on the ballot in the same primary election for a different office. e. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of a single word referring to the membership or affiliation of a person with a political party, as defined under R.S.19:1-1, such as "Democrat" or "Republican", in a candidate's slogan. Amended by L.1944, c. 231, p. 787, s. 1; 2025, c.32, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-20 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-20
Correction of errors
Status: in_force

When it shall appear that an error or omission has occurred in the copy prepared by the county clerk for the printer or in the printing of the ballots by any county clerk, any voter resident in the county may present to a judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county a verified petition setting forth such error or omission; and such judge being satisfied thereof, shall thereupon summarily, by his order, require the county clerk to correct such error or show cause before the judge at the shortest possible day, why same should not be corrected. The county clerk shall correct the same by causing new ballots to be immediately printed in place of those found to be inaccurate or incomplete; and those found to be inaccurate or incomplete shall be immediately destroyed. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 330, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.24 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.24
Contract, bid applications and specs to describe requirements of act.
Status: in_force

12. Every contract and bid application and specifications promulgated in connection therewith covered by this act shall contain a provision describing the requirements of this act and a statement that compliance with this act shall be a material term and condition of said contract or bid application and binding upon the parties thereto upon the entry of all applicable contracts. L.2005,c.51,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 19:33-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-1
Procedure for removing names from register.
Status: in_force

19:33-1. A judge of the Superior Court shall order stricken from the Statewide voter registration system and any other register the name of any person who shall be shown to his satisfaction not to be entitled to vote at any election in the election district wherein he is registered, and the commissioner shall, upon such order, cause the name of such person to be stricken from the system and from the register. Such judge shall hear an application to strike off in a summary manner at the time and day specified in the notice hereafter provided; but no name shall be stricken or ordered stricken from any such system and register in the absence of the person to be affected thereby, unless it shall appear to the judge by affidavit of the commissioner of registration or his deputy or assistant that notice by mail has been given such person, either personally or by leaving the same at his registered place of residence, or present actual residence, if known to the commissioner, at least five entire days before the day and time of hearing before such judge, that at such hearing application would be made to have the name of such registered person stricken from the system and register, and of the grounds on which such application would be based. Such judge shall not order any name stricken subsequent to the sixth Tuesday preceding any election. The commissioner shall notify the judge, five days before the day and time specified, when the application will be made, and the judge shall hear the application at the time and day specified in the notice. In addition to the notice by mail, the commissioner shall also publish in one or more newspapers within the county at least five entire days before the day and time of hearing before such judge, the names and registered addresses of such persons as shall be affected by this proceeding, giving notice through such publication of the time and place where the application is to be made for the removal of said names from the system and registry lists. The judge shall cause a full record of the proceedings of such application, including the appearances and a statement of his findings of fact and law and of the order made pursuant thereto, to be taken stenographically, transcribed and filed in the office of the county clerk, which record shall be public. All costs and expenses of such proceedings shall be paid by the county. The commissioner of registration, after the hearing before the judge, shall amend the record for the person in the Statewide voter registration system and transfer to the inactive file the permanent registration and record of voting forms of such persons as the judge shall have ordered stricken from the system and signature copy register pursuant to this section. The registrant shall be immediately notified by the commissioner by mail of any removal from the system or transfer made pursuant to this section. In counties other than counties of the first class this notice by mail shall be sent in addition to the notice by publication. Amended 1945, c.270; 1953, c.19, s.53; 1991, c.91, s.256; 2005, c.145, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 19:8-3.8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-3.8
"Polling Place Accessibility Fund"; use.
Status: in_force

10. a. There shall be established in the Department of Law and Public Safety a non-lapsing fund to be known as the "Polling Place Accessibility Fund," hereinafter referred to as the fund, to be held separate from all other funds of the State. The money in the fund shall be derived from funds provided by the federal government to improve accessibility to polling places pursuant to section 261 of the federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002," Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. s. 15421 et seq.), appropriations by the Legislature, any funds donated to the State and designated for purposes prescribed by subsection b. of this section and such other sources as the Legislature shall designate. All earnings received from the investment or deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. b. The money in the fund shall be made available by the Attorney General as grants to the county boards of elections for the purpose of ensuring polling place compliance with the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s. 12101 et seq.), as provided for by P.L.1991, c.429 (C.19:8-3.1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented. c. All grants from the fund shall be awarded pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Attorney General. All monetary awards shall be granted at the discretion of the Attorney General, subject to available moneys in the fund. L.2005,c.146,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 19:45-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-6.1
Voucher for compensation
Status: in_force

A voucher for compensation for services rendered by members of any district board of elections in this State for performing any of the services mentioned in section 19:45-6 of the Revised Statutes shall be submitted to the respective county boards of elections on a form prepared by said county boards of elections. This form shall contain a written declaration to be signed by the individual members of the district board of elections, in lieu of any requirement elsewhere for an oath or affirmation, in which such district board members shall state "I hereby declare under the penalties for false swearing that this voucher is for services performed by me for the election herein mentioned and to the best of my knowledge and belief is true, correct and complete." Any individual who willfully makes and subscribes any such voucher which he or she does not believe to be true and correct as to every material matter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon certification by the county board of elections as correct such vouchers shall be paid by the county treasurer in the manner provided in section 19:45-4 et seq. of the Revised Statutes. L.1952, c. 62, p. 384, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53B-12 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53B / Section 53B-12
Challenge of voter using emergency ballot, electronic voting machine.
Status: in_force

21. The right to challenge a voter who uses the emergency ballot shall exist until the emergency ballot is deposited in the emergency ballot box. If the right of a person to vote is challenged, the same procedures shall be used as prescribed when the right of a person to cast a vote on an electronic voting machine is challenged. L.1992,c.3,s.21; amended 2004, c.88, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 19:29-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-8
Judgment; misconduct by members of district boards
Status: in_force

The judge shall pronounce judgment whether the incumbent or any contestant was duly elected, and the person so declared elected will be entitled to his certificate; and in the case of a proposition, whether the same was approved or disapproved. If misconduct is complained of on the part of the members of any district board it shall not be held sufficient to set aside the election unless the rejection of the vote of such district would change the result as to that office. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 344, s. 38; L.1956, c. 128, p. 535, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6
Address of petitions
Status: in_force

Petitions nominating candidates to be voted for by the voters of a political party throughout the entire State or of any subdivisions thereof more than a single county or any congressional district shall be addressed to the Secretary of State. Petitions nominating candidates for election to the Senate or General Assembly shall be addressed to the Secretary of State. Petitions nominating candidates to be voted for by the voters of a political party throughout a county or any county election district or subdivision of a county comprising more than a single municipality, shall be addressed to the clerk of the county. All other petitions shall be addressed to the clerks of municipalities. Amended by L.1967, c. 22, s. 2, eff. March 23, 1967; L.1975, c. 43, s. 1, eff. April 3, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-7
Printed rulings on ballot
Status: in_force

Below such six-point rule and parallel thereto, extending across the entire ballot from one four-point rule to the other, shall be printed two-point hair line rules approximately five-sixteenths inch and not over twenty-four points apart of a number sufficient to meet the requirements of the party columns. In place of the last two-point hair line rule there shall be printed a six-point diagram rule, extending across the entire ballot from one four-point rule to the other, at which the eight-point diagram rules dividing the ballot into vertical columns shall terminate.
N.J. Stat. § 19:59-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-5
Application form.
Status: in_force

5. a. Other than a federal postcard application, an application for a ballot by an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter shall be in substantially the following form: I the undersigned, certify the following as a basis for an application as citizen of the United States residing outside the United States to receive a ballot to be voted at the election to be held on ........ (date of election) for .......... (fill in elected office or public question, or both): 1. I am a citizen of the United States; 2. I presently reside at .................... (if mail should be addressed other than to my residence, also provide address for mail); 3. I was born on ..................... (month, day, year) 4. I hold a: a. valid U.S. Passport # ............, dated .........., or b. valid U.S. Passport Card # .........., dated .........., or c. valid Certificate of Citizenship, dated .........., or d. other valid form of identification recognized as such under federal or state law: .......... (form of identification), dated ........... 5. a. Immediately prior to taking up residence abroad I was domiciled in New Jersey and resided at ............ (street address), .............. (municipality), .............. (county) (If formerly registered to vote from that address check here ( ) ), or b. I was born outside of the United States and my parent, legal guardian, spouse, partner in civil union, or domestic partner, before leaving the United States, was last domiciled in New Jersey, residing at .......... (street address), .......... (municipality), ..........(county). 6. I am not registered, entitled or applying to vote in any state other than New Jersey. 7. I understand that any false statement knowingly made in this application subjects me to the penalties provided by law for fraudulent voting. .................... ..................... Applicant (Signature) Dated:....................... .........................Applicant (Print or type name) b. There shall also be sent to the applicant by air mail or electronic means such instructions and portions of the law or regulations as the Secretary of State shall direct. c. Any overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter requesting that a ballot be sent to that voter by electronic means shall indicate on the application for the ballot the telephone number and location to which the ballot is to be sent or the electronic address of the voter, as may be appropriate. L.1976, c.23, s.5; amended 1978, c.130, s.2; 1993, c.73, s.7; 2008, c.61, s.5; 2017, c.39, s.4; 2022, c.72, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-5
Printing body of ballot
Status: in_force

From each end of such six-point diagram rule there shall be printed a four-point diagram rule extending at right angles and from such six-point rule to within not less than a half inch of the lower edge of the paper. Between these four-point rules and parallel to them and beginning at the six-point rule there shall be printed eight-point diagram rules to divide the ballot into vertical columns.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-15 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-15
Constabulary powers of members; police assistance
Status: in_force

19:6-15. a. The district boards of every election district shall preserve the peace and maintain good order in their respective polling places during the progress of all elections and the counting of the votes cast thereat. To that end, each member of every such board, during the progress of an election and the counting and canvassing of the votes, shall be and hereby is invested and charged with all the powers and duties of constables of this State in criminal matters. b. Such election board, or any members thereof, shall not request the authorities of any municipality, county, or the State, or the body or officer having charge and direction of the police force in such municipality, county, or the State, to detail one or more police officers to assist in preserving the peace and good order in and about such polling place, and no such request shall be complied with by the body or officer to whom the same is made. c. The election board or the superintendent of elections in the county in which an election is held may contact a law enforcement agency if information is obtained prior to or during the election that in the judgment of the election board or superintendent of elections should be communicated to a law enforcement agency. d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any activity otherwise permitted under R.S.19:6-16. Amended 2021, c.459, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-19 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-19
Filling vacancies
Status: in_force

If a vacancy arises in any county board from any cause other than expiration of the term, the secretary of the county board, within 5 days thereafter, shall in writing notify the Governor, the appropriate county committee chairman, county committee vice-chairlady, State chairman, State committeeman and State committeewoman of such vacancy, and within the same time notify the Governor in writing the date on which such notice was received by the county committee chairman. If the secretary fails to so notify, any member of the county board may make such notifications. Within 10 days after receipt of notice by such county committee chairman, the county committee chairman, county committee vice-chairlady, State chairman, State committeeman and State committeewoman shall jointly nominate a successor, and any such nomination shall be made and certified in the same manner as provided in section 19:6-18 of the Revised Statutes, and the person so nominated shall thereupon be commissioned by the Governor. All appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term only. Amended by L.1955, c. 243, p. 920, s. 2; L.1956, c. 167, p. 660, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:61-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-6
Filing of complaint, procedure in Division of Elections, alternative procedure.
Status: in_force

6. a. After January 1, 2004, any individual who believes that there is, has been, or will be a violation of any provision of Title III of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) may, pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section established in compliance with the provisions of section 402 of P.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. 15512), file a complaint with the Division of Elections in the Department of Law and Public Safety seeking appropriate relief with respect to the violation. b Each such complaint shall be in writing, and shall be notarized, signed, and sworn by the individual filing the complaint. The Attorney General may consolidate all such complaints if the Attorney General deems it appropriate. c. (1) If, upon administrative inquiry, the Attorney General determines that there is, has been, or will be a violation of any provision of Title III of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.), the Attorney General shall order appropriate relief. The complainant may request a hearing on the record, to be conducted in the manner provided for contested cases pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); otherwise, the order of the Attorney General shall constitute final agency action on the matter and shall be subject to judicial review as provided in the Rules of Court. (2) If, upon administrative inquiry, the Attorney General determines that there has been, is or will be no violation of any provision of Title III of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C.15481 et seq.), the Attorney General shall reject the claim of the violation and shall so notify the complainant. In that case, the complainant shall be afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the record in the manner provided for contested cases pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). Intervention in this hearing by any other person shall be as provided in the "Administrative Procedure Act." After review of the record of the hearing and the recommendation of the administrative law judge, the Attorney General shall affirm, reject or modify the decision. If, after a hearing, the Attorney General determines that there has been, is or will be a violation of any provision of Title III of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.), the Attorney General shall order appropriate relief. If the complainant does not request a hearing following a determination of no violation based upon administrative inquiry or if the Attorney General determines after a hearing that there has been, is or will be no violation of any provision of Title III of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.), the Attorney General shall dismiss the complaint and publish the results of the procedures. The decision of the Attorney General shall constitute final agency action on the matter, and shall be subject to judicial review as provided in the Rules of Court. d. All complaints filed under this section shall be resolved finally by the Attorney General prior to the 90th day after the date that the complaint was filed, unless the complainant consents to a longer period for making such a determination. e. If the Attorney General fails to meet the 90-day deadline provided in subsection d. of this section, the complaint shall be resolved within 60 days of that deadline under alternative dispute resolution procedures established by the Attorney General for the purpose of this section. The record and other materials from any proceedings conducted under the complaint procedures established under this section shall be made available for use under the alternative dispute resolution procedures. f. All of the procedures provided for by this section shall be applied uniformly and not in a manner that discriminates in any way against an individual based on that individual's gender, race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation. g. An individual who believes that there is, or has been, or will be a violation of any provision of Title III of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) may, as an alternative to the procedures prescribed in subsections a. through f. of this section, file a complaint in the appropriate Superior Court seeking appropriate relief with respect to the violation. The complaint shall be resolved in an expedited manner. L.2004,c.88,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:52-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 52 / Section 52-4
Blind or physically disabled voters
Status: in_force

The provisions of this title relating to the assistance to be given to blind or physically disabled voters shall apply also where voting machines are used, and the word "booth" , when used in such provisions, shall include the voting machine inclosure or curtain.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53A-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-8
Counting of ballots; testing of equipment
Status: in_force

