N.J. Stat. § 19:44B-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44B / Section 44B-8
Candidate with responsibility for filing reports or documents; failure to file or omission in or incorrect statement; penalty; hearings; enforcement
Status: in_force

a. Any candidate charged with the responsibility under the terms of this act for the filing of any reports or other documents required to be filed pursuant to this act who fails, neglects or omits to file any such report or document at the time and in the manner prescribed by law, or who omits or incorrectly states any of the information required by law to be included in such report or document, shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000.00 for the first offense and not more than $2,000.00 for the second and each subsequent offense. b. Upon receiving evidence of any violation of this section, the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall have power to hold, or to cause to be held, hearings upon such violation and, upon finding any person to have committed such a violation, to assess such penalty, within the limits prescribed in subsection a. of this section, as it deems proper under the circumstance which penalty shall be paid forthwith into the State Treasury for the general purposes of the State. Such penalty shall be enforceable in a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). c. In assessing any penalty under this section, the Election Law Enforcement Commission may provide for the remission of all or any part of the penalty conditioned upon the prompt correction of any failure, neglect, error or omission constituting the violation for which the penalty was assessed, provided the correction is made on a date prior to the election for which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot. L.1981, c. 129, s. 8, eff. May 1, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 19:21-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-5
Production of relevant statements, copies
Status: in_force

19:21-5. The Secretary of State or the secretary's designee shall thereupon produce and lay before the board all statements and copies relating to such election which the secretary shall have received or obtained, as hereinbefore provided. If he shall neglect to produce and lay before the board or shall withhold any such statement or copy received or obtained by him, the chairman of the board shall forthwith summon the secretary or the secretary's designee, as appropriate, to appear and produce and lay before the board the statement or copy, and thereupon the secretary or the secretary's designee shall forthwith produce and lay the same before the board. Amended 1987,c.338,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-52 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-52
Certification of statement
Status: in_force

To such statement shall be added a certificate in the following form: We certify the foregoing to be a true and correct statement of the result of the primary election held in such district at the time above stated and that it correctly exhibits the total number of names of persons entitled to vote, the entire number of votes cast for each political party at such election, the total number of ballots rejected belonging to each party respectively; also the number of votes received by any person who is a candidate of any party for any office or position named on any ballot or ballots cast at such election. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this ........................... day of ....................... one thousand nine hundred and ...................... . .................................................) District Board ..................................................) of Registry ..................................................) and Election." ..................................................)
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-44 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-44
Solicitation of candidates for contributions
Status: in_force

No person shall demand, solicit, ask or invite any candidate for nomination or election to public office or party position to subscribe for the support of any club or organization, or to buy tickets to any entertainment or ball, or to pay for space in any book, program, periodical or publication. This prohibition shall not apply to the solicitation of business advertising in periodicals in which the candidate was a regular advertiser prior to his candidacy, nor to ordinary business advertising, nor to the regular payments to any organizations, religious, charitable or otherwise, of which he was a member, or to which he was a contributor for more than six months before his candidacy, nor to any ordinary contributions at church services.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-23 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-23
Vacation of office when nomination or election void
Status: in_force

When the nomination or election of a person to public office within this State or any of its political subdivisions shall have been declared null and void, such person shall remove or be removed from such office. It shall be lawful for the Attorney-General to institute a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ to remove from office a person whose nomination or election shall be void under the provisions of this Title. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 325, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-18.3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-18.3
Filing of original registry lists
Status: in_force

The county clerk, after causing copies of such registry lists to be printed, shall file the original registry lists in his office and keep same on file for one year. L.1947, c. 347, p. 1138, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-32 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-32
Contributions by insurance corporations
Status: in_force

No insurance corporation or association doing business in this state shall, directly or indirectly, pay or use, or offer, consent or agree to pay or use, any money or property for or in aid of any political party, committee, organization or corporation, or for or in aid of any candidate for political office, or for nomination for such office, or for any political purpose whatsoever, or for the reimbursement or indemnification of any person for money or property so used. Any officer, director, stockholder, attorney or agent of any corporation or association which violates any of the provisions of this title, who participates in, aids, abets, or advises or consents to any such violation, and any person who solicits or knowingly receives any money or property in violation of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-32 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-32
Attendance at elections; admission to polling places
Status: in_force

The superintendent, his subordinates, or any person or persons designated by him, may attend at any election, any of whom shall be admitted at any time within any polling place and within the guard rails thereof. L.1947, c. 167, p. 728, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 19:52-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 52 / Section 52-6
Locking machine, rechecking, cost, deposit; irregular ballots, disposition.
Status: in_force