8. a. Prior to the start of the count of the ballots, each county board of elections shall have the automatic tabulating equipment tested to ascertain that it will accurately count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given at least 48 hours prior thereto by publication once in three or more daily or weekly newspapers published in the county or jurisdiction where such equipment is used, if a newspaper is published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein; said newspapers shall be selected so as to give the widest possible notice to the voters of said county and one of said newspapers shall be the newspaper or one of the newspapers in which legal notices of the county are required to be published. The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballot cards so punched as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each measure, and shall include for each office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes. In such test a different number of valid votes shall be assigned to each candidate for an office, and for and against each measure. If any error is detected, the cause therefor shall be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count shall be made and certified to by the county board of elections before the count is started. The tabulating equipment shall pass the same test at the conclusion of the count before the election returns are approved as official. On completion of the count, the programs, test materials, and ballot cards arranged by districts shall be sealed and retained as provided for paper ballots. b. All proceedings at the counting center shall be under the direction of the county board of elections or persons designated by it; there shall always be two persons in charge who shall not be members of the same political party; and all proceedings shall be conducted under the observation of the public, but no persons except those authorized for the purpose shall touch any ballot card or return. All persons who are engaged in processing and counting of the ballots shall be deputized and take an oath that they will faithfully perform their assigned duties. If any ballot card is damaged or defective so that it cannot properly be counted by the automatic tabulating equipment, a true duplicate copy shall be made and substituted for the damaged ballot card. All duplicate ballot cards shall be clearly labeled "duplicate," and shall bear a serial number which shall be recorded on the damaged or defective ballot card. The damaged or defective ballot card as well as the "duplicate" shall be preserved with the other ballot cards. During the count the election officer or board in charge may from time to time release unofficial returns. Upon completion of the count the official returns shall be open to the public. c. The return of the automatic tabulating equipment, to which have been added the write-in and absentee votes, shall, after being duly certified by the county board of elections, constitute the official return of each election district. d. If for any reason it becomes impracticable to count all or a part of the ballot cards with tabulating equipment, the county board of elections may direct that they be counted manually, following as far as practicable the provisions governing the counting of paper ballots contained in Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. L.1973,c.82,s.8; amended 1975, c.316, s.6; 1996, c.120, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-7.2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-7.2
Adjustment, amounts, offices other than Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
Status: in_force

22. a. Not later than December 1, 2023 and every two years thereafter, the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall adjust the amounts, set forth in subsection b. of this section, which shall be applicable under P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et al.) to primary and general elections for any public office other than the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor at a percentage which shall be calculated in the same manner as the percentage of change that the commission applies to the amounts used for the primary election for the office of Governor and the general election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1980, c.74 (C.19:44A-7.1), and any amount so adjusted shall be rounded in the same manner as provided in that section. b. The amounts subject to adjustment as provided under this section shall be: (1) the minimum amount raised or expended by any two or more persons acting jointly who qualify as a political committee and the minimum amount contributed or expected to be contributed in any calendar year by any group of two or more persons acting jointly who qualify as a continuing political committee as defined in section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3); (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c.28); (3) the minimum amount of a contribution to a political committee, continuing political committee, legislative leadership committee or a political party committee received during the period between the 13th day prior to the election and the date of the election, the minimum amount of an expenditure by a political committee during that period, and the minimum amount of an expenditure by a continuing political committee during the period beginning after March 31 and ending on the date of the primary election and the period beginning after September 30 and ending on the date of the general election which triggers an obligation to report that contribution to the commission pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-8), and the minimum amount of a contribution to a candidate, candidate committee or joint candidates committee received during the period between the 13th day prior to the election and the date of the election which triggers an obligation to report that contribution to the commission pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-16); (4) the maximum amount which may be expended by the campaign organizations of two or more candidates forming a joint candidates committee without being required to file contribution reports, pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-8); (5) the maximum amount that a person, not acting in concert with any other person or group, may spend to support or defeat a candidate or to aid the passage or defeat of a public question without being required to report all such expenditures and expenses to the commission pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-11) and the maximum amount that a person, not acting in concert with any other person or group, may raise through a public solicitation and expend to finance any lawful activity in support of or in opposition to any candidate or public question or to seek to influence the content, introduction, passage or defeat of legislation pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-19); (6) the maximum amount that may be expended, in the aggregate, on behalf of a candidate without requiring that candidate to file contribution reports with the commission and the maximum amount that may be expended, in the aggregate, on behalf of a candidate seeking election to a public office of a school district, without requiring that candidate to file contribution reports with the commission pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-16); (7) the maximum amount of penalty which may be imposed by the commission on any person who fails to comply with the regulatory provisions of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et al.) for a first offense or a second and subsequent offenses, pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-22); (8) the maximum amount of penalty which may be imposed by the commission on any corporation or labor organization which provides any of its employees any additional increment of salary for the express purpose of making a contribution to a candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political party committee, legislative leadership committee, political committee or continuing political committee for a first or a second and subsequent offenses, pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1993, c.65 (C.19:44A-20.1); (9) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c.174); (10) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c.174); (11) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c.174); (12) the amount of filing fees which may be collected from a candidate committee, a joint candidates committee, a continuing political committee, a political party committee, a legislative leadership committee, or any other person pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-6) (as that section shall have been amended by P.L.1983, c.579). c. Not later than December 15, 2023 and every two years thereafter, the commission shall report to the Legislature and make public its adjustment of limits in accordance with the provisions of this section. Whenever, following the transmittal of that report, the commission shall have notice that a person has declared as a candidate for nomination for election or for election to any public office in a forthcoming primary or general election, it shall promptly notify that candidate of the amounts of those adjusted limits. L.1993, c.65, s.22; amended 2004, c.28, s.2; 2004, c.174, s.1; 2009, c.66, s.9; 2023, c.30, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-45 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-45
Requirements for voting in primary elections; affiliation.
Status: in_force

19:23-45. No voter shall be allowed to vote at the primary election unless his name appears in the signature copy register. A voter who votes in a primary election of a political party or who signs and files with the municipal clerk or the county commissioner of registration a declaration that the voter desires to vote in the primary election of a political party, or who indicates on a voter registration form the voter's choice of political party affiliation and submits the form to the commissioner of registration of the county wherein the voter resides, to the employees or agents of a public agency, as defined in subsection a. of section 15 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.3), or a voter registration agency, as defined in subsection a. of section 26 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11), or to the Secretary of State, either on a paper form or an electronic form using the online voter registration system established under section 1 of P.L.2019, c.382 (C.19:31-6.4c), shall be deemed to be a member of that party until the voter signs and files with the municipal clerk or the commissioner of registration a declaration that the voter desires to vote in the primary election of another political party at which time the voter shall be deemed to be a member of such other political party. The Secretary of State shall cause to be prepared political party affiliation declaration forms and shall provide such forms to the commissioners of registration of the several counties and to the clerks of the municipalities within such counties. No voter, except a newly registered voter at the first primary at which the voter is eligible to vote, or a voter who has not previously voted in a primary election, may vote in a primary election of a political party unless the voter was deemed to be a member of that party on the 55th day next preceding such primary election. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, or any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a voter who is listed to receive mail-in ballots for all future elections, pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-3) or section 14 of P.L.2018, c.72 (C.19:63-3.1), and who is not affiliated with any political party, shall not receive a mail-in ballot for a primary election. Such unaffiliated mail-in voters shall receive a political party affiliation declaration form and information concerning how to affiliate with a political party, how to vote by mail in the primary election, and how to vote in person at a polling place on the day of a primary election. Any unaffiliated voter, who is not affiliated with any political party, may vote using a mail-in ballot in a primary election if the voter submits a political party affiliation declaration form to the municipal clerk or the county commissioner of registration and has requested or requests a mail-in ballot prior to the deadline in which a voter may apply to the county clerk for a mail-in ballot by mail pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2009, c.70 (C.19:63-3), or in person pursuant to subsection d. of section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-3). The Secretary of State shall cause to be prepared uniform language for such notifications. The commissioners of registration and the county clerks of the several counties and the clerks of the municipalities within such counties shall distribute such forms and information to such registered voters. A member of the county committee of a political party and a public official or public employee holding any office or public employment to which the person has been elected or appointed as a member of a political party shall be deemed a member of such political party. A voter may declare the voter's party affiliation or change the voter's party affiliation, or declare that the voter is unaffiliated with any party regardless of any previously declared party affiliation, by so indicating on a political party declaration form filed with the municipal clerk or the county commissioner of registration. A voter may also indicate that the voter wishes to declare a political party affiliation or that the voter does not want to declare a political party affiliation on a voter registration form filed at the time of initial registration. A voter may declare the voter's party affiliation, or make changes to that affiliation, either on a paper form or an electronic form using the online voter registration system established under section 1 of P.L.2019, c.382 (C.19:31-6.4c). Any person voting in the primary ballot box of any political party in any primary election in contravention of the election law shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense, and any person who aids or assists any such person in such violation by means of public proclamation or order, or by means of any public or private direction or suggestions, or by means of any help or assistance or cooperation, shall likewise be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. amended 1939, c.354, s.2; 1952, c.158; 1975, c.260, ss.1,2; 1976, c.16, s.1; 1977, c.97, s.1; 2005, c.136, s.29; 2005, c.153, s.1, 2005, c.154, s.6; 2011, c.37, s.12; 2011, c.134, s.27; 2022, c.67, s.5; 2022, c.69, s.1; 2023, c.281, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:9-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-2
Preparation of information and election supplies.
Status: in_force

19:9-2. The Director of the Division of Elections shall prepare and distribute on or before April 1 in each year prior to the primary election for the general election and the general election such information as may be needed relative to election procedures for the ensuing year. The county board of elections shall prepare and distribute on or before April 1 in each year, registration and voting instructions printed in at least 14-point type for conspicuous display at each polling place at any election. All other books, ballots, envelopes and other blank forms which the county clerk is required to furnish under any other section of this Title, stationery and supplies for the primary election for the general election, the primary election for delegates and alternates to national conventions and the general election, shall be furnished, prepared and distributed by the clerks of the various counties; except that all books, blank forms, stationery and supplies, articles and equipment which may be deemed necessary to be furnished, used or issued by the county board or superintendent shall be furnished, used or issued, prepared and distributed by such county board or superintendent, as the case may be. The county board shall furnish and deliver to the county clerk, the municipal clerks and the district boards in municipalities having more than one election district: a map or description of the district lines of their respective election districts, together with the street and house numbers where possible in such election districts and a list or map of all of the polling places within the county to assist any voter in identifying the correct location of the polling place at which the voter should vote if that voter erroneously reports to the municipal clerk or the wrong polling place. Nothing in subtitle 2 of the Title, Municipalities and Counties (R.S.40:16-1 et seq.), shall in any way be construed to affect, restrict, or abridge the powers conferred on the county clerks, county boards or superintendents by this Title. amended 1946, c.11, ss.7,17 (1946, c.11, ss.7,17; repealed 1948, c.2, s.32); 1947, c.168, s.2; 1948, c.2, s.11; 1953, c.19, s.12; 1965, c.4, s.9; 1966, c.19, s.4; 1967, c.7, s.3; 1967, c.26, s.3; 1968, c.292, s.3; 1991, c.429, s.8; 1999, c.232, s.1; 2005, c.136, s.14; 2007, c.61, s.9; 2011, c.134, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 19:20-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-9
Certificates issued to successful municipal candidates; signing and attestation
Status: in_force

The chairman of the board, in the case of an election of officers of a municipality or part thereof, or public questions voted upon in such municipalities, shall issue a certificate to the successful candidate and also a certificate of the approval or rejection of any public question, based upon the statement of the determination of the board, and shall sign his name thereto, which shall be attested by the clerk of the board by signing his name and affixing the seal of the county. The clerk shall without delay deliver such certificates to the various municipal clerks, who shall without delay deliver one of the same to each person who shall be elected.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-20 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-20
Delivery of signature copy registers.
Status: in_force

19:31-20. On or before the eighth day preceding the primary election for the general election and the general election, respectively, the commissioner in counties not having a superintendent of elections, shall deliver to the municipal clerk in each municipality the signature copy registers for each election district in such municipality and shall take a receipt for same. The municipal clerk shall thereupon deliver at his office, or in any other way he sees fit, such registers to a member or members of the proper district boards at the same time and together with the primary for the general election sample ballots or the general election sample ballots, as the case may be. The registers shall be used by the district boards on election days and for the purpose of mailing the sample ballots. The commissioner in counties having a superintendent of elections shall deliver such registers at his office, or in any other way he may see fit, to the various district boards, taking a receipt for same. Before delivering the registers the commissioner shall cause to be printed upon a separate sheet or sheets of paper, to be inserted inside of the front cover of such registers in conspicuous type, such instructions to election officers regarding the use and disposition of the binders and forms as he deems necessary. amended 1947, c.168, s.22; 2005, c.136, s.44; 2005, c.139, s.18; 2011, c.134, s.41.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-17 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-17
Actions of county board of elections relative to mail-in ballot.
Status: in_force

17. a. The county board of elections shall, promptly after receiving each mail-in ballot, remove the inner envelope containing the ballot from the outer envelope and shall compare the signature and the information contained on the flap of the inner envelope with the signature and information contained in the respective requests for mail-in ballots and the signature and information contained in the Statewide voter registration system. In addition, as to mail-in ballots issued less than seven days prior to an election, the county board of elections shall also check to establish that the mail-in voter did not vote in person. The county board shall reject such a ballot if it is not satisfied, pursuant to a comparison with the Statewide voter registration system, that the voter is legally entitled to vote and that the ballot conforms with the requirements of this act. The county board of elections shall conduct the determination of qualification of each voter in accordance with the requirements of the Certificate of Mail-in Voter pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-13). In the case of a mail-in ballot to be voted at a primary election for the general election, the ballot shall be rejected if the mail-in voter has indicated in the certificate the voter's intention to vote in a primary election of any political party in which the voter is not entitled to vote according to the Statewide voter registration system and if it shall appear from the record that the voter is not entitled to vote in a primary election of the political party which has been so indicated. Any mail-in ballot which is received by a county board of elections shall be rejected if the inner envelope is unsealed or if either the inner or outer envelope has a seal that has been tampered with, except that when the voter failed to insert the voted mail-in ballot in the inner envelope, or failed to complete the certificate of mail-in voter on the inner envelope, or when the inner or outer envelope is missing or unsealed, or when the seal has been tampered with, the county board of elections shall permit the voter to cure the mail-in ballot as provided under subsection b. of this section. Mail-in ballots shall not be rejected due to any defect arising out of or relating to the preparation or mailing of the ballot or envelope that was not reasonably caused by the voters, such as a torn envelope and missing or insufficient glue to allow the ballot to be sealed. Disputes about the qualifications of a mail-in voter to vote or about whether or not or how any mail-in ballot shall be counted in such election shall be referred to the Superior Court for determination, as provided under section 4 of P.L.2020, c.70 (C.19:63-17.1). After such investigation, the county board of elections shall detach or separate the certificate from the inner envelope containing the mail-in ballot, unless it has been rejected by it or by the Superior Court, marking the envelope so as to identify the election district in which the ballot contained therein is to be voted as indicated by the voter's home address appearing on the certificate attached to or accompanying the inner envelope and, in the case of ballots to be voted at a primary election for a general election, so as to identify the political party in the primary election of which it is to be voted. The location at which a county board of elections determines whether a mail-in ballot shall be accepted or rejected shall be considered an election district for the purposes of appointment of challengers. The determination of ballot acceptance, rejection, and curing pursuant to this section shall be subject to observation by duly appointed challengers, provided, however, that challengers shall not participate in, interfere with, object during, or otherwise delay the cure, review, or supervisory determination process for the acceptance, rejection, and curing of a mail-in ballot. b. The county board of elections shall, promptly after receiving each mail-in ballot, undertake the procedures and requirements concerning the acceptance or rejection of each mail-in ballot enumerated in this subsection, which shall not require a vote of the board of elections to be undertaken, provided, however, that any preliminary determination to reject a mail-in ballot pursuant to this subsection shall be made by trained elections employees designated by the county board of elections and shall be subject to supervisory review designated by the county board of elections before the issuance of a cure letter or a final rejection. The supervisory review shall be conducted by two supervisory officials of different political party affiliations where practicable. No mail-in ballot shall be finally rejected without such supervisory review. The procedures and requirements concerning the acceptance or rejection of each mail-in ballot shall be as follows: (1) within 24 hours after the decision has been made to reject a voter's mail-in or provisional ballot on the basis of a missing signature or discrepant signature, issue a "Cure Letter" by mail or email to the voter whose ballot was rejected, which shall inform the voter of that fact and provide the reasoning for rejection, and attempt to contact the voter by telephone, if a telephone number is available. The cure letter shall include a "Cure Form" and the form shall include the voter's name and instruct the voter on how to cure the alleged or actual deficiency. Cure forms shall not be referred to as affidavits or certifications and shall not be required to be sworn; (2) when the alleged or actual deficiency involves the signature of the voter, instruct the voter that they may cure the deficiency by completing the cure form and returning it to the county board of elections in person, by fax, or by email not later than 48 hours prior to the final certification of the results of the election other than the general election, or in the case of a general election within 11 days after the general election, or by returning it to the county board of elections by mail and that the completed cure form must be received by the county board of elections not later than 48 hours prior to the final certification of the results of the election other than the general election, or in the case of a general election within 11 days after the general election; (3) include, with the cure letter, when sent by mail, a pre-printed cure form and a postage-paid return envelope addressed to the county board of elections which the voter may use to return the cure form; (4) inform voters that they shall not be required to submit any form of hard-copy identification document or copy thereof in order to cure a signature deficiency, but may do so by declaring that they submitted their provisional ballot or mail-in ballot and verifying their identity by either: (a) providing a valid New Jersey driver's license number or Motor Vehicle Commission non-driver identification number; (b) if the voter does not have a valid New Jersey driver's license number or Motor Vehicle Commission non-driver identification number, then by providing the last four digits of their Social Security Number; or (c) if the voter does not have the identification in (a) or (b), then attaching a legible copy of a New Jersey State-accepted form of identification, including either a sample ballot which lists the voter's name and address, an official federal, State, county, or municipal document which lists the voter's name and address, or a utility bill, telephone bill, or tax or rent receipt which lists the voter's name and address; and (d) signing and dating the cure form prior to returning it; (5) when the deficiency is because the voter failed to insert the voted mail-in ballot in the inner envelope, or failed to complete the certificate of mail-in voter on the inner envelope, when the inner or outer envelope is missing or unsealed, or when the seal appears to have been tampered with, or due to any deficiency other than a missing or discrepant signature subject to the curing procedures otherwise specified in this section, provide the voter with a new mail-in ballot, inform the voter of the defect through the cure letter required pursuant to this subsection, and permit the voter to cure the defect by submitting the new completed ballot by mail, returning it to the county board of elections in person, or placing it into a ballot drop box, in accordance with the timeframes applicable to the return of completed mail-in ballots provided under current law; except that the requirement to provide a new mail-in ballot to a voter under this paragraph shall be implemented only if the county board of elections can identify the name and address of the voter using official pre-printed information on the voter’s ballot or envelope materials and if the new mail-in ballot can be provided to the voter in accordance with the timeframes specified under section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-3); and (6) when a voter has applied for and received a mail-in ballot, transmitted it to the county board of elections, and has received a cure letter and, if applicable, a cure form, for any reason as provided in this subsection, prior to the day of the election, the voter shall be permitted to vote in-person, either during the early voting period or on election day, using a provisional ballot pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1). All cure letters shall include instructions informing the voter of the option to vote in-person, either during the early voting period or on election day, using a provisional ballot instead of having to return the cure form or replacement mail-in ballot, as applicable. c. If a voter returns a completed cure form in a timely manner and the information provided verifies the voter's identity, pursuant to this section, their otherwise valid mail-in or provisional ballot shall be counted in the final election results irrespective of any signature deficiency previously identified and, under those circumstances, the cure form may not be verified or authenticated using signature matching. d. In accordance with this section, variations in voter signatures caused by the substitution of initials for the first name or middle name, or both, shall not be grounds for the county board of elections to determine that the signatures are non-conforming or do not match. e. In cases of rejected ballots, the county board of elections shall retain the voter's outer envelope, inner envelope, self-certification certificate, and mail-in ballot in a bundle unique to each voter for a period of two years in accordance with section 24 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-24). f. County boards of elections shall be required to meet at least once each week during the three-week period preceding each election to conduct the ballot processing and curing provisions specified in this section and shall meet more frequently as may be required by the Secretary of State to ensure the timely processing of ballots. g. The Secretary of State shall prepare educational materials regarding this section that all employed county boards of elections employees handling ballots shall read and have available for review. The materials shall provide clear information regarding the standards for acceptance and rejection of mail-in ballots and the safe-keeping of all materials in the case of rejection. The materials shall serve an educational purpose for the county board of elections and shall not replace, supersede, or void the authority of the county board or a judge of the Superior Court to accept or reject a mail-in ballot. h. Any issuance and receipt of a cure letter, cure form, and new mail-in ballot pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be recorded in the voter’s record in the Statewide Voter Registration System. Prior to July 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall cause such changes to be made to that system as may be necessary to facilitate the recording requirements of this subsection and shall certify to the Legislature and county boards of elections that the Statewide Voter Registration System has been updated, tested, and deployed to support the requirements of P.L.2025, c.322, which certification shall include, but may not be limited to: (1) the recording of the issuance and receipt of cure letters, cure forms, and new mail-in ballots; (2) the tracking of supervisory review determinations; and (3) the ability of county boards of elections to uniformly comply with the provisions of this section. i. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a county board of elections shall not be required to issue a cure letter, cure form, or a new mail-in ballot to any voter, or otherwise contact the voter, when the voter cannot be identified by the county board of elections using official pre-printed information on the voter’s ballot or envelope materials. L.2009, c.79, s.17; amended 2011, c.134, s.55; 2020, c.70, s.3; 2020, c.71, s.12; 2023, c.124, s.16; 2025, c.322, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.17 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.17
Renting of voting machines
Status: in_force

In any case in which voting machines have been so installed for use in part of, but not in all of, the election districts of any municipality in any county of the first or second class, thereby preventing the holding of any such municipal election in such municipality with the use of voting machines in all election districts, in accordance with the provisions of law relating to elections where voting machines are used, the superintendent of elections of any such county having a superintendent of elections or the county board of elections of any such county of the second class, if there be no superintendent of elections, as the case may be, may rent from any other county or counties in which voting machines have been installed under any law other than the act to which this act is a supplement, as many voting machines and any pertinent equipment as, in his or its judgment, shall be necessary to carry out the purpose of this act by providing voting machines for use in all of such election districts in such municipality at any municipal election to be held therein; provided, however, that all voting machines so rented shall conform substantially to the type of voting machines already installed for use in such municipality. L.1945, c. 59, s. 3. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 768, s. 29.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-6
Appointment of officers, other employees; duties of ELEC.
Status: in_force

6. a. The commission shall appoint a full-time executive director, legal counsel and hearing officers, all of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall not have tenure by reason of the provisions of chapter 16 of Title 38 of the Revised Statutes. The commission shall also appoint such other employees as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this act, which employees shall be in the classified service of the civil service and shall be appointed in accordance with and shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service. b. It shall be the duty of the commission to enforce the provisions of this act, to conduct hearings with regard to possible violations and to impose penalties; and for the effectual carrying out of its enforcement responsibilities the commission shall have the authority to initiate a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the provisions of this act or enjoining violations thereof or recovering any penalty prescribed by this act. The commission shall promulgate such regulations and official forms and perform such duties as are necessary to implement the provisions of this act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the commission is authorized and empowered to: (1) Develop forms for the making of the required reports; (2) Prepare and publish a manual for all candidates, political committees and continuing political committees, prescribing the requirements of the law, including uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting and requirements as to the length of time that any person required to keep any records pursuant to the provisions of this act shall retain such records, or any class or category thereof, or any other documents, including canceled checks, deposit slips, invoices and other similar documents, necessary for the compilation of such records; (3) Develop a filing, coding and cross-indexing system; (4) Permit copying or photo-copying of any report required to be submitted pursuant to this act as requested by any person; (5) Prepare and make available for public inspection summaries of all said reports grouped according to candidates, parties and issues, containing the total receipts and expenditures, and the date, name, address and amount contributed by each contributor; (6) Prepare and publish, prior to May 1 of each year, an annual report to the Legislature; (7) Ascertain whether candidates, committees, organizations or others have failed to file reports or have filed defective reports; extend, for good cause shown, the dates upon which reports are required to be filed; give notice to delinquents to correct or explain defects; and make available for public inspection a list of such delinquents; (8) Ascertain the total expenditures for candidates and determine whether they have exceeded the limits set forth in this act; notify candidates, committees or others if they have exceeded or are about to exceed the limits imposed; (9) Hold public hearings, investigate allegations of any violations of this act, and issue subpenas for the production of documents and the attendance of witnesses; (10) Forward to the Attorney General or to the appropriate county prosecutor information concerning any violations of this act which may become the subject of criminal prosecution or which may warrant the institution of other legal proceedings by the Attorney General. c. The commission shall take such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to furnish timely and adequate information, in appropriate printed summaries and in such other form as it may see fit, to every candidate or prospective candidate for public office who becomes or is likely to become subject to the provisions of this act, and to every treasurer and depository duly designated under the provisions of this act, informing them of their actual or prospective obligations and responsibilities under this act. Such steps shall include, but not be limited to, furnishing to every person on whose behalf petitions of nomination are filed for any public office a copy of such printed summary as aforesaid, which shall be furnished to such person by the commission through the public official charged with the responsibility of receiving and accepting such petitions of nomination, at the time when such petitions are filed. The commission shall also make available copies of such printed summary to any other person requesting the same. The commission shall also take such steps as it may deem necessary or effectual to disseminate among the general public such information as may serve to guide all persons who may become subject to the provisions of this act by reason of their participation in election campaigns or in the dissemination of political information, for the purpose of facilitating voluntary compliance with the provisions and purposes of this act. In the dissemination of such information, the commission shall to the greatest extent practicable enlist the cooperation of commercial purveyors, within and without the State, of materials and services commonly used for political campaign purposes. d. If the nomination for or election to any public office or party position becomes void under the terms of subsection c. of section 21 of this act, the withholding or revocation of his certificate of election, the omission of his name from the ballot or the vacation of the office into which he has been inducted as a result of such void election, as the case may be, shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 3, articles 2 and 3, of this Title (R.S.19:3-7 et seq.). e. The commission shall be assigned suitable quarters for the performance of its duties hereunder. f. The commission through its legal counsel is authorized to render advisory opinions as to whether a given set of facts and circumstances would constitute a violation of any of the provisions of this act, or whether a given set of facts and circumstances would render any person subject to any of the reporting requirements of this act. Unless an extension of time is consented to by any person requesting an advisory opinion, the commission shall render its advisory opinion within 10 days of receipt of the request therefor. Failure of the commission to reply to a request for an advisory opinion within the time so fixed or agreed to shall preclude it from instituting proceedings for imposition of a penalty upon any person for a violation of this act arising out of the particular facts and circumstances set forth in such request, except as such facts and circumstances may give rise to a violation when taken in conjunction with other facts and circumstances not set forth in such request. g. The commission shall establish a training program for campaign treasurers and organizational treasurers and shall make the training program available through its Internet site within one year of the effective date of this act, P.L.2004, c.22. L.1973,c.83,s.6; amended 1983, c.579, s.10; 2004, c.22, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.4b — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-6.4b
Penalty
Status: in_force

11. No State or county government employee shall be subject to any penalty, liability or disciplinary action for failure to fulfill any responsibility under the provisions of this act except if the employee engages in the fraudulent registration of a voter. L.1991,c.318,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27A-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27A / Section 27A-4
Recall; vote required, service of term, statements, procedures
Status: in_force

4. a. An elected official shall be recalled from office upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those voting on the question of recall at a recall election which shall have been held after the officeholder shall have served one year of the term of office from which the person is sought to be recalled. A person serving to fill a vacancy in the term of an elective office shall be subject to recall at such an election after one year of such service. No election to recall an elected official shall be held after the date occurring six months prior to the general election or regular election for that office, as appropriate, in the final year of the official's term. No statement of reasons or grounds for the holding of a recall election or for the recall at such an election of an elected official shall be required in connection with the preparation or circulation of a recall petition, with the transmittal of any notice required under the provisions of this act, with the submission to the voters of the question of the recall of an elected official, or with any other action or procedure relating to such a recall, and to the extent that any such statement of reasons or grounds is offered by the sponsors of a recall petition or by any other person, the sufficiency of that statement shall be a political rather than a judicial question. b. The procedures established in this act to initiate the calling of a recall election may be commenced not earlier than the 50th day preceding the completion of the first year of the term of office by the official sought to be recalled. In the case of an official serving to fill a vacancy in the term of an elective office, the procedures established in this act to initiate the calling of a recall election may be commenced not earlier than the 50th day preceding the completion of the first year of such service. However, the recall election itself shall not be held until after the official has completed one year of such term or service, as appropriate. L.1995,c.105,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.8
Business entity to provide written certification, ELEC reports.
Status: in_force

7. a. Prior to awarding any contract, except a contract that is awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, a State agency in the Legislative Branch, a county, or a municipality shall require the business entity to which the contract is to be awarded to provide a written certification that it has not made a contribution that would bar the award of a contract pursuant to this act. b. A business entity shall have a continuing duty to report to the Election Law Enforcement Commission any contributions that constitute a violation of this act that are made during the duration of a contract. L.2004,c.19,s.7; amended 2005, c.51, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-9
Circumstances under which office not void
Status: in_force

When upon the trial of any action or proceedings instituted under this Title for the purpose of securing a determination that any nomination for or election to any public office or party position is null and void, it shall appear from the evidence that the offense complained of was not committed by the candidate, or with his knowledge or consent, and that all reasonable means were taken by or on behalf of the candidate to prevent the commission of any such offense, or that the offenses complained of were trivial or unimportant, and that in all respects his candidacy and election were free from all illegal acts, or that any act or omission of any candidate complained of arose from accidental miscalculation or from some other reasonable cause of like nature, and in any case did not arise from any want of good faith, and under the circumstances it seems to the court or judge to be unjust that the candidate shall forfeit his nomination, position or office, then the nomination or election of such candidate shall not by reason of such offense complained of be void. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 323, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-24 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-24
Primary election ballots; position.
Status: in_force