19:52-6. For voting machines that are exempted by paragraph (2) of subsection b. of R.S.19:48-1, the district election officers shall, as soon as the count is completed and fully ascertained, as by this subtitle required, lock the counter compartment and it shall so remain for a period of 13 days, except it be opened by order of a judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county. Within such period and upon written request of any defeated candidate, or in the case where a public question is involved upon petition of any 10 qualified voters of a county or municipality using machines who voted in the election in question, the judge shall, at a cost of $2.00 per district to the candidate or petitioners, order the machines in question opened and the registering counters rechecked against the election officers' returns. Any candidate or petitioners requesting such recheck, shall deposit with the county clerk, the amount necessary for all the districts requested. The county clerk, if it appears that an error or errors have occurred as a result of which the election is changed or the difference between the negative and affirmative of any public question is altered so as to change the results of the election, shall upon the warrant of such judge of the Superior Court, pay to such candidate or petitioners the cost of such recheck. In the event it shall appear after such recheck that the results of the election remain unchanged, the county clerk shall, upon the warrant of such judge, pay the funds so deposited into the county treasury. Such recheck shall be made under the supervision of the county election officials and in co-operation with the parties at interest or their representatives. When irregular ballots of whatever description have been voted, the district election officers shall return all such ballots in a properly secured package indorsed "irregular ballots" and return and file such package with the municipal clerk at the same time the original statement of the results of the election made by them is filed. Such package shall be preserved for 6 months next succeeding such election, and it shall not be opened or its contents examined during that time except by the order of a judge of a court lawfully empowered to direct the same to be opened and examined. At the end of the 6 months, such packages may be opened and the ballots disposed of at the discretion of the official having charge thereof. Amended by L.1942, c. 56, p. 293, s. 1; L.1943, c. 80, p. 298, s. 1; L.1953, c. 19, p. 356, s. 59; L.1955, c. 260, p. 950, s. 1; 2023, c.124, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.13
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: In our representative form of government, it is essential that individuals who are elected to public office have the trust, respect and confidence of the citizenry; and All individuals, businesses, associations, and other persons have a right to participate fully in the political process of New Jersey, including making and soliciting contributions to candidates, political parties and holders of public office; and When a person or business interest makes or solicits major contributions to obtain a contract awarded by a government agency or independent authority, this constitutes a violation of the public's trust in government and raises legitimate public concerns about whether the contract has been awarded on the basis of merit; and The growing infusion of funds donated by business entities into the political process at all levels of government has generated widespread cynicism among the public that special interest groups are "buying" favors from elected officeholders; and For the purposes of protecting the integrity of government contractual decisions and of improving the public's confidence in government, it is a compelling interest of this State to prohibit awarding government contracts to business entities which are also contributors to candidates and the holders of public office; and Recent legal and policy changes have led to the proliferation of entities using their nonprofit tax status to promote candidates and spend money in political campaigns in an unlimited and unregulated fashion, allowing those entities to raise and spend significant sums of money in the political process in a manner that is not disclosed to the public; and Although the right of the public and organizations to participate in the political process and to support candidates of their choosing is fundamental to a vibrant democracy, reasonable safeguards on campaign contributions are an important part of the political process to ensure the public is protected from public corruption or the appearance thereof; and It is contrary to the public interest to allow unlimited campaign contributions to be made to entities supporting or opposing candidates for political office that are not subject to public disclosure; and It is preferable that campaign contributions to candidates, political party committees, legislative leadership committees, and other committees be regulated and subject to public disclosure, rather than be unlimited, unregulated, and undisclosed; and Encouraging entities to support candidates for public office in a regulated and transparent manner is essential to build public trust in their elected officials; and Transparent and regulated campaign contributions serve as an important safeguard against corruption by ensuring the public has essential information available to make informed decisions when exercising their voting preferences; and The so-called dark money political committees serve to weaken the trust of the public in their elected officials, whether those officials are benefitting from contributions from those entities or not; and Although the right of individuals and businesses to make campaign contributions is unequivocal, that right may be limited, even abrogated, when such contributions promote the actuality or appearance of public corruption; and It is essential that the public have confidence that the selection of State contractors is based on merit and not on political contributions made by such contractors and it is essential that the public have trust in the processes by which taxpayer dollars are spent; and It has long been the public policy of this State to secure for the taxpayers the benefits of competition, to promote the public good by promoting the honesty and integrity of bidders for public contracts and the system, and to guard against favoritism, improvidence, extravagance and corruption in order to benefit the taxpayers; and In the procurement process, our public policy grants to the State broad discretion, taking into consideration all factors, to award a contract to a bidder whose proposal will be most advantageous to the State; and The operations of the State government must be effectively and fairly managed to ensure public order and prosperity, and malfeasance, in whatever form it may take, must be confronted and uprooted; and The Legislature must safeguard the integrity of State government procurement by imposing restrictions on State agencies and independent authorities to insulate the negotiation and award of State contracts from political contributions that pose the risk of improper influence, purchase of access, or the appearance thereof. L.2005,c.51,s.1; amended 2023, c.30, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 19:60-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-6
Certificate accompanying nominating petition.
Status: in_force