19:23-24. a. The position which the candidates for the primary for the general election shall have upon the ballots used for the primary election for the general election, in the case of candidates for nomination for members of the United States Senate, Governor, members of the House of Representatives, members of the State Senate, members of the General Assembly, choice for President, delegates and alternates-at-large to the national conventions of political parties, district delegates and alternates to conventions of political parties, candidates for party positions, other than State political party committee, and county offices or party positions which are to be voted for by the voters of the entire county or a portion thereof greater than a single municipality, including a congressional district which is wholly within a single municipality, shall be determined by the county clerks in their respective counties. The position on the ballot used for the primary election for the general election in the case of candidates for nomination for office or party position wherein the candidates for office or party position to be filled are to be voted for by the voters of a municipality only, or a subdivision thereof (excepting in the case of members of the House of Representatives), which nominating petitions are required to be filed in the municipal clerk's office, shall be determined by the municipal clerk in such municipalities, except that, upon written notice by the county clerk to the municipal clerk, the county clerk shall determine the position on the ballot for such offices or party positions. The position which the candidates shall have upon the ballots used for the primary election shall be determined as specified in this section. b. The county clerk, the county clerk's deputy, the municipal clerk, or the municipal clerk's deputy, as the case may be, shall at the clerk's office on the 61st day prior to the primary election for the general election at three o'clock in the afternoon draw from the box, as hereinafter described, each card separately without knowledge on the clerk's part as to which card the clerk is drawing. Any legal voter of the county or municipality, as the case may be, shall have the privilege of witnessing such drawing. The person making the drawing shall make public announcement at the drawing of each name, the order in which the same is drawn, and the office for which the drawing is made. When there is to be but one person nominated for the office, the names of the several candidates who have filed petitions for such office shall be written upon cards (one name on a card) of the same size, substance, and thickness. The cards shall be deposited in a box with an aperture in the cover of sufficient size to admit a man's hand. The box shall be well shaken and turned over to thoroughly mix the cards, and the cards shall then be withdrawn one at a time. The first name drawn shall have first place, the second name drawn, second place, and so on; the order of the withdrawal of the cards from the box determining the order of arrangement in which the names shall appear upon the primary election ballot. Where there is more than one person to be nominated to an office where petitions have designated that certain candidates shall be associated pursuant to R.S.19:23-18, the position of such names on the ballot, together with individuals who have filed petitions for nomination for such office, shall be determined as above described. Where there is more than one person to be nominated for an office and there are more candidates who have filed petitions than there are persons to be nominated, the order of the printing of such names upon the primary election ballots shall be determined as above described. c. Candidates for nomination to the same office with multiple open seats to be voted on who wish to associate with one another and who have filed a petition of nomination and waived their right to be drawn individually in compliance with R.S.19:23-18 shall be treated as one name and shall be drawn only once under subsection b. of this section. d. As prohibited by section 2 of P.L.2025, c.32 (C.19:23-23.2), no candidate shall have their position on the ballot determined by the position of any candidate for a different office. e. (1) If there is only one candidate for an office to be voted on at the primary election, the candidate shall be placed first in the office block for the respective office being sought, and the drawing procedures described in subsection b. of this section shall not be required. (2) If there are an equal number of candidates and open seats for an office, and all the candidates seeking the office have filed a petition of nomination indicating their intention to associate on the ballot pursuant to R.S.19:23-18, the candidates shall be placed upon the ballot in the order requested on their petitions of nomination, and the drawing procedures described in subsection b. of this section shall not be required. f. The county clerk in certifying to the municipal clerk the offices to be filled and the names of candidates to be printed upon the ballots used for the primary election for the general election shall certify them in the order as drawn in accordance with the provisions of this section, and the municipal clerk shall cause to be printed the names upon the ballots as so certified and in addition shall print the names of such candidates as have filed petitions with the municipal clerk in the order as determined as a result of the drawing as above described. amended 1942, c.50, s.12; 1985, c.92, s.21; 1995, c.191, s.3; 2005, c.136, s.26; 2011, c.37, s.11; 2011, c.134, s.24; 2022, c.7, s.7; 2023, c.16, s.11; 2025, c.32, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-7.1
Adjustment of limits.
Status: in_force

19. a. For the purpose of ensuring the continuing adequacy of the limits set by law upon contributions, expenditures and certain other amounts relating to campaigns for nomination to the office of Governor and election to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the Election Law Enforcement Commission is authorized and directed to adjust the limits on those amounts as provided herein. The limitation amounts thus adjusted shall apply to the primary election for the office of Governor and the general election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be held in the year following the year in which that adjustment is required hereunder to be made. b. The commission shall establish an index reflecting the changes occurring in the general level of prices of particular goods and services, including but not limited to goods and services within such categories of expenditure as mass media and other forms of public communication, personnel, rent, office supplies and equipment, data processing, utilities, travel and entertainment, and legal and accounting services, directly affecting the overall costs of election campaigning in this State. The index shall be weighted in accordance with the impact in the preceding general election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the respective prices of each of those several goods and services upon those overall costs. Not later than December 1 of each year preceding any year in which a general election is to be held to fill the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor for a four-year term, the commission shall determine the percentage of change in this index which shall have occurred during the four-year period ending with the year of the gubernatorial election, and shall adjust the amounts, as set forth in subsection c. of this section, which shall be applicable under P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.) to the primary election for the office of Governor and the general election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be held in the following year by multiplying that percentage of change, plus 100%, times the amounts applicable thereunder to the primary and general elections for that office held in the third year preceding the year in which that December 1 occurs; provided that any amount so adjusted shall be rounded as follows: if the adjusted amount is less than $20,000 and is not an exact multiple of $100, to the next higher exact multiple of $100; if the adjusted amount is more than $20,000 but less than $200,000 and is not an exact multiple of $1,000, to the next higher exact multiple of $1,000; if the adjusted amount is more than $200,000 but less than $2,000,000 and is not an exact multiple of $10,000, to the next higher exact multiple of $10,000; and if the adjusted amount is more than $2,000,000 but less than $20,000,000 and is not an exact multiple of $100,000, to the next higher exact multiple of $100,000. c. The amounts subject to adjustment as provided under this section shall be: (1) The maximum amount of contributions permitted to be made to any candidate for nomination for election to the office of Governor or for election to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-29) and the amount of contributions with respect to which a qualified candidate for nomination for election or for election to those offices shall be eligible to receive moneys from the fund for election campaign expenses pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33); (2) The amount of deposits or expenditures required to have been made by a candidate for nomination for election to the office of Governor or for election to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in order for those candidates to be qualified candidates under subsection m. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3) and the amount of such deposits into such candidates' bank account for which no payment of public funds is to be made pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33); (3) The maximum amount which may be spent in aid of the candidacy of a qualified candidate for the office of Governor in a primary election or the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in a general election pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-7); and (4) The maximum amount which any qualified candidate for nomination for election for the office of Governor in a primary election or for election to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in a general election may receive from the fund for election campaign expenses pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33). d. Not later than December 15 of each year preceding any year in which a general election is to be held to fill the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor for a four-year term, the commission shall report to the Legislature its adjustment of limits in accordance with the provisions of this section. Whenever, following the transmittal of that report, the commission shall have had notice that a person has declared as a candidate for nomination for election for the office of Governor or for election to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in the forthcoming primary or general election, it shall promptly notify those candidates of the amounts of those adjusted limits. L.1980, c.74, s.19; amended 1989, c.4, s.3; 2009, c.66, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-14 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14
Public questions at foot of ballot; instructions to voters
Status: in_force

Immediately below the six-point diagram rule to be printed in place of the last two-point hair line rule across the entire ballot, from one four-point rule to the other, shall be printed as near to the center of the ballot as possible the following words: "Public Questions to be voted upon" . Below these words and above the first public question, beginning one and one-half inches to the right of the four-point rule at the left of the ballot and extending to not more than one and one-half inches from the four-point rule at the right of the ballot, shall be printed in one line, if possible, the following instructions: "To vote upon the Public Questions printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross x or plus + in the square at the left of the word "Yes', and if opposed thereto, mark a cross x or plus + in the square at the left of the word "No'," underscored with a two-point diagram rule. Below and flush with the left end of said two-point diagram rule shall be printed two separate squares, one under the other, three-eighths of an inch in size formed by two-point diagram rules. Immediately to the right of the upper square shall be printed the word "Yes" , and immediately to the right of the lower square shall be printed the word "No" . To the right of the words "Yes" and "No" shall be printed a bracket embracing these words and to the right of the bracket shall be printed across the ballot, to not nearer than one and one-half inches from the four-point diagram rule at the right of the ballot, each public question to be voted upon. Below each such public question shall be printed two-point diagram rule beginning one and one-half inches to the right of the four-point rule at the left of the ballot and extending to not nearer than one and one-half inches from the four-point rule at the right of the ballot. In place of the last two-point diagram rule there shall be printed a four-point diagram rule extending across the entire ballot not less than a half inch from the lower edge of the paper and terminating at the lower ends of the four-point diagram rules at either side of the ballot. Amended by L.1947, c. 104, p. 522, s. 3; L.1979, c. 191, s. 2, eff. Sept. 13, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 19:49-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 49 / Section 49-5
Irregular ballots
Status: in_force

Ballots voted for any person whose name does not appear on the machine as a nominated candidate for office are herein referred to as irregular ballots. Such irregular ballot shall be written or affixed in or upon the receptacle or device provided on the machine for that purpose. No irregular ballot shall be voted for any person for any office whose name appears on the machine as a nominated candidate for that office or for a delegate or alternate to a national party convention; any irregular ballot so voted shall not be counted. An irregular ballot must be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted. Amended by L.1941, c. 166, p. 530, s. 5; L.1984, c. 39, s. 2, eff. May 4, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.12 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-6.12
Registration of persons in armed forces
Status: in_force

20. The Secretary of State is authorized, on behalf of this State, to enter into and to carry out an agreement with the Secretary of Defense of the United States for joint development and implementation of procedures for persons to apply at recruitment offices of the Armed Forces of the United States to register as voters of this State. The terms of the agreement with respect to the implementation of those procedures shall conform as nearly as possible to the provisions for the implementation of such procedures at each agency or office providing or administering assistance under the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Program" pursuant to the provisions of section 28 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.30:4D-19.1). L.1994,c.182,s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-42 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-42
Demand of contributions by office holders from other office holders
Status: in_force

No holder of a public office or position shall demand payment or contribution from another holder of a public office or position for the campaign purposes of any candidate or for the use of any political party. Amended by L.1975, c. 70, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-24 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-24
General registration following complete loss, failure of Statewide voter registration system.
Status: in_force

19:31-24. In the event of the complete loss or failure of the Statewide voter registration system, the commissioner shall promptly provide for a general registration at the regular polling places in the district or districts for which the binders, registration forms, or other official voter registration information have been lost or destroyed. Amended 1994, c.170, s.5; 1994, c.182, s.17; 2005, c.145, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-8
Numbers of signers to petitions.
Status: in_force

19:23-8. a. The petitions for candidates to be voted for by the voters of a political party throughout the entire State shall in the aggregate be signed by at least 2,500 of such voters; in the case of candidates to be voted for by the voters of a political party throughout a congressional district by at least 500 of such voters; and in the case of candidates for the Senate and General Assembly at least 250 of such voters. b. The petitions for candidates to be voted for by the voters of a political party throughout a county or any county election district shall in the aggregate be signed by at least one percent in number of the total votes cast by the voters of that political party at the last preceding primary election held for the election of that party's candidates for the General Assembly or at least 300 of such voters, whichever is less, but in no case shall the petition be signed by fewer than 150 of such voters. c. The petitions for candidates to be voted for by the voters of a political party throughout a municipality shall in the aggregate be signed by a number of such voters based upon the population of the municipality or ward as ascertained by the last Federal census as follows: (1) at least 100 of such voters in municipalities or wards having a population in excess of 50,000; (2) at least 75 of such voters in municipalities or wards having a population in excess of 25,000 and up to 50,000; (3) at least 50 of such voters in municipalities or wards having a population in excess of 10,000 and up to 25,000; (4) at least 25 of such voters, or five percent in number of the total votes cast by the voters of that political party at the last preceding primary election held for the election of that party's candidates for the General Assembly, whichever is less, in municipalities or wards having a population in excess of 5,000 and up to 10,000; (5) at least 10 of such voters, or five percent in number of the total votes cast by the voters of that political party at the last preceding primary election held for the election of that party's candidates for the General Assembly, whichever is less, in municipalities or wards having a population in excess of 2,500 and up to 5,000; and (6) at least five of such voters or five percent in number of the total votes cast by the voters of that political party at the last preceding primary election held for the election of that party's candidates for the General Assembly, whichever is less, in municipalities or wards having a population up to 2,500. d. The petitions for candidates to be voted for by the voters of a political party within a single election district shall in the aggregate be signed by at least 10 of such voters or five percent in number of the total votes cast by the voters of that political party at the last preceding primary election held for the election of that party's candidates for the General Assembly, whichever is less. e. In no case shall there be fewer than one signer of any such petition. f. For a person to be nominated for any office or elected to any political party position at the primary election by having the person's name written or pasted upon the primary election ballot, that person shall receive a number of votes at least equal to the number of signatures required on a candidate nominating petition pursuant to this section. Amended by L.1945, c. 285, p. 836, s. 1; L.1948, c. 438, p. 1699, s. 8; L.1967, c. 22, s. 3, eff. March 23, 1967; L.1975, c. 43, s. 3, eff. April 3, 1975; L.1981, c. 164, s. 1; 2023, c.288; 2025, c.20, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-20 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-20
Mail-in voters, certain, not permitted to vote in person.
Status: in_force

20. a. Any person who has applied for a mail-in ballot and has had the mail-in ballot either delivered in person or forwarded by mail, and voted and returned the voted ballot to the county board, shall not be permitted to vote in person at the polling place in the voter's election district on the day of the election. b. Any person who: (1) has applied for a mail-in ballot and not received either the ballot or an explanation for not receiving such a ballot pursuant to notification by the county clerk or from the free-access system established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-5) to provide such information; (2) has applied for and received a mail-in ballot and has not transmitted it to the county board of elections or given it to a bearer for delivery to the county board before the time for the opening of the polls on the day of an election; or (3) has applied for and received a mail-in ballot and has not transmitted it to the county board of elections or given it to the bearer for delivery to the county board, but appears at the polling place without the ballot and wishes to vote, shall be permitted to vote in person by provisional ballot at the polling place in the voter's election district on the day of the election. c. Any person who has received a notification that the voter’s mail-in ballot was not submitted properly due to a defect under section 17 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-17) shall be permitted to vote in person by provisional ballot at the polling place in the voter’s election district on the day of the election. L.2009, c.79, s.20; amended 2018, c.72, s.7; 2025, c.322, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-22.5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-22.5
Cost of printing ballots in certain counties
Status: in_force

In counties having a population of 700,000 or more inhabitants and in second class counties having a population of not less than 300,000 or more than 425,000 inhabitants and in counties having a population of not less than 150,000 or more than 300,000 inhabitants, the cost of printing of the official primary election ballots and primary election sample ballots shall be paid by the county but the county shall be reimbursed by the municipalities, each municipality paying such amount as shall be apportioned to it by the county clerk based on the proportion of the number of such official primary election ballots and primary election sample ballots required for use in such municipality. L.1965, c. 29, s. 3. Amended by L.1981, c. 462, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-15 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-15
Marking of applicant's record.
Status: in_force

15. The commissioner of registration upon receipt of the information from the county clerk required by section 14 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-14) shall mark the applicant's record in the Statewide voter registration system and duplicate voting record appearing on the signature copy registers as follows. Whenever the commissioner of registration receives from the county clerk notice that a mail-in ballot has been forwarded to a voter during the time when the signature copy registers are in the custody of other election officials pursuant to current law, or are in transit to or from such officials, the commissioner shall, prior to the opening of the polls on election day, forward to each polling place a list of all such voters to whom ballots have been sent but whose duplicate voting record has not been marked in the manner herein prescribed. Such lists may be prepared in the same manner as a challenge sheet and may be included therein together with other causes for challenge. Any person whose name appears on any list or notice furnished by the commissioner of registration to the effect that such voter has received a mail-in ballot, but who wishes nevertheless to vote at the polls on the day of an election, shall be permitted to vote by provisional ballot after completing the affirmation statement attached to the envelope provided with the provisional ballot pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1). Whenever a mail-in ballot has been delivered to a voter less than seven days before an election and up to 3 p.m. of the day before the election, and the signature copy registers are in the custody of other election officials, or in transit to or from such officials, the county clerk shall prepare a master list of all such ballots, and the list shall be transmitted to the commissioner of registration in sufficient time to permit the commissioner to notify the appropriate municipal clerk. The clerk shall notify the judge of the polling place to mark the voter's record accordingly. L.2009, c.79, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-19 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-19
Custody of printed ballots
Status: in_force

The county clerk shall keep such ballots in his custody and be responsible therefor until they shall be delivered to the municipal clerks as hereinafter provided.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-18 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-18
Delivered certificate of election void
Status: in_force

If such determination shall have been made after the delivery of the certificate of election to such candidate, the certificate shall be null and void, and whether such determination shall have been made before or after the delivery of a certificate of election, a certificate of election shall be delivered to the candidate having the next highest number of votes.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-7.1
Promulgation, publication, candidate nomination petitions.
Status: in_force

5. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Secretary of State shall promulgate and publish the forms to be used for petitions nominating candidates to be voted for at the primary election for the general election by January 1 of each year in which a primary election is to be held. b. Any petition signatures collected by a candidate for office to be voted for at the 2025 primary election utilizing the petition forms published by the Secretary of State prior to the effective date of this act, P.L.2025, c.20 (C.19:23-7.1 et al.), shall be required to comply with the provisions of this act but shall not be subject to a petition challenge based upon the use of a form published by the Secretary of State prior to the effective date of this act. L.2025, c.20, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-31 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-31
Conducting of November 2020 General Election.
Status: in_force

2. a. The November 2020 General Election shall be conducted primarily via vote-by-mail ballots, which will be sent to all "Active" registered voters without the need for an application to receive a vote-by-mail ballot. The November 2020 General Election shall be conducted in accordance with Title 19 except as set forth below in subsections b. through aa. of this section. b. All vote-by-mail return envelopes shall have prepaid First-Class postage in order to facilitate the proper delivery of all cast vote-by-mail ballots. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:14-25, in lieu of sending a sample ballot as required by that section, the appropriate county official, as identified in R.S.19:14-25, shall send notice to all "Active" voters, pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, advising of the voter's polling place, the URL to the Division of Election's Internet website that contains polling place information, locations of secure ballot drop boxes within the county, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election, a statement indicating that a sample ballot will be available at the polling place on the day of the election, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed. The notice in lieu of a sample ballot authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be sent return service requested as required by R.S.19:14-23. The notice in lieu of a sample ballot authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be mailed on or before October 23, 2020. Notwithstanding R.S.19:63-6, in lieu of the statutory notice, the county clerks shall, in a time set forth by the Secretary of State, publish a notice to be prepared by the Secretary of State. d. All public primary and secondary schools shall be closed to in-person instruction on November 3, 2020, and pursuant to R.S.19:8-2, the authorities in charge of such schools shall not deny the request of a county board of elections for use of the buildings as polling places. All public primary and secondary schools shall work cooperatively with the county elections officials for the delivery of the necessary equipment for the November 2020 General Election. e. Each county shall open a minimum of at least one polling place in each municipality for the November 2020 General Election. Each county shall open a minimum of 50 percent of its regularly used polling places, and may open more than the minimum number of its regularly used polling places. If a county board of elections is unable to reach a minimum of 50 percent of its regularly used polling places, the county boards of elections shall utilize schools or other large facilities to serve as large voting centers, which shall accommodate more voting districts in one polling place. Each polling place shall meet the applicable requirements of the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.). To the best of their ability, the county boards of elections shall select polling places based on geographic location and population density to best serve the voters of each municipality. County boards of elections shall ensure that polling places and poll workers implement, at a minimum, the following requirements for the November 2020 General Election: (1) Limit occupancy within all polling places to a number that permits voters to maintain a distance of six feet between each other and poll workers at any time; (2) Ensure six feet of distance between voters and ensure six feet of distance between voters and poll workers through the demarcation of six feet of spacing in voter lines and poll worker stations to demonstrate appropriate spacing for social distancing; (3) Require infection control practices, such as regular hand washing, coughing and sneezing etiquette, and proper tissue usage and disposal; (4) Provide poll workers break time for repeated handwashing throughout their shifts; (5) Require frequent sanitization of high-touch areas in polling places consistent with CDC guidelines as of the date of the election; (6) Place conspicuous signage at entrances and throughout the polling place alerting poll workers and voters to the required six feet of physical distance; (7) Provide sanitization materials, such as hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, to poll workers, voters, and those accompanying voters; (8) Require poll workers to adhere to CDC guidelines as of the date of the election regarding face coverings while in the polling place, except where doing so would inhibit that individual's health, and require poll workers to wear gloves when in contact with voters and those accompanying voters. County boards of elections shall provide any required face coverings and gloves for poll workers, without charge to the poll workers. If a poll worker refuses to wear a required cloth face covering for non-medical reasons, then a county board of elections may decline entry to the individual. Nothing herein should prevent a poll worker from wearing a surgical grade mask or other more protective face covering if the individual is already in possession of such equipment. Where a poll worker declines to wear a required face covering at a polling place due to a medical condition that inhibits such usage, they shall not be required to produce medical documentation verifying the stated condition; (9) Require appointed challengers to adhere to CDC guidelines as of the date of the election regarding face coverings while in the polling places and while in any location where the challenger is serving in such a capacity, such as while observing the counting of ballots. If an appointed challenger refuses to wear a required cloth face covering, then a county board of elections may decline entry to the individual; and (10) Strongly encourage voters and those accompanying voters to adhere to any CDC guidelines as of the date of the election regarding face coverings while inside polling places except where doing so would inhibit that individual's health. County boards of elections may provide such face coverings for voters and those accompanying voters, without charge to them. If a voter or person accompanying a voter refuses to comply with the CDC guidelines, a poll worker shall not deny entry to the voter or person. Nothing herein should prevent a voter from wearing a surgical grade mask or other more protective face covering if the individual is already in possession of such equipment. f. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:31-21, for the November 2020 General Election, the Secretary of State may modify the requirements concerning the use of poll books and the information contained therein as necessary to address the procedure by which the November 2020 General Election will be conducted pursuant to this section, and the needs resulting therefrom. g. Any voter who appears at a polling place on the day of the November 2020 General Election and does not return a voted mail-in ballot, pursuant to subsection h. of this section, shall vote via a provisional ballot, except that accommodations will be made for voters with disabilities. h. Pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-16), the county boards of elections shall designate each polling place as a location to receive voted mail-in ballots. A voter may return only the mail-in-ballot that they personally voted to their designated polling place. The Secretary of State shall establish appropriate standards for the acceptance of mail-in ballots, including, but not limited to, the poll worker verification that the voter returning the voted mail-in ballot at the polling place is the individual who voted the mail-in ballot, the securing of the returned mail-in ballots, and the return of the mail-in ballots to the county boards of elections after the close of polls. i. Each polling place shall have signage that provides the location of all ballot drop boxes in the county in which the polling place is located. j. The time restrictions of section 9 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-9) shall be modified as follows: vote-by-mail ballots shall be mailed to all "Active" voters on or before the 29th day before the November 2020 General Election and in a manner to ensure the timely receipt and return of ballots for counting in the November 2020 General Election, and whenever the county clerk forwards a mail-in ballot by mail to a voter between the 29th day and the 13th day before the November 2020 General Election it shall be transmitted within three business days of receipt of the application and in a manner to ensure the timely receipt and return of the ballot for counting in the November 2020 General Election. All other provisions of section 9 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-9) remain, and this subsection, shall not modify the requirements set forth in the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act," 52 U.S.C. §20302(a)(8)(A). k. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, to allow enough time for the county clerks to print and mail the ballots to voters, the following deadlines are modified as follows: (1) the deadline to submit a public question for November 2020 school board elections to the county clerk by the school board secretary, pursuant to R.S.19:16-4, shall be August 31, 2020; (2) the last day a vacancy may occur for primary election nominees for the November 2020 General Election, under R.S.19:13-20, shall be August 28, 2020; (3) the deadline to fill a vacancy in the primary election nominees for the November 2020 General Election, under R.S.19:13-20, shall be August 31, 2020; (4) the deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot by mail, under section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-3), shall be October 23, 2020; and (5) the deadline for returning a vote-by-mail application in-person in subsection d. of section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-3) shall be suspended for the November 2020 General Election. (6) Vacancies occurring after August 28, 2020 shall not be placed on the November General Election ballot. l. Vote-by-mail ballots shall be processed and canvassed in accordance with guidelines provided by the CDC, the New Jersey Department of Health, and the respective county departments of health. m. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection d. of section 4 of P.L.1995, c.195 (C.19:59-15) and section 22 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-22) to the contrary, to account for the increase in vote-by-mail ballots and to ensure that registered voters' efforts to vote are not impacted by delays in the postal service, every vote-by-mail ballot that is postmarked on or before November 3, 2020, and that is received by November 10, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. shall be considered valid and shall be canvassed, assuming the ballot meets all other statutory requirements. Every ballot without a postmark, and ballots mis-marked and confirmed by the post office that those ballots were received by the post office on or before November 3, 2020, that is received by the county boards of elections from the United States Postal Service within 48 hours of the closing of polls on November 3, 2020, shall be considered valid and shall be canvassed, assuming the ballot meets all other statutory requirements. In addition, a county board of elections may begin opening the inner envelopes and canvassing each mail-in ballot from the inner envelopes no earlier than ten days prior to the day of the election. The Secretary of State shall establish guidelines concerning the early canvassing process. If a county board of elections begins opening the inner envelopes and canvassing the mail-in ballots from the inner envelopes prior to the day of the election, the county board shall implement the measures necessary to ensure the security and secrecy of the mail-in ballots. The contents of the mail-in ballots and the results of the ballot canvassing shall remain confidential and shall be disclosed only in accordance with the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, regulations and guidelines concerning the disclosure of election results, and in no circumstances disclosed prior to the close of polls on the day of the election. n. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-18), to account for the increase in vote-by-mail ballots and to provide the county boards of elections sufficient time to canvass the returned ballots, the county boards of elections may continue the counting of ballots beyond the close of polls on November 3, 2020, and may adjourn counting after 11:00 pm on November 3, 2020 to immediately continue counting at 9:00 am on November 4, 2020, and continue every day thereafter, until the counting is completed within the limits of this section. In addition, notwithstanding the provisions of section 19 of P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-13), the county commissioner of registration may forward provisional ballots to the county board of election for counting on an ongoing basis as the verification process is completed. o. In order to expedite the signature-verification process outlined in section 17 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-17), the county boards of elections shall meet at least four days per week starting October 13, 2020. Voters whose ballots are rejected pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-17), for a missing or discrepant signature, shall be given the opportunity to cure the signature defect in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of State, in the absence of any governing statute. p. Because of the need to meet the federal deadlines for the State's electors to meet, the meeting of the county Board of Canvassers, under R.S.19:19-1, shall occur on or before November 20, 2020 to certify the results of the November 2020 General Election, and no extension under R.S.19:19-4 or R.S.19:19-6 shall be sought. The county clerks' transmittal of the official November 2020 General Election results to the Secretary of State, under R.S.19:19-13, shall occur on or before November 23, 2020, and the county clerks shall not seek an extension of this deadline. The meeting of the Board of State Canvassers, under R.S.19:21-1, shall occur on or before December 8, 2020 to certify the results of the November 2020 General Election. q. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:6-2 to the contrary, county residency shall not be a prerequisite for employment as a poll worker for the November 2020 General Election to allow for greater flexibility in obtaining poll workers. r. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:8-2 to the contrary, due to the limited number of polling places that will be open for the November 2020 General Election, the county board of elections may select a polling place located more than 1,000 feet distant from the boundary line of the district. s. The time to prepare reports pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of P.L.2005, c.152 (C.19:53B-21 and C.19:53C-21) is extended to November 23, 2020. t. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (8) of subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2007, c.349 (C.19:61-9), to allow enough time for results to be certified prior to the meeting of electors, counties may certify their election results prior to the commencement of the election audit required in that section, provided that the audit is completed by December 4, 2020. u. The Secretary of State shall establish other appropriate standards for ensuring that all voters with disabilities are able to exercise their right to vote in the November 2020 General Election. v. The Secretary of State and county election officials, as appropriate, shall coordinate with the United States Postal Service to facilitate proper delivery of ballots by the United States Postal Service. w. The Secretary of State and county election officials, as appropriate, shall act to facilitate the public's understanding of the rules governing the November 2020 General Election. x. The Secretary of State shall establish a hotline number for reports of violations of the election laws and this section in connection with the November 2020 General Election. y. Any actions taken by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). z. To the extent possible, each county shall have at least a total 10 secure ballot drop boxes in locations that are readily accessible to the registered voters within the county. To the best of their ability, the county boards of elections shall place secure ballot drop boxes based on geographic location and population density to best serve the voters of each county. The Secretary of State shall establish guidelines for the placement of the ballot drop boxes, the security of the ballot drop boxes, and the schedule for ballot pickup from the ballot boxes. aa. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 13 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-13) or any other law to the contrary, a mail-in voter for the November 2020 General Election shall sign the certification affixed to the margin of the flap on the inner envelope of the mail-in ballot notwithstanding the fact the mail-in-voter did not apply for the enclosed ballot. L.2020, c.72, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-3.3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-3.3
Digitized images of signatures, use; other information.
Status: in_force

2. The commissioner may eliminate the use of the duplicate permanent registration binders and may authorize and direct the use at the polls in place of such a binder, as a signature copy register for the purposes of this Title and Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, of a polling record which identifies on each page the election at which the record is used, which indicates for each registrant the name, address, and date of birth of the registrant and identifies the municipality and the particular election district therein from which the person is registered, and which includes adjacent to the registrant's name and address an imprint of the digitalized image of the registrant's signature and sufficient space, immediately to the left or right of that imprint, for the registrant to sign the record, which imprint and signature shall be used as the signature comparison record as prescribed by this Title. The polling record shall also include for each registrant the registrant's date of birth, an indication of whether the registrant has applied for a mail-in ballot in that election, and a place to indicate whether the registrant has provided identification pursuant to R.S.19:15-17, if such identification is required. The polling record shall also include for each registrant sufficient space for the notation of remarks as provided by R.S.19:15-23 and for the recording of any challenge and the determination thereof by the district board as provided by R.S.19:15-24, or by other elections officials charged with the same duties as the district board in connection with the conduct of an election. In the case of a primary election, the polling record shall also indicate for each registrant the political party, if any, of which the registrant is a member for the purpose of voting at that primary election. Polling records for each election shall be prepared by the commissioner of registration not later than the 10th day preceding the election. At each election, the delivery of the polling records to the municipal clerk and to the district boards or other elections officials charged with the same duties as the district board in connection with the conduct of an election, and the return of those records by the district boards or such other elections officials to the commissioner of registration, shall be made in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner of registration shall retain the polling records for any election for a period of not less than six years following that election. L.1994, c.170, s.2; amended 1995, c.278, s.20; 1996, c.3, s.5; 2005, c.139, s.7; 2005, c.145, s.9; 2009, c.79, s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-24 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-24
Challenging voter, procedure, violations by members of board, removal
Status: in_force