6. Accompanying the nominating petition and to be filed therewith, there shall be a certificate signed by the person endorsed in the petition stating that: a. The person is qualified to be elected to the office for which the person is nominated, including a specific affirmation that the person is not disqualified as a voter pursuant to R.S.19:4-1 and that the person has not been convicted of a disqualifying crime pursuant to N.J.S.18A:12-1; b. The person consents to stand as a candidate for election; and c. If elected, the person agrees to accept and qualify into that office.
L.1995, c.278, s.6; amended 2017, c.219.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-9
Duplicate nominations for same office; selection of column and designation
Status: in_force

A candidate who receives more than one nomination for the same office, either from more than one political party or from more than one group of petitioners, or from one or more political parties and one or more groups of petitioners, shall have his name printed on the official general election ballot in only one column to be selected by him from among the columns to which his nominations entitle him, and shall have such designations after his name as he shall select, consisting of the names of the political parties nominating him, with the words "Indorsed By" , if he so desires, and the several designations to which he is entitled by the other nominations, if any, and printed in such order as he shall select. The candidate shall file with the secretary of state or county clerk, as the case may be, his selection of his column, and the designations to follow his name and their order. Unless such selection is so filed within seven days after the primary election, the secretary of state or county clerk, as the case may be, shall determine in what column and with what designations his name shall be printed. The designations shall be printed in small type, and if necessary, in several lines or in a line below his name and may be abbreviated.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15A-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-8
Application of provisions of act.
Status: in_force

24. The provisions of this act, P.L.2021, c.40 (C.19:15A-1 et al.), shall only apply to the 2021 general election and general elections thereafter; the 2022 primary election and primary elections thereafter; and, if adopted by a municipal governing body, a municipal election conducted in May 2022 and municipal elections conducted in May thereafter. L.2021, c.40, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-41 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-41
Officers in charge
Status: in_force

All of the members of the district board shall conduct the primary election for all political parties holding primary elections under this title.
N.J. Stat. § 19:52-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 52 / Section 52-8
Voter security, paper ballots, privacy sleeves, screens, shield, curtain.
Status: in_force

1. In a manner consistent with the requirement for voting machines to secure the voter's secrecy in the act of voting as required under R.S.19:48-1, and for electronic voting systems to provide for the secrecy of a voter's vote under sections 3 and 6 of P.L.1973, c.82 (C.19:53A-3 and C.19:53A-6): a. In all counties wherein voters use hand-marked paper ballots to cast the voter's vote, a privacy sleeve into which the voted ballot can be inserted and fully shielded from view shall be provided to the voter. b. In all counties wherein ballot scanning machines are used to cast hand-marked paper ballots, the county shall ensure that privacy is maintained as the voter inserts the voted ballot into the ballot scanning machine. c. In all counties wherein voters use a direct recording electronic voting machine to cast the voter's vote, the direct recording electronic voting machine shall contain a privacy screen, shield, or curtain so that privacy is maintained as the voter casts the voter's vote. L.2022, c.67, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-16 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-16
Removal, destruction, mutilation of registry, voters' lists.
Status: in_force

19:34-16. A person who shall remove, destroy or mutilate any registry list or copy thereof, or who before an election closes shall remove, destroy or mutilate any list of voters posted in accordance with this title, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.35.
N.J. Stat. § 19:20-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-2
Statement of determination
Status: in_force

The board in the case of an election for a member of the senate, members of the general assembly, or other officer elected or public question approved or rejected by all of the voters of the county, except for members of the house of representatives, shall make two statements of its determination in substantially the following form: "A statement of the determination of the board of county canvassers relative to an election held in the county of on the day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and , for the election of a member of the senate, members of the general assembly of this state, and a sheriff and coroners for said county and public questions (naming the officers and public questions, as the case may be). The said board does determine that at the said election, was duly elected a member of the senate of this state; were duly elected members of the general assembly; was duly elected sheriff and were duly elected coroners for said county, and public questions were approved or rejected (as the case may be)."
N.J. Stat. § 19:29-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-7
Witnesses required to testify
Status: in_force