19:15-24. The district boards shall not give a ballot to any person unless they shall be satisfied that such person is in all respects qualified and entitled to vote; and for the purpose of satisfying themselves as to the right of any person who shall claim a right to vote they shall have power to examine such person, and any other person or persons, under oath or affirmation, touching such right, except as hereinbefore restricted. The board shall determine the right of the voter to vote, after making use of, and giving due weight to, the evidence afforded by his signature, if any, such answers, and an affidavit which states the challenged voter's qualifications to vote and a suitable identifying document, as provided under section 2 of P.L.1991, c.249 (C.19:15-18.1). If any member of the board shall give or assent to give a ballot to any person challenged, without requiring him to take the oath or affirmation hereinbefore prescribed to be made upon such challenge, and the person shall not be qualified and entitled to vote, the member so giving or assenting to give a ballot, shall be deemed to have given to such person a ballot, knowing it to be illegal. The question as to the giving of the ballot to the person shall be put in the following form: "Shall a ballot be given to this person by this board?" If a majority of the board shall decide to give a ballot to such voter or in case of a tie vote, the voter shall be given a ballot and allowed to vote. If a majority of the board shall decide against giving a ballot to the voter no ballot shall be given. The board upon demand of a member of the board or any other citizen shall forthwith issue a warrant for the arrest of such person and deliver the same to a peace officer, who shall forthwith arrest him, and the right to challenge voters shall exist until the ballot shall have been deposited in the ballot box. Every such challenge and the determination of the board shall in every instance be recorded in the signature comparison record, in the column "Sig. Comp. by," used at the election at which the challenge has been made. Any member of a district board who refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section may be summarily removed from office by the county board, or any judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county. Amended 1953,c.19,s.16; 1991,c.91,s.242; 1991,c.249,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-14 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-14
Delivery of registers; disposition after election
Status: in_force

In each municipality in counties not having a superintendent of elections, the commissioner shall deliver to the clerk of the municipality in which the special election is to be held, at least thirty days prior thereto, the signature copy registers. The municipal clerk shall deliver such signature copy registers and also the registers of voters to the several district boards in time to be used at the special election. In counties having a superintendent of elections the commissioner shall deliver the signature copy registers at his office or in any other way he may see fit, and the municipal clerks shall deliver the registers of voters to the several district boards, in time to be used at the special election. At the close of the special election the district boards shall return such registers as provided in the case of a general election. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 750, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-35 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-35
Expenditures from fund for election campaign expenses; rules and regulations; purposes; return of unexpended funds
Status: in_force

a. All expenditures from the fund for election campaign expenses shall be made pursuant to rules and regulations of the Election Law Enforcement Commission and shall be strictly limited to the following purposes: (1) Purchase of time on radio and television stations; (2) Purchase of rental space on outdoor signs or billboards; (3) Purchase of advertising space in newspapers and regularly published magazines and periodicals; (4) Payment of the cost of producing the material aired or displayed on radio, television, outdoor signs or billboards, and in newspapers, regularly published magazines and periodicals; (5) Payment of the cost of printing and mailing campaign literature and brochures distributed under the name of any qualified candidate; (6) Payment of the cost of legal and accounting expenses incurred in complying with the public financing regulations of the Election Law Enforcement Commission and with the public financing provisions of P.L.1974, c. 26 (C. 19:44A-27 et seq.); (7) Payment of the cost of telephone deposits, and installation charges and monthly billings in excess of deposits. Within 6 months after the primary and general elections, respectively, a candidate shall return to the fund the amount of any public funds used to pay such telephone deposits which are later returned. b. The limitations in subsection a. of this section upon expenditures from the fund for election campaign expenses shall not apply to expenditures of private contributions, whether or not such private contributions were deposited in a candidate's bank accounts pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1974, c. 26 (C. 19:44A-32). c. Moneys received by a qualified candidate from the fund for election campaign expenses may be retained for a period not exceeding 6 months after the election for which such moneys were received in order to liquidate all obligations to pay expenses for the purposes permitted by this section which were incurred during the election campaign. All obligations having been liquidated, all moneys remaining available to any qualified candidate, shall be paid into the fund, except that no candidate shall pay into the fund moneys in excess of moneys received from the fund. L.1974, c. 26, s. 10, eff. May 6, 1974. Amended by L.1980, c. 74, s. 10, eff. July 23, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27A-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27A / Section 27A-8
Format of recall petition; requirements.
Status: in_force

8. a. No signature appearing on any document other than a recall petition prepared in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be counted among the signatures required under section 5 of this act to determine whether a recall election shall be held. b. A recall petition shall be prepared by the recall committee in accordance with a format, consistent with the provisions of this act, which shall have been approved for such purpose by the Secretary of State. A petition may consist of any number of separate sections which shall be identical except with respect to information required to be entered thereon by the signers and circulators and as otherwise provided herein. The size of the paper used in a recall petition and the number of pages included in each section thereof shall be determined by the recall committee. The back and the front of a piece of paper shall each constitute a page and signatures may be affixed to each such page. c. Each page of each section of a recall petition shall be sequentially numbered and shall include, printed in bold letters in at least 10-point type, the heading "PETITION FOR THE RECALL OF (name of the official sought to be recalled) FROM THE OFFICE OF (name of the office)" and, where appropriate, the information required by subsection e. of this section. The first page of each section also shall bear, in type of uniform size but not less than 8-point type, (1) the information contained in the notice of intention, including any cost estimate prepared and the statement of the reasons for the recall, if one was provided, or a declaration that no such statement of reasons was provided, except that information on only three members of the recall committee need be listed; and (2) a copy of the answer provided by the official sought to be recalled, if one was provided, or a declaration that no such answer was provided, except that no such answer or declaration shall be included if a statement of the reasons for the recall was not provided. d. Each page of a recall petition shall be arranged so that each signer of the petition shall personally affix the signer's signature; printed name and residence address, including street and number, or a designation of residence which is adequate to readily determine location; the municipality of residence; and the date on which the signer signed the petition. A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank after each name for use in verifying signatures when appropriate, as provided by this act. A box shall be provided after each name for the signer to indicate that the signer has had the opportunity to review the information on the first page of that section of the petition. e. (1) Whenever the official sought to be recalled is the Governor or a United States Senator, separate sections of the petition shall be prepared for use by signers registered to vote in each county. Each page of a section shall bear in not less than 10-point type the name of the county in which that section is to be used and the statement, "Only eligible persons residing in ___________________.. (name of county) County shall sign this page." A signer shall not affix the signer's signature to any page of any section unless it bears the name of the county in which the signer is registered to vote. (2) Whenever the official sought to be recalled is a member of the Legislature or a member of the United States House of Representatives and the official's jurisdiction includes parts of more than one county, separate sections of the petition shall be prepared for use by signers registered to vote in each county included within the member's jurisdiction. Each page of a section shall bear in not less than 10-point type the name of the county in which that section is to be used and the statement, "Only eligible persons residing in (name of county) County shall sign this page." A signer shall not affix the signer's signature to any page of any section unless it bears the name of the county in which the signer is registered to vote. (3) The signature of any person to a page of a recall petition bearing the name of a county in which the person is not registered to vote shall be invalid, but the invalidity of such a signature shall not invalidate or otherwise impair the section wherein or page whereon that signature appears, nor shall it invalidate or otherwise impair any other signature to that or any other section of the petition. f. Prior to use, the sections of a recall petition shall be reviewed by the recall election official for compliance with the provisions of this act. The recall election official shall complete the review of the petition within three business days of receipt. No section of a recall petition shall be used to solicit signatures unless it has been so approved and a statement of such approval, signed by the recall election official, has been printed on the first page of that section. g. No obstruction shall be placed over any portion of a page of a petition section at the time that page is presented to a voter to be signed. h. Every member of a recall committee circulating a recall petition shall sign the petition. If any member of the committee shall fail to sign the petition, the petition shall be deemed void. In the event that the signature to the petition of a member of the recall committee shall be deemed invalid, then notwithstanding the provisions of subsection e. of this section, the petition shall be deemed void. A circulator of a recall petition who is not a member of the recall committee shall not be required to sign, or to be qualified to sign, the recall petition in order to solicit signatures for the recall petition. i. If a solicitation for signatures to a recall petition is presented to prospective petition signers by a paid print advertisement or paid mailing, or if a recall petition is presented to such a prospective signer by a paid circulator, the solicitation or petition, respectively, shall disclose prominently in a statement printed in at least 10-point type (1) the identity of the person paying for the printed or personal solicitation, and (2) that the circulator is paid. The Election Law Enforcement Commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions and effectuate the purposes of this subsection. j. No person who is ineligible to sign a recall petition shall, with knowledge of that ineligibility, sign such a petition. No person shall offer to pay or pay another to sign or to refrain from signing a recall petition or to vote or to refrain from voting in a recall election. A person who violates any of the foregoing provisions of this subsection is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1995, c.105, s.8; amended 2014, c.83, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:62-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-1
Municipality with 500 or fewer persons may conduct elections by mail.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other law, regulation or rule to the contrary, a municipality with a population of 500 or fewer persons, according to the latest federal decennial census, may conduct all elections by mail, provided there is an affirmative vote to do so by the governing body of the municipality and by the governing body of the county in which the municipality is located. An election conducted by mail shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this act, P.L.2005, c.148 (C.19:62-1 et seq.). L.2005,c.148,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-25 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-25
What constitutes vacancy
Status: in_force

When a person shall remove or be removed from office because his nomination or election thereto has been declared null and void, such office shall be deemed to be vacant. When an equal number of votes shall have been given to two or more persons to fill any office for which they shall by law be qualified, the office shall be deemed to be vacant. When a person who shall have been elected or appointed to any office as mentioned in section 19:3-5 of this title shall, during the term for which he shall have been elected, or appointed, be elected or appointed to another of such offices, and shall accept the same, such acceptance shall be deemed to make vacant the office to which he shall have been previously elected or appointed; and he shall not be permitted to qualify or take such new office until he shall have formally relinquished the office which he may have been holding. When a person shall, at an election, be elected to two or more of such offices, he shall accept but one of the same, and the other or others shall be deemed vacant. When a person who shall be elected a member of the senate or general assembly of this state shall neglect or refuse for ten days next after the commencement of the session of such house to take his seat therein, or to send to such house a satisfactory excuse, or shall during any session of such house be absent unremittingly for ten days, unless expressly excused by such house from attendance thereon, or shall remove from and cease to be a resident of the state or of the county for which he may have been elected, his office shall be deemed vacant.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-11
Oath of office of members; power to administer oaths
Status: in_force

Each member of the district board shall before entering upon the performance of his duties take and subscribe an oath or affirmation in writing before a duly qualified officer, faithfully and impartially to discharge all his duties as such officer to the best of his skill and ability. Such oaths and affirmations shall be forthwith forwarded to the county clerk and by him filed in his office, and after so qualifying, any member of such board may at any meeting thereof administer any oath or affirmation required or permitted to be taken by this title.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.8
Certification to counties of voting machines purchased; appropriations in annual budget
Status: in_force

As soon as any voting machines are purchased by the State House Commission and the determination is made as to the number to be delivered to any county, the State House Commission shall certify to the board of chosen freeholders of said county the number of voting machines purchased for said county and the amount of the purchase price paid therefor. In the annual budget of said county for the year following the date of such certification, and in each annual budget thereafter until the full amount so certified is paid, the board of chosen freeholders of said county shall appropriate an amount sufficient to pay one-fifth of the total amount or amounts so certified by the State House Commission, together with three per centum (3%) interest from the date of certification; provided, however , that, in any year, the board of chosen freeholders may appropriate and pay any amount greater than herein required. L.1944, c. 7, p. 21, s. 6. Amended by L.1945, c. 122, p. 477, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.12 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.12
Construction of act relative to public exigency.
Status: in_force

11. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as prohibiting the awarding of a contract when the public exigency requires the immediate delivery of goods or performance of emergency services as determined by the State Treasurer. L.2004,c.19,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-1.1
Crimes; election official defined.
Status: in_force

43. a. Any person, other than an election official, who: (1) knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten or coerce, any person for registering to vote, voting or attempting to register to vote or vote, urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote or to attempt to register or vote or exercising any right under the provisions of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11 et al.); or (2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of this State of a fair and impartially conducted election by the procurement or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes or the procurement, casting or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, is guilty of a crime of the second degree. b. Any election official who: (1) knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten or coerce, any person for registering to vote, voting or attempting to register to vote or vote, urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote or to attempt to register or vote, or exercising any right under the provisions of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11 et al.); or (2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of this State of a fair and impartially conducted election by the procurement or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the election official to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes or the procurement, casting or tabulation of ballots that are known by the election official to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, is guilty of a crime of the second degree and, in addition to any other penalties provided under the law, shall be permanently barred from serving as an election official. c. As used in this section, "election official" shall include, but not be limited to, any superintendent or deputy superintendent of elections, commissioner of registration, member of a county board of elections, county clerk, municipal clerk, member of a district board of elections, member of a board of county canvassers and member of a board of State canvassers. L.1994,c.182,s.43; amended 2005, c.154, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-3
Election of delegates, alternates at primary election.
Status: in_force

19:3-3. Delegates and alternates to the national conventions of the political parties shall be elected at the primary election to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in June in that year. The members of county and municipal committees of the political parties shall be chosen at the primary for the general election as hereinafter provided. amended 1946, c.11, ss.2,17 (1946, c.11, ss.2,17; repealed 1948, c.2, s.32); 1948, c.2, s.2; 1965, c.4, s.2; 1974, c.9, s.1; 1976, c.26; 2005, c.136, s.3; 2007, c.61, s.2; 2011, c.134, s.3; 2025, c.32, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 19:22-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-6
Certificates to successful candidates by secretary of state
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall issue a certificate to each successful candidate, based upon a statement of the determination of the board of state canvassers, and shall sign his name thereto and affix the seal of the state, and shall without delay deliver the same to each of the persons who shall be so elected.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-18 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-18
Interfering with return of ballot boxes.
Status: in_force

19:34-18. A person who shall willfully obstruct or interfere with the clerk or clerks on the way from the polls to the office of the city clerk shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.37.
N.J. Stat. § 19:62-13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-13
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

13. The Attorney General shall promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2005,c.148,s.13,
N.J. Stat. § 19:53C-11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-11
Inventory of provisional ballots
Status: in_force

17. Immediately following the closing of the polls on the day of an election, the members of the district board shall inventory the provisional ballots. All invalid provisional ballots placed in envelopes and marked "SPOILED" shall be counted and the number of those envelopes shall be recorded on the provisional ballot inventory form provided with the provisional ballot bag. All provisional ballots that have been voted, not used or found to be missing shall next be recorded on the provisional ballot inventory form. Upon the completion of the inventory of all provisional ballots, and if the members of the district board agree on that inventory, the provisional ballot inventory form shall be signed by those members. Any member not in agreement shall give the reason therefor on the form and so certify with the member's signature. All envelopes marked "SPOILED", and all voted and not voted provisional ballots, shall be placed in the provisional ballot bag and sealed with the numbered seal taken from the envelope provided with that bag. L.1999,c.232,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 19:52-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 52 / Section 52-3.1
Display of notice of official count of voters.
Status: in_force