The judge may require any person called as a witness who voted at such election to answer touching his qualification as a voter, and if the court, from his examination, or otherwise, is satisfied that he was not a qualified voter in the election district where he voted, he may compel him to disclose for whom he voted. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 344, s. 37.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44B-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44B / Section 44B-6
Willful and knowledgeable failure to file or filing false statement; penalty
Status: in_force

a. A candidate who willfully and knowingly fails or refuses to file a financial disclosure statement on a date prior to the election for which he has filed a declaration of candidacy or a petition to appear on the ballot shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. b. A candidate who willfully and knowingly files any financial disclosure statement which is false, inaccurate or incomplete in any substantial and material manner or particular, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1981, c. 129, s. 6, eff. May 1, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-12 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-12
Interference with sealing of ballot boxes, bags; third degree crime.
Status: in_force

19:32-12. Any person preventing, hindering or interfering with the said superintendent or his chief deputy or assistants in sealing such ballot box or boxes or bag or bags shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-13
Vacancies caused by death or declining the office; new petition; oath of allegiance
Status: in_force

Should any person indorsed in any petition as a candidate to be voted for at any primary election, except for the office of "Choice for President," delegates and alternates to national conventions, Governor, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, State Senator, members of the General Assembly, and any county office, die within three days after the last day for filing such petition, or in writing filed within three days after the last day for filing such petition with the county clerk or municipal clerk with whom such petition had been filed, decline to stand as a candidate, the vacancy or vacancies thus caused shall be filled by a majority of the persons signing the petition in and by which the person so dying or declining was indorsed, filing within three days after the occurrence of the vacancy with the municipal clerk, a new petition, setting forth the name of the person dying or declining the office for which he was indorsed, and the name of the person to be substituted, to which shall be annexed the oath of allegiance prescribed in section 41:1-1 of the Revised Statutes duly taken and subscribed by the person so nominated before an officer authorized to take oaths in this State. Such petition shall be verified by three of the signers, and shall have the same force and effect as the original petition. Amended by L.1942, c. 50, p. 284, s. 9; L.1949, c. 24, p. 78, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-11.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-11.1
Filling of vacancies in Legislature.
Status: in_force

7. When any vacancy happens in the Legislature otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by election for the unexpired term only at the next general election occurring not less than 51 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, except that no such vacancy shall be filled at the general election which immediately precedes the expiration of the term in which the vacancy occurs. In the event a vacancy eligible to be filled by election hereunder occurs on or before the sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election, such petitions may be prepared and filed for nomination in that primary election in the manner provided by article 3 of chapter 23 of this Title. In the event the vacancy occurs after that sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election for the general election, a political party may select a candidate for the office in question in the manner prescribed in subsections a. and b. of R.S.19:13-20 for selecting candidates to fill vacancies among candidates nominated at primary elections for the general elections. A statement of such selection under R.S.19:13-20 shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than the 48th day preceding the date of the general election. Besides the selection of candidates by each political party, candidates may also be nominated by petition in a manner similar to direct nomination by petition for the general election; but if the candidate of any party to fill the vacancy will be chosen at a primary election, such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State at least 64 days prior to the primary election; and if no candidate of any party will be chosen at a primary election, such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than 12 o'clock noon of the day on which the first selection meeting by any party is held under this section to select a nominee to fill the vacancy. When the vacancy occurs in the Senate or General Assembly, the county clerk of each county which is comprised in whole or part in the Senate or General Assembly district shall forthwith give notice thereof to the chairman of the county committee of each political party and in counties of the first class to the county board. The county clerk shall print on the ballots for the territory affected, in the personal choice column, the title of office and leave a proper space under such title of office; and print the title of office and the names of such persons as have been duly nominated, in their proper columns. L.1988, c.126, s.7; amended 1990, c.56, s.2; 2005, c.136, s.41; 2011, c.37, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 19:13-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-8
Candidate nominated by petition, conditions for acceptance of nomination.
Status: in_force

19:13-8. A candidate nominated for an office in a petition shall manifest his acceptance of such nomination by a written acceptance thereof, signed by his hand, upon or annexed to such petition, to which shall be annexed the oath of allegiance prescribed in section 41:1-1 of the Revised Statutes duly taken and subscribed by him before an officer authorized to take oaths in this State, or if the same person be named for the same office in more than one petition, annexed to one of such petitions. Such acceptance shall certify that the candidate is a resident of and a legal voter in the jurisdiction of the office for which the nomination is made. No candidate so named shall sign such acceptance if he has signed an acceptance for the primary nomination or any other petition of nomination under this chapter for such office. In addition, no candidate named in a petition for the office of member of the House of Representatives shall sign an acceptance if the candidate has signed an acceptance for the primary nomination or any other petition of nomination for the office of member of the House of Representatives in another congressional district in the same calendar year. Each candidate filing an acceptance of nomination for election to the office of Governor or the office of member of the Senate or General Assembly shall annex to such petitions a statement signed by the candidate that he or she: a. has not been convicted of any offense graded by Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes as a crime of the first, second, third or fourth degree, or any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this State, would constitute such a crime; or b. has been so convicted, in which case, the candidate shall disclose on the statement the crime for which convicted, the date and place of the conviction and the penalties imposed for the conviction. Such a candidate may, as an alternative, submit with the statement a copy of an official document that provides such information. If the candidate has been convicted of more than one criminal offense, such information about each conviction shall be provided. Records expunged pursuant to chapter 52 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes shall not be subject to disclosure. If the same person is nominated for the same office in more than one petition, the statement shall be annexed to one of such petitions. Amended 1949, c.24, s.2; 1998, c.147, s.1; 2004, c.26, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-42.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-42.1
Annual notice
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall, during the week of the third Monday in January of every year, send written notification to each State employee and each county and municipal clerk of the prohibitions of this act, and shall at the same time publicize such written notification. L.1975, c. 70, s. 2, eff. April 24, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-9
Persons in polling place allowed to vote at closing of polls
Status: in_force