1. a. On the day of each primary and general election, the district boards of election at each polling place shall create and publicly display a notice containing an unofficial count of the cumulative number of voters who have voted at each election district, indicating the number of voters who have voted at the election district using a voting machine or voting equipment and the number of voters who have voted using a provisional ballot. The first notice shall be produced two hours from the opening of the polls and updated every two hours thereafter until the time the polls close. b. (1) By 11:59 p.m. on the day of each primary and general election, and by 9 p.m. of every day thereafter until all eligible ballots have been counted and the election is certified, each county clerk, in consultation with the county board of elections of that county, shall list in an easily accessible location on the county clerk's Internet site an unofficial report detailing the number and types of ballots that have been received and, to the extent practicable, the number and types of ballots that have been counted and that remain to be counted in that election. The reports required by this subsection shall include a date and time stamp designating the date and time of each report, except that nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to require the county board of elections in each county to conduct the count of ballots on a daily basis. Each report shall detail, at the legislative district, municipal, and county levels, the following categories of information: (a) for the in-person early voting period, the number of early voting machines or voting equipment deployed, the number of early voting machines or voting equipment not included in the tally, and the total number of votes cast during the early voting period; (b) for the election day vote, the number of election day voting machines or voting equipment deployed, the number of election day voting machines or voting equipment not included in the tally, and the total number of votes cast in person on election day; and (c) for the vote-by-mail vote, the number of vote-by-mail ballots that have been issued and received into the Statewide Voter Registration System, as well as the vote-by-mail ballots that have been tallied and that remain to be processed. (2) Each county clerk, in consultation with the county board of elections of that county, shall send to the Secretary of State the reports required to be created and posted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection at the time of each posting. Upon receiving each report, the Secretary of State shall provide in an easily identifiable location on the Internet site of the Division of Elections access to the county by county totals for each category included in the reports. The county by county totals required to be created and posted under this paragraph shall include a date and time stamp designating the date and time of the posting. (3) With each report and posting required pursuant to this subsection, each county clerk and the Division of Elections shall note on their respective Internet sites that the reports and postings are unofficial and subject to change as each county clerk and county board of elections, as appropriate, receive and process ballots that have been cast in the election. The unofficial tally of election results and the daily reports shall not be interpreted to serve as the legal basis for the contest of any election. The Secretary of State, in consultation with county clerks and county boards of elections, shall promulgate uniform guidelines for all county clerks to follow in creating the reports and postings required by this subsection. In addition to the uniform guidelines, the Secretary of State shall develop a template for standardized reporting for all counties to follow. (4) (a) On the day after each primary and general election, and by 9 p.m. of every day thereafter, each county clerk, in consultation with the commissioner of registration and the county board of elections of that county, shall list in an easily identifiable location on the county clerk's Internet site an unofficial report of the total number of provisional ballots cast during the early voting period and on election day, which unofficial report shall be generated using the electronic poll book software. (b) Beginning on the seventh day after each primary and general election, each county clerk, in consultation with the commissioner of registration and the county board of elections of that county, shall list in an easily identifiable location on the county clerk's Internet site an unofficial report detailing the number of eligible provisional ballots that have been received. The reporting required by this subparagraph shall be updated by 9 p.m. on the date of such report and by 9 p.m. every day thereafter with the number of eligible provisional ballots that have been counted until all eligible provisional ballots have been counted and the election is certified. L.2018, c.110, s.1; amended 2023, c.131, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2
Examination of voting machines by secretary of state
Status: in_force

Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any voting machine may apply to the Secretary of State to examine such machine. Before the examination the applicant shall pay to the Secretary of State an examination fee of four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00). The Secretary of State within a period of thirty days shall examine the machine and shall make and file in the office of the Secretary of State his report of the examination, which report shall state whether in his opinion the kind of machine so examined can be safely used by the voters at elections under the conditions prescribed in this subtitle. If the report states the machine can be so used, it shall be deemed approved, and machines of its kind may be adopted for use at elections as herein provided. Before making such report the Secretary of State shall require the voting machine to be examined by three examiners to be appointed for such purpose by him, one of whom shall be an expert in patent law and the other two mechanical experts, and shall require of them a written report on such machine, which the Secretary of State shall attach to his own report on the machine. Each examiner shall receive one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for his compensation and expenses in making an examination and report as to each voting machine examined by him from and out of the examination fee of four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00). Neither the Secretary of State nor any examiner shall have any pecuniary interest in any voting machine. When the machine has been so approved, any improvement or change that does not impair its accuracy, efficiency, or capacity, shall not render necessary a re-examination or reapproval thereof. Any form of voting machine not so approved cannot be used at any election. The certificate of approval, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence that the kind of machine so examined complies with the provisions of this subtitle, except that the action of the Secretary of State in approving such machine may be reviewed by the Superior Court in a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 355, s. 58.
N.J. Stat. § 19:45-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-9
Compensation of county and municipal clerks
Status: in_force

The boards of chosen freeholders in the several counties may pay the county clerks for extra duties and services imposed upon and performed by them under this title an amount to be fixed by such boards. The governing bodies of the several municipalities may pay the municipal clerks for extra duties and services imposed upon and performed by them under this title an amount to be fixed by such governing body.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-21 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-21
Challenge on grounds of disqualification; oath
Status: in_force

19:15-21. If a person shall be challenged as not qualified or entitled to vote, the judge may forthwith tender to him an oath or affirmation, in the following form: "You do swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that you are a citizen of the United States; that you have resided in this State and in this county for 30 days next before this election, and not elsewhere; that you are now a resident of this election district; that, as far as you know and verily believe, you are 18 years of age, and in all respects qualified to vote in this election, in this election district, and that you have not voted elsewhere in this election," and if the person so challenged shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation so tendered to him, he shall be deemed not to be qualified or entitled to vote. Amended 1962,c.85; 1964,c.7,s.2; 1991,c.249,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-4
Removal of members
Status: in_force

19:6-4. A judge of the Superior Court or the county board shall have power to dismiss any member of a district board from such board for an illegal act, or for any cause which shall be determined in a summary way by such judge or county board. The county board shall dismiss the members of a district board from such board if upon any recount of the votes cast in such district it shall appear that errors occurred in the count or the certificate thereof, which, under the provisions of this Title, are sufficient to cause the costs of such recount to be paid by the State, county or municipality; and no person so removed from any board shall thereafter be eligible to serve as a member of the same or any other district election board. Application for the removal of all of the members, or of any member of any district election board, may, within ten days after the final order has been entered on any recount which may have been allowed affecting such district, be made by any candidate at the last election to a judge of the Superior Court or the county board. On the application, summary hearings shall be held to determine whether the board or the member was incompetent or careless in the receipt of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes or otherwise in the conduct of the election generally. If, upon such hearing, it appears to the judge or the county board, as the case may be, that such incompetency or carelessness existed, the board or the member thereof found so to be incompetent or careless shall be removed and upon such removal disqualified from further service as a member of any district board. Amended 1953,c.19,s.9; 1991,c.91,s.240.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-11a — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-11a
Secretary of State, website, electronic form submission, change of residence, name notice.
Status: in_force

14. The Secretary of State shall develop and make available on its website a form to allow a registered voter to electronically complete a change of residence notice, change of name notice, or both, and to electronically submit that form to the appropriate county commissioner of registration. If the voter is reporting a change of residence from one county to another, the form shall be submitted to both the commissioner of the previous county of residence and the new county of residence. The form shall contain substantively the same information required to be submitted by a registered voter on a paper version of a change of residence and change of name form pursuant to R.S.19:31-11 and R.S.19:31-13. The form shall contain any additional information deemed necessary by the secretary. L.2022, c.67, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27A-14 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27A / Section 27A-14
Recall election, conduct
Status: in_force

14. A recall election shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes which apply to all elections, except that in the case of an election to recall a member of the governing body of a municipality operating under the provisions of the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law," P.L.1981, c.379 (C.40:45-5 et al.), or a member of the school board in a Type II school district, or any other elected official elected under the provisions of another title, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the appropriate provisions of that other title to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, for any election at which the question of the recall of an elected official is submitted to the voters, the county clerk or other appropriate officer shall cause samples of the entire ballot to be voted upon at that election to be printed and distributed to the voters of the jurisdiction wherein the recall election is to be held in the same manner as prescribed for the printing and distribution of sample ballots at the general election as provided by article 2 of chapter 14 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, except that in the case of an election other than the general election, any period of time calculated under the provisions of that article from the date of the general election shall be calculated instead from the date on which such other election is to be held. L.1995,c.105,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53A-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-7
Elections; conduct, report
Status: in_force

7. a. Thirty minutes before the opening of the polls the local district election officers shall arrive at the polling place, place the voting devices in position for voting, and examine them to see that they have the correct ballot labels by comparing them with the sample ballots, and are in proper working order. They shall open and check the ballot cards, supplies, records and forms, and post the sample ballots and instructions to voters. b. Each voter requesting assistance shall be instructed how to operate the voting device before he enters the voting booth. If he needs additional instruction after entering the voting booth and requests assistance, two members of the district board who are not members of the same political party may if necessary enter the booth and give him additional instructions. c. The district election official attending the voting machine shall inspect the face of the machine and the ballot at least once per hour to see that the face of the machine and the ballot are in their proper place and that neither has been mutilated, defaced, tampered with or changed and that the machine has not been changed. d. After the voter has marked his ballot cards, he shall place the ballot card inside the envelope provided for this purpose and return it to the election officer, who shall remove the stub, place it on a file string, and deposit the envelope with the ballot card inside in the ballot box. No ballot card from which the stub has been detached shall be accepted by the election official in charge of the ballot box, but it shall be marked "Spoiled" and placed with the spoiled ballot cards. e. Any voter who spoils his ballot card may return it enclosed in the envelope and secure another. The word "Spoiled" shall be written across the face of the envelope, which shall be placed on the same string with the stubs. f. As soon as the polls have been closed and the last qualified voter has voted, all unused ballot cards shall be placed in a container and sealed for return to the board of elections. The ballot box shall be opened and any write-in votes counted, unless these votes are to be counted by duly appointed bipartisan tabulating teams at the counting center. Before write-in votes are counted they shall be compared with votes cast on the ballot card for the same office. If the voter has cast more votes for an office than he is entitled to vote for, the vote for that office shall be declared null and void and that vote shall not be counted for that office. Votes cast for duly nominated candidates on the ballot card will not be voided because of an invalid write-in vote, but if otherwise valid shall be counted. The voted ballot cards shall next be placed in the ballot card container for delivery to the counting center, and the voting devices shall be placed in their containers for returning to the county board of elections. g. The district board election officers shall prepare a report of the number of voters who have voted, as indicated by the poll list, the number of write-in votes and any other votes counted by the district board and the number of spoiled ballots, and shall place the original copy of this report in the ballot card container for delivery to the counting center, which thereupon shall be sealed so that no additional ballot cards may be deposited or removed. Such container shall be durably constructed so as to be resistant to fire, water and tampering. The duplicate copy of said report shall be returned to the county election board with other records. Two district election board officers who are not members of the same political party shall forthwith deliver the ballot card container to the counting center or other place designated by the county board. The county board may, in its discretion, direct that ballots be delivered to one or more collection points from which points the ballots shall be transported collectively to the counting center by two duly appointed deputies who are not members of the same political party. The district board shall receive a receipt before releasing the ballots to said deputies. L.1973,c.82,s.7; amended 1975, c.316, s.5; 1996, c.120, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-4
Official ballots only used; place of keeping and distribution; no envelopes
Status: in_force

The board shall permit no other ballots to be used at the general election except the ballots which are by this title provided for. It shall confine the distribution and use of such ballots to the polling room in the manner herein directed, and shall distribute no ballots (other than official sample ballots as herein provided) outside the polling place. The board shall keep no ballots in the polling booths and shall not permit the use of envelopes for enclosing ballots on election day.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-26.4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-26.4
Suspension of offices in participating counties.
Status: in_force

2. a. Upon the adoption of a resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, to commence participation in the pilot program by a participating county, the operations of the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections in the participating county shall be suspended for a period of three years and the functions, powers, and duties of each office shall be transferred to and assumed by the county board of elections. The transfer of the functions, powers, and duties of the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections shall be completed no later than the 90th day following the adoption of the ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, and the term of office of each individual holding each office shall be terminated no later than that 90th day. b. For the period that the suspension is in effect, whenever reference is made in any statute, regulation, document or judicial proceeding to the office of the superintendent of elections or the office of the deputy superintendent of elections concerning the functions, powers, and duties that had been vested therein prior to the suspension, the same shall mean and refer to the county board of elections. L.2013, c.17, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.14 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.14
Enforcement of act by Attorney General
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act is not complied with, the Attorney-General, at the request of the State House Commission, shall forthwith proceed to enforce compliance with the same. L.1944, c. 7, p. 22, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 19:7-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-3
Filing of appointment, application for challengers.
Status: in_force

19:7-3. The appointment of or application for challengers shall be filed with the county board not later than the third Tuesday preceding any election. No person shall be appointed a challenger under this Title who is not a registered voter in the county in which the district is located in which such person is appointed to serve, and no appointed challenger shall serve in any district other than that to which appointed except for challengers appointed by the chairman of a county committee, pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection b. of R.S.19:7-1. Amended 1956, c.66, s.2; 1999, c.232, s.28; 2025, c.23, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-4
Application for mail-in ballot; authorized messenger, bearer.
Status: in_force

4. a. A qualified voter is entitled to apply for and obtain a mail-in ballot by authorized messenger, who shall be so designated over the signature of the voter and whose printed name and address shall appear on the application in the space provided. The authorized messenger shall be a family member or a registered voter of the county in which the application is made and shall place his or her signature on the application in the space so provided in the presence of the county clerk or the designee thereof. No person shall serve as an authorized messenger or as a bearer for more than three qualified voters in an election, except that an authorized messenger or bearer may serve as such for up to five qualified voters in an election if those voters are immediate family members residing in the same household as the messenger or bearer. No person who is a candidate in the election for which the voter requests a mail-in ballot shall be permitted to serve as an authorized messenger or bearer. The authorized messenger shall show a photo identification card to the county clerk, or the designee thereof, at the time the messenger submits the application form. The county clerk or the designee thereof shall authenticate the signature of the authorized messenger in the event such a person is other than a family member, by comparing it with the signature of the person appearing on a State of New Jersey driver's license, or other identification issued or recognized as official by the federal government, the State, or any of its political subdivisions, providing the identification carries the full address and signature of the person. After the authentication of the signature on the application, the county clerk or the designee thereof is authorized to deliver to the authorized messenger a ballot to be delivered to the qualified voter. b. The Secretary of State shall cause to be prepared a standard authorized messenger application form, which may be included with the mail-in ballot application forms. The authorized messenger section of the application shall contain the following language above the signature of the authorized messenger: "I do hereby certify that I will deliver the mail-in ballot directly to the voter and no other person, under penalty of law." L.2009, c.79, s.4; amended 2015, c.84, s.1; 2020, c.71, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-5
Payment for machines
Status: in_force

Any voting machines owned and in use by a municipality at the time of a county-wide installation at county expense may be taken over by the county if mutually agreeable between the county and municipality. In no case shall the municipality be reimbursed to the extent of more than the original cost of the machines. Any county and the board of chosen freeholders thereof and any municipality and the governing body thereof on the adoption and rental or purchase of voting machines shall provide for the payment thereof in such manner as the governing body of such governmental unit deems best according to the financial condition of such unit, and the governing body may meet the necessary expenditure by budget appropriation, and for the purpose of purchasing shall have the power within this subtitle to borrow money and issue negotiable bonds to pay for same, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:1-1 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-2
Policy declaration; political contributions, limited; reporting contributions received, expenditures made.
Status: in_force

2. It is hereby declared to be in the public interest and to be the policy of the State to limit political contributions and to require the reporting of contributions received and expenditures made to aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate for public office or to aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question in any election and to require the reporting of contributions received and expenditures made to provide political information on any candidate for public office, or on any public question. L.1973,c.83,s.2; amended 1981,c.151,s.1; 1993,c.65,s.1; 2023, c.30, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-20 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-20
Amendment of defective petition; time specified.
Status: in_force

19:23-20. Such candidate shall be permitted to amend the petition either in form or in substance, but not to add signatures, so as to remedy the defect not later than 4:00 p.m. of the third day after the last day for the filing of petitions. amended 2022, c.7, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:17-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-1
Statement of results
Status: in_force