After the hour fixed for closing the polls voters already within such place or room or in line shall be permitted to prepare and cast their ballots.
N.J. Stat. § 19:13-14 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-14
Procedure; highest aggregate of votes to determine party candidates
Status: in_force

The nomination of candidates for the general election by means of the primary election shall be carried out in the manner hereinafter provided, and in such election the person having in the aggregate the highest number of votes shall be the candidate of his respective party for the office to be filled. In case more than one person is to be elected to the same or similar office, the persons having the highest number of votes to the extent of the number of offices to be filled shall be the candidates of their respective parties for such offices.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-25 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-25
Sitting on general election days required.
Status: in_force

19:6-25. The county boards in each of the counties shall sit on the day of the general election at the office of the county boards between the hours of 5:00 A.M. and midnight. Amended 2001, c.245, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-1
Registration required to vote
Status: in_force

19:31-1. No person shall be permitted to vote at any election unless such person shall have been registered in the manner hereinafter in this chapter provided. Amended 1940,c.18; 1940,c.19; 1981,c.462,s.23; 1994,c.182,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:25-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-3
Presidential candidates.
Status: in_force

1. Not less than 1,000 voters of any political party may file a petition with the Secretary of State on or before the 64th day before a primary election in any year in which a President of the United States is to be chosen, requesting that the name of the person indorsed therein as a candidate of such party for the office of President of the United States shall be printed upon the official primary ballot of that party for the then ensuing election for delegates and alternates to the national convention of such party. The petition shall be prepared and filed in the form and manner herein required for the indorsement of candidates to be voted for at the primary election for the general election, except that the candidate shall not be permitted to have a designation or slogan following his name, and that it shall not be necessary to have the consent of such candidate for President indorsed on the petition. L.1952, c.2, s.1; amended 1985, c.92, s.23; 2001, c.211, s.3; 2005, c.136, s.37; 2011, c.37, s.15; 2011, c.134, s.35.
N.J. Stat. § 19:46-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 46 / Section 46-6
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby established the New Jersey Redistricting Commission, which shall establish the Congressional districts for use in the decade of the 1990s. L.1991,c.510,s.1; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-29 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-29
Obstructing or interfering with voter
Status: in_force

No person shall by abduction, duress or any forcible or fraudulent device or contrivance whatever, impede, prevent or otherwise interfere with the free exercise of the elective franchise by any voter; or compel, induce or prevail upon any voter either to vote or refrain from voting at any election, or to vote or refrain from voting for any particular person or persons at any election.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.18 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.18
Report of contributions by business entities as part of State procurement process.
Status: in_force

6. Prior to awarding any contract or agreement to procure services or any material, supplies or equipment from, or for the acquisition, sale, or lease of any land or building from or to, any business entity, the State or any of its purchasing agents or agencies, as the case may be, shall require, as part of the procurement process, the business entity to report all contributions the business entity made during the preceding four years to any political organization organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code that also meets the definition of a "continuing political committee" within the meaning of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3). Such reporting shall be made in a manner and form to be developed by the State Treasurer with the advice of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, which agencies shall promulgate regulations to effect and implement this disclosure obligation. Such reports shall be subject to review by the State Treasurer. If the State Treasurer determines that any such contribution, or any other act that would constitute a breach of contract pursuant to section 9 of this act, poses a conflict of interest in the awarding of any contract or agreement, the State Treasurer shall disqualify such business entity from bidding on or being awarded such contract or agreement. L.2005,c.51,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-55 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-55
Requirements for re-establishing offices.
Status: in_force

2. Once the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections has been abolished in a county pursuant to P.L.2018, c.163 (C.19:32-54 et al.), the county shall not be permitted to re-establish the offices and return to them the functions, powers, and duties provided by law until the following requirements have been met in the following order: a. at least five years shall have passed since the offices were abolished; b. a new ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, providing for the re-establishment of the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections, and the return of the functions, powers, and duties of each office provided by law from the county board of elections, shall be adopted by the county's governing body and a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, together with a tally of the vote to adopt it, shall be filed with the Secretary of State within 10 days after the adoption; c. a written report shall be prepared for the secretary that: (1) explains why the governing body of the county believes the re-establishment of the office of superintendent and the office of deputy superintendent is necessary; (2) presents a plan for how the offices shall be re-established and shall work in conjunction with the county clerk and the county board of elections; and (3) includes the financial information necessary to prove that re-establishing the offices shall improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of: (a) operating and administering State, county, school, municipal, special, and federal elections; (b) maintaining and distributing voting machines; and (c) overseeing the administration of voter registration in the county; and d. the re-establishment of the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections shall be approved by the secretary after the secretary has had a maximum of 90 days to review the report. The secretary shall be authorized to receive answers to such questions that the secretary deems necessary to ask to ensure that the operation and administration of elections, maintenance and distribution of voting machines, and administration of voter registration shall be conducted by the county in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. In the event that the secretary decides that the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections should be re-established in a county, qualified individuals to serve in each office shall be appointed as provided by law and the functions, powers, and duties of the offices shall be re-established within one year after the secretary's decision. L.2018, c.163, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-30 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-30
Attorney general to designate information to be sent
Status: in_force

When under the provisions of this title it shall be necessary to mail to the voters any portion of the statute law of the state or any portion of the state constitution, the attorney general shall designate by writing filed with the secretary of state what portion of the statute law or state constitution shall be so printed and mailed.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.1
State House Commission, convening of and action by
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this act, a vote by the majority of the members of the State House Commission shall constitute valid action by said commission, and the said State House Commission shall be convened by any member thereof. L.1940, c. 197, p. 847, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-6
Prohibited actions in polling place on election day; exception for simulated voting.
Status: in_force

19:34-6. a. If a person shall on election day tamper, deface or interfere with any polling booth or obstruct the entrance to any polling place, or obstruct or interfere with any voter, or loiter in or near the polling place, or, with the purpose to obstruct or interfere with any voter or to unduly delay other voters from voting, spend an inordinate amount of time in the polling booth, or do any electioneering within any polling place or within one hundred feet thereof, or within 200 feet thereof if the electioneering prohibition is extended at the discretion of a county board of elections, he shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. b. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a minor from entering a polling place on the day of an election to vote in a simulated election at that polling place, or persons from supervising or working at a polling place in a simulated election in which minors vote, provided that the county board of elections has determined that the polling place can accommodate simulated election activities without interfering with the orderly conduct of the official voting process. Amended 1940, c.199, s.3; 1948, c.438, s.12; 2000, c.173, s.2; 2005, c.154, s.26; 2025, c.92, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-7
Attendance at elections; admission to polling places
Status: in_force

The superintendent, his subordinates, or any person or persons designated by him, may attend at any election, any of whom shall be admitted at any time within any polling place and within the guard rails thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 19:13-11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-11
Determination of validity of objections.
Status: in_force

19:13-11. The officer with whom the original petition was filed shall in the first instance pass upon the validity of such objection in a summary way unless an order shall be made in the matter by a court of competent jurisdiction and for this purpose such officer shall have power to subpoena witnesses and take testimony or depositions. He shall file his determination in writing in his office on or before the ninth day after the last day for the filing of petitions, which determination shall be open for public inspection. In the case of petitions nominating electors of candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, which candidates have not been nominated at a convention of a political party as defined by this Title, the Secretary of State shall file his or her determination in writing in his or her office on or before the 93rd day before the general election, which determination shall be open for public inspection. amended 1942, c.50, s.1; 1948, c.2, s.18; 1985, c.92, s.9; 1989, c.70, s.2; 1998, c.147, s.3; 2011, c.37, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-8
Persons allowed in polling place; simulated voting.
Status: in_force

19:15-8. a. No person shall be allowed or permitted to be present in the polling place or polling room during the progress of the election except the officers connected with the election, persons connected with the operation of a simulated election for minors as described in subsection b. of this section, the several candidates, the duly authorized challengers, such voters as are present for the purpose of voting and their dependent children, minors present for the purpose of voting in a simulated election, and such officers as may be duly detailed to be present, pursuant to this title, for preserving the peace or enforcing the provisions hereof. b. A county board of elections may authorize a simulated election for minors at a polling place, provided the simulated election does not interfere with the orderly conduct of the official voting process. Amended 1994, c.154; s.1; 2000, c.173, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-49 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-49
Abetting violations of title.
Status: in_force