After the district board shall have counted the ballots cast at such election it shall make quadruplicate statements of the result thereof in substantially the following form; provided, that if no officers or public questions were voted upon at the election by the voters of the entire State or of more than one county thereof or of a congressional district, such statements need only be made in triplicate: Form of Statement A statement of the result of an election held in the ........ ward of the ......... election district of the ........ of ........ in the county of ........ , on the ........ day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ....... , for a member of the Senate, members of the General Assembly, a sheriff and three coroners, for said county or as the case may be. The whole number of names on the signature copy register or register of voters is ....... . The whole number of names on the poll book is ..................... . The whole number of ballots rejected is .......................... . For member of Senate, received votes. received votes. For members of the General Assembly, received votes. received votes. For sheriff, received votes. received votes. For coroners, received votes. received votes. For each public question, received Yes votes. received No votes. Make under each head a list of the names of all the persons for whom any vote or votes were cast for the office or offices or cast upon any public question designated therein; state opposite to the same, in words written at full length, the number of votes cast for each person for such office or offices or votes cast upon any public question and fill in all other blanks in the form above given to conform to the facts of the case. Amended by L.1945, c. 76, p. 405, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-34 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-34
Expenditures by party committee or organization or petitioners
Status: in_force

No such party committee or organization, nor any committee of any group of petitioners, nor any other person shall expend any money in aid of any candidate for public office, except as herein otherwise provided.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.11
Penalty for acceptance of unlawful contribution.
Status: in_force

10. Any person who is determined by the Election Law Enforcement Commission to have willfully and intentionally accepted a contribution in violation of the provisions of sections 1 through 4 of this act shall be liable to a penalty for each such violation equal to the penalties set forth in subsection e. of section 22 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-22). L.2004,c.19,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-25.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-25.1
Sample ballot not required to be sent under certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

9. A county clerk shall not be required to send a sample ballot for any election to a voter who has been sent a mail-in ballot for that election, pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-3), and whose voted ballot has been received by the county board of elections prior to the transmission of sample ballots to voters required by R.S.19:14-25. A county may send an acknowledgment to a voter when his or her mail-in ballot has been received by the board. L.2018, c.72, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-2
Appointment of staff; civil service; salaries; expenses.
Status: in_force

19:32-2. a. Except as provided in section 2 of P.L.1982, c.46 (C.19:32-1.2), each superintendent may appoint a chief deputy, a chief clerk, a secretary, such personnel as is authorized under R.S.19:48-6, and any other assistants he considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Title, and, except as hereinafter provided, may remove the same whenever he deems it necessary and all persons so appointed, by superintendents of elections in counties of the first class having more than 850,000 inhabitants, according to the latest federal census taken in a year ending in zero, to serve for terms of more than six months in any one year, shall be in the classified service of the civil service and shall be appointed in accordance with and shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, but all other persons so appointed shall not be subject to any of the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, but shall be in the unclassified service. All persons appointed by the commissioner of registration in counties of the first class having more than 600,000, but less than 850,000 inhabitants, according to the latest federal census taken in a year ending in zero, to serve for terms of more than six months in any one year, other than the chief deputy and chief clerk and confidential secretary and chief custodian, shall be in the classified service of the civil service and shall be appointed, and hold their position, in accordance with the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, but all other persons so appointed shall not be subject to any of the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, but shall be in the unclassified service. Subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, the salaries of the persons so appointed shall be fixed and such salaries certified to and approved under his hand shall be paid semimonthly by the county treasurer of the county in which such persons are so engaged. All other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Title, when certified to and approved by the superintendent, shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county in which the superintendent shall maintain his office; provided, however, that all necessary expenses incurred by the commissioner of registration, the superintendent of elections, and the custodian of voting machines in the counties of the first class for the proper performance of all of his duties of all his offices as set forth in Title 19, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of $2,000,000.00 for the year 1998 or that sum, as adjusted, for each year thereafter. The governing body of the county may increase the sum but the increase shall not exceed 5% or the index rate, whichever is less, over the previous year's sum. As used in this section, "index rate" means the rate of annual percentage increase, rounded to the nearest half-percent, in the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services, computed and published quarterly by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, which annual increase shall be calculated on the basis of the second quarter which occurred in the next preceding local budget year. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall promulgate annually, on or before October 1, the index rate to apply in the next following local budget year. b. The superintendent shall determine the amount of the salary to be paid to each person appointed by the superintendent, and shall submit the proposed salaries to the governing body for review and approval. Following the review and approval of the governing body, the salaries shall be fixed and shall be paid to those persons pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section. amended 1940, c.165, s.3; 1945, c.56, s.11; 1945, c.304; 1952, c.290, s.2; 1953, c.348, s.2; 1963, c.138, s.2; 1972, c.32; 1975, c.204, s.2; 1976, c.69; 1981, c.263, s.1; 1981, c.462, ss.25,58; 1982, c.46, s.4; 1989, c.160, s.2; 1998, c.91, s.2; 2015, c.250, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:12-10 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-10
Public notice of dates relevant to elections and voters; internet sites.
Status: in_force

4. a. Subject to guidelines established by the Attorney General, each county board of elections shall provide public notice, at appropriate times during the year, of certain dates relevant to elections and voters, including but not limited to the dates of each election and the deadlines for voter registration or application for civilian or military absentee ballots. Such notices may be made by card, poster, newspaper, newsletter, pamphlet, radio, television, Internet or by any other means deemed appropriate by the board. The provisions of this subsection are in addition to any other provision for public notice required by law. b. Each county board of elections and the Division of Elections in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall maintain an official Internet site containing information helpful for voters, including a link to the voter's bill of rights established by law and posted on the official Internet site of the State. The Internet site of the Division of Elections that contains such information shall include links to the Internet site of each county board and the Internet site of each county board shall contain a link to the part of the division's site containing information helpful to voters. c. The Attorney General shall review the official Internet site of each county board of elections to ensure that the information provided thereon is consistent with the information provided on the official Internet site of the Division of Elections. L.2005,c.151,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-10 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-10
Organizational treasurer, depository of committee.
Status: in_force

10. Each political party committee shall, on or before July 1 in each year, designate a single organizational treasurer and an organizational depository and shall, not later than the tenth day after the designation of the organizational depository file the name and address of that depository, and of the organizational treasurer, with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Every political committee may designate a chairman of the committee, but no person serving as the chairman of a political party committee or a legislative leadership committee shall be eligible to be appointed or to serve as the chairman of a political committee. Every political committee shall, not later than the date on which it first receives any contribution or makes or incurs any expenditure in the furtherance or aid of the election or defeat of any candidate or the passage or defeat of any public question, appoint a single campaign treasurer and designate a campaign depository, but no person serving as the chairman of a political party committee or a legislative leadership committee shall be eligible to be appointed or to serve as the campaign treasurer of a political committee. Not later than the tenth day after the initial designation of the campaign depository, the committee shall file the name and address of the depository, and of the campaign treasurer, with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Every independent expenditure committee may designate a chairman of the committee, but no person serving as the chairman of a political party committee or a legislative leadership committee shall be eligible to be appointed or to serve as the chairman of an independent expenditure committee. No candidate or holder of public office, directly or indirectly, shall establish, authorize the establishment of, maintain, or participate in the management or control of any independent expenditure committee. Every independent expenditure committee, not later than the date on which it first receives any contribution or makes or incurs any independent expenditure, shall appoint a single organizational treasurer and designate an organizational depository, but no person serving as the chairman of a political party committee or a legislative leadership committee shall be eligible to be appointed or to serve as the organizational treasurer of an independent expenditure committee. Not later than the 10th day after the initial designation of the organizational depository, the committee shall file the name and address of the depository, and of the organizational treasurer, with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Every continuing political committee shall, not later than the date on which it first receives any contribution or makes or incurs any expenditure in the furtherance or aid of the election or defeat of any candidate or the passage or defeat of any public question, appoint a single organizational treasurer and designate an organizational depository, provided that no person who is the chairman of a political party committee or a legislative leadership committee shall be eligible to be appointed or to serve as the organizational treasurer of a continuing political committee. Not later than the tenth day after the initial designation of the organizational depository, the committee shall file the name and address of the depository, and of the organizational treasurer, with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Every legislative leadership committee shall, not later than the date on which it first receives any contribution or makes or incurs any expenditure in the furtherance or aid of the election or defeat of any candidate or the passage or defeat of any public question, appoint a single organizational treasurer and designate an organizational depository. Not later than the tenth day after the initial designation of the organizational depository, the committee shall file the name and address of the depository, and of the organizational treasurer, with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Each organizational treasurer of a State political party committee or a legislative leadership committee shall be a trained treasurer, pursuant to subsection g. of section 6 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-6), or shall acquire such training within 90 days of appointment as an organizational treasurer. An organizational treasurer of any other political party committee or a continuing political committee or an independent expenditure committee and a campaign treasurer of a political committee may be a trained treasurer. An organizational treasurer of a political party committee, a continuing political committee, an independent expenditure committee, or a legislative leadership committee and a campaign treasurer of a political committee may appoint deputy organizational or campaign treasurers as may be required and may designate additional organizational or campaign depositories. Such committees shall file the names and addresses of such deputy treasurers and additional depositories with the Election Law Enforcement Commission not later than the fifth day after their appointment or designation, respectively. Any political party committee, any political committee, any independent expenditure committee, any continuing political committee, and any legislative leadership committee may remove its organizational or campaign treasurer or deputy treasurer. In the case of the death, resignation or removal of its organizational or campaign treasurer, the committee shall appoint a successor as soon as practicable and shall file his name and address with the Election Law Enforcement Commission within three days. L.1973, c.83, s.10; amended 1983, c.579, s.13; 1993, c.65, s.5; 2004, c.22, s.3; 2019, c.124, s.4; 2023, c.30, s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 19:59-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-9
Printing of certificate upon margin of flap of inner envelope.
Status: in_force

9. Upon the margin of the flap of the inner envelope to be sent to an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter shall be printed a certificate substantially as follows: I, the undersigned, residing at .................................. am the person who applied for, received and voted the enclosed Ballot. Dated:................... ..............................Voter (SIGNATURE) ..............................Voter (PRINT or type name) L.1976, c.23, s.9; amended 1994, c.77, s.16; 2008, c.61, s.10; 2017, c.39, s.13; 2022, c.72, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-8
Term of office; notification of appointment
Status: in_force

The terms of office of the members of the district boards shall be for 1 year, or until their successors are appointed, and shall begin on April 25 of each year. The county board shall notify the members of each district board of their appointment by forwarding a certificate to each member on or before April 20 in each year, specifying the district to which each member has been assigned. Amended by L.1948, c. 2, p. 33, s. 7; L.1965, c. 4, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-38 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-38
Municipal clerk to members of district boards; receipt
Status: in_force

The municipal clerk shall on the day preceding the primary election cause to be delivered, at his office, to a member or members of the district board of each election district within his municipality, the ballots and the ballot boxes provided for each election district, and any registers, poll books and other documents that he may have received from the county clerk, the county board or the commissioner, and take a receipt from such member or members therefor, which last mentioned receipt the clerk of the municipality shall file and preserve for one year.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-33 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-33
Register of guests and lodgers in lodging houses, inns and hotels.
Status: in_force

8. When directed by the superintendent, every landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper of a lodging house, inn or hotel shall keep a register in which shall be entered the names and residences, the date of arrival and departure of his guests, and the room, rooms or bed occupied by them. This register shall be arranged so that there shall be a space on the same line in which each male guest or male lodger shall sign his name. Such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper shall make a sworn report upon a blank to be prepared and furnished by the superintendent thirty days before the election next ensuing to such superintendent, containing a detailed description of the premises so used and occupied as a lodging house, inn or hotel, including the size and character of building, and in case only part of a building is so used, a statement as to what part, and the names of the lodgers therein, and all the employees, and all other persons living therein, including the landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper, and members of his family, who claim a voting residence at or in such lodging house, inn or hotel, together with the length of time they have been regularly lodged or lived therein, the beginning of such residence, the color, approximate age, height, weight, whereby the persons may be identified, the nationality, the occupation and place of business of such persons, and the room occupied by each person, and whether the person is a guest, landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper, and the signature of each person. Above the space reserved for the signature of each such person shall be printed the following words, "the foregoing statements are true." In the form of affidavit, which shall be sworn to by the landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper of such lodging house, inn or hotel, shall be included the statement that the signatures of the guests or lodgers certified to in such report were written in the presence of such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper, and that he personally knows them to be the persons therein described. To the end that the sworn report herein required shall truly set forth the facts therein stated, such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper shall question each male person lodging or living in the lodging house, inn or hotel as to his intention of claiming such place as a voting residence, and the person shall thereupon declare his intention thereof, and if he shall claim the place as his voting residence he shall give to such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper such facts regarding himself as are required to be incorporated in the sworn report herein provided for. Such report and affidavit shall be filed personally by the landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper with the superintendent at his office. Any such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper or any lodger who shall violate this section shall be deemed guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1947,c.167,s.8; amended 2005, c.154, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-24 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-24
Board of elections to keep voted mail-in ballots and certifications for two years.
Status: in_force

24. The county board of elections shall keep, for two years, all of the requests and applications for mail-in ballots, all voted mail-in ballots, and all of the certificates that have been detached or separated by them from the inner envelopes. All inner envelopes together with their certificates, and the contents of those envelopes not opened by order of the county board or Superior Court, shall also be retained for the same period by the board. The superintendent of elections in counties having a superintendent of elections and the prosecutor in all other counties shall have the authority to impound all mail-in ballots whenever the superintendent or prosecutor, as may be appropriate, shall deem such action to be necessary. L.2009, c.79, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-11.9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-11.9
Political contributions by public agencies prohibited; definition.
Status: in_force

1. A public agency shall not pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value, whether out of public funds or any other funds which the public agency may control, to any candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee, or legislative leadership committee, and no such candidate or committee shall accept such contribution. Any person who willfully and intentionally makes or accepts a contribution in violation of this section shall be liable to the penalties set forth in subsections e. and f. of section 22 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-22). As used in this section, "public agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such department; the Legislature of the State and any office, board, bureau or commission within or created by the Legislative Branch; and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency, including any public institution of higher education. The terms also mean any political subdivision of the State or combination of political subdivisions, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by a political subdivision of the State or combination of political subdivisions, and any independent authority, commission, instrumentality or agency created by a political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions. L.2007, c.197, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-28 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-28
Proceedings open and public
Status: in_force

All the proceedings of the district boards, county boards, boards of county canvassers and board of state canvassers shall be open and public.
N.J. Stat. § 19:45-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-2
Expenses borne by State
Status: in_force

All costs, charges and expenses incurred by the State Board of Canvassers, Secretary of State or any other officer or official of the State government in carrying out any provisions of this Title shall be paid by the State. Amended by L. 1987, c. 151, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44B-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44B / Section 44B-5
Notice to commission of candidates by Secretary of State.
Status: in_force

5. Upon receipt from any person of a declaration of candidacy or a petition to appear on the ballot for election as Governor or as Lieutenant Governor, or as a member of the Legislature, the Secretary of State shall, within 2 days of the receipt, notify the commission of the name and address of the candidate and the date of the receipt. L.1981, c.129, c.5; amended 2009, c.66, s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-58 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-58
Provisions of title applicable.
Status: in_force

19:23-58. Any provisions of this title which pertain particularly to any election or to the general election shall apply to the primary election for the general election insofar as they are not inconsistent with the special provisions of this title pertaining to the primary election for the general election. amended 2005, c.136, s.33; 2011, c.134, s.31.