19:34-49. Any candidate who procures, aids, assists, counsels, advises or knowingly permits any person to violate this title shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.49.
N.J. Stat. § 19:8-11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-11
By whom provided and repaired
Status: in_force

The county board in counties of the first class and the board of chosen freeholders in counties other than counties of the first class shall provide sufficient ballot boxes for use in the polling places of each election district within the county; and the clerks of the several municipalities shall keep in repair and store the ballot boxes at the cost and expense of the municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-1
False registration or transfer; penalties.
Status: in_force

19:34-1. If any member of the district board shall willfully refuse to enter in the canvassing books or upon the registers the name of any person legally entitled to vote, or shall register the name of any person contrary to the provisions of this title, such member shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Any person who shall cause or procure his name to be registered in more than one election district, or shall cause or procure his name or that of any other person to be registered, knowing that he or such other person is not entitled to vote in the election district wherein such registry is made at the next election to be held therein, shall be punished for each such offense and shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. No district board shall execute or deliver to any voter any paper in the nature of a transfer, purporting to authorize him to vote in any other election district unless he is actually registered as now provided by law. Any officer or employee who shall willfully fail to perform or enforce any of the provisions of this title or who shall unlawfully or fraudulently remove any registration records, or who shall willfully destroy any record directed by this title to be kept, or any person who shall willfully or fraudulently register more than once, or register under any but his true name, or attempt to vote by impersonating another who is registered, or who willfully registers in any election district where he is not a resident at the time of registering, or who violates any of the provisions of this title, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 19:16-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-5
Invalid ballots marked "void," numbering, stringing
Status: in_force

19:16-5. In every case in which a ballot shall be declared invalid, the same shall not be canvassed or counted, but shall be marked "void" on the outside thereof, and shall be numbered consecutively along with valid ballots, and shall be preserved like other ballots and placed in proper order on the string or wire with the valid ballots. Ballots which shall be declared invalid with respect to a part of the officers to be voted for or public questions to be voted upon shall be canvassed, estimated and numbered with respect to the part which is not invalid and preserved as other ballots and placed in their proper order on the string with the valid ballots. Amended 1992,c.3,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:9-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-4
Distribution of supplies by county clerks
Status: in_force

Where such supplies prepared either by the secretary of state or the county clerk shall be required in a municipality the county clerk shall deliver the same to a member of the district board at his office, or in any other way that he sees fit, on or before the time they are so required and take a receipt for the same, which receipt shall indicate the time when the supplies were delivered by the county clerk and the time when they were received by such member. The county clerk shall file such receipt in his office for at least one year.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-50 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-50
Committeemen acting after their election voided
Status: in_force

Any person chosen as member of the state committee, county committee, or any municipal committee of any political party who shall sit or perform any duty, or exercise any functions as a member of such committee after his election thereto shall have been declared null and void, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each member of any such committee who shall vote to recognize any such member after such election shall have been declared null and void shall likewise be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-2
Filling of public offices, vacancies; public questions; exceptions
Status: in_force

19:3-2. All elective public offices in this State or any of its political subdivisions, except such as are provided by law to be filled at special, municipal or school elections, shall be filled at the general elections as hereinafter provided. All vacancies in public offices to be filled by election, except such as are provided by law to be filled at special or municipal elections, shall be filled at the general elections. All public questions to be voted upon by the people of the entire State and all other public questions, except such as are provided by law to be decided at any other elections, shall be voted upon and decided at the general elections. Amended 1948,c.438,s.2; 1995,c.278,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53B-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53B / Section 53B-2
Distribution, use of emergency ballots
Status: in_force

11. a. The board shall not permit other emergency ballots to be used at an election except the emergency ballots which are provided for by this amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1992, c.3 (C.19:53B-1 et al.). It shall confine the distribution and use of the emergency ballots to the polling room and election district in the manner herein directed, and shall not distribute emergency ballots, other than official sample emergency ballots as herein provided, outside the polling place or election district. b. The board shall not keep emergency ballots or pre-punched single-hole plain white envelopes to enclose emergency ballots cast during the election in a polling booth or, if a polling booth is unusable, in the area designated for voters to mark the emergency ballot. c. The board shall cause each booth or voting area in a polling place to be kept provided with sufficient lead pencils to enable the voters to mark their emergency ballots. d. The county board of elections shall prepare complete written instructions regarding the procedures for the use of the emergency ballot boxes for each district board member. The board members shall be orally instructed on the procedures for the use of emergency ballots at the training classes held for the board members. L.1992,c.3,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-8
Arrangement of ballots.
Status: in_force

19:14-8. In the columns of each of the political parties which made nominations at the next preceding primary election to the general election and in the personal choice column, within the space between the two-point hair line rules, there shall be printed the title of each office to be filled at such election, except as hereinafter provided. Such titles of office shall be arranged in the following order: electors of President and Vice-President of the United States; member of the United States Senate; Governor; member of the House of Representatives; member of the State Senate; members of the General Assembly; county executive, in counties that have adopted the county executive plan of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.); sheriff; county clerk; surrogate; register of deeds and mortgages; county supervisor; members of the board of chosen freeholders; coroners; mayor and members of municipal governing bodies, and any other titles of office. Candidates for members of a school board and for members of a board of fire commissioners shall be listed in a section of the ballot that is separate from the section featuring other candidates whenever possible in a layout at the discretion of the county clerk. Above each of such titles of office, except the one at the top, shall be printed a two-point diagram rule in place of the two-point hair line rule. Below the titles of such offices shall be printed the names of the candidates for the offices. The arrangement of the names of candidates for any office for which more than one are to be elected shall be determined in the manner hereinafter provided, as in the case of candidates nominated by petition. When no nomination for an office has been made the words "No Nomination Made" in type large enough to fill the entire space or spaces below the title of office shall be printed upon the ballot. Immediately to the left of the name of each candidate, at the extreme left of each column, including the personal choice column, shall be printed a square, one-quarter of an inch in size, formed by two-point diagram rules. In the personal choice column no names of candidates shall be printed. To the right of the title of each office in the party columns and the personal choice column shall be printed the words "Vote for," inserting in words the number of persons to be elected to such office. amended 1951, c.315, s.1; 1995, c.191, s.1; 2005, c.136, s.23; 2011, c.134, s.21; 2011, c.202, s.27; 2017, c.206, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:58-33 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33
Violations; disenfranchisement.
Status: in_force

33. Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this act, or who, not being entitled to vote under this act, fraudulently votes, or attempts to vote thereunder or enables, or attempts to enable another person, not entitled to vote thereunder, to vote thereunder, or who prevents or attempts to prevent by fraud the voting of any person legally entitled to vote under this act, or who knowingly certifies falsely in any paper required to be executed under this act, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree and upon conviction thereof shall be subject, in addition to such other penalties as are authorized by law, to disenfranchisement while serving a sentence of incarceration unless and until pardoned or restored by law to the right of suffrage. L.1964, c.134, s.33; amended 2005, c.154, s.59; 2019, c.270, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-5
Proclamation.
Status: in_force

19:27-5. Every writ of election issued under the provisions of this title shall be of the nature of a proclamation, and shall be signed by the Governor. Amended 1988, c. 126, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:4-15 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-15
Division of election district, timing.
Status: in_force

6. a. No county board shall make division of an election district in any year in the period commencing 82 days before the primary election for the general election, and the day of the general election. b. To facilitate the use of Federal decennial census populations for apportionment and redistricting purposes and notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other law, no election districts shall, except with the prior approval of the Secretary of State, be created, abolished, divided or consolidated between January 1 of any year whose last digit is 7 and December 1 of any year whose last digit is 0. L.1976, c.83, s.6; amended 2005, c.136, s.4; 2011, c.134, s.4; 2023, c.16, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53 / Section 53-1
Unauthorized possession of equipment, tampering, etc., crime.
Status: in_force

19:53-1. Any unauthorized person found in possession of any such voting machine in use or to be used in any election, or keys thereof, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Any person willfully tampering or attempting to tamper with, disarrange, deface or impair in any manner whatsoever, or destroy any such voting machine while the same is in use at any election, or who shall, after such machine is locked in order to preserve the registration or record of any election made by the same, tamper or attempt to tamper with any such voting machine, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.53.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-33 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-33
When referendum notices unnecessary
Status: in_force

It shall not be necessary for the secretary of state, or any other official, to cause notice to be published of any state-wide proposition directed by the legislature to be submitted to the people, nor shall it be necessary for the secretary of state, or any other official, to cause to be printed and mailed to the registered voters copies of the act or acts to be voted upon.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-11.8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-11.8
Additional reporting requirements on currency contributions.
Status: in_force

1. Any candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee, legislative leadership committee, or other person or group required to report a contribution to the commission pursuant to P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.) shall, in addition to the reporting requirements set forth in that act, unless specifically required in another provision of that act, file a report with the commission on any contribution accepted in currency, regardless of the amount of that contribution. The report shall be in the manner required by the commission. Such report shall include the name and mailing address of each contributor, the occupation of the contributor and the amount of the currency contribution, and the name and mailing address of the contributor's employer. If the currency is contributed in response to a public solicitation, such report shall also include the name and mailing address of each individual that contributed currency to the solicitation, the occupation of the individual and the amount of the contribution, and the name and mailing address of the individual's employer. L.2004,c.28,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-5
Emergency ballots; preparation; use
Status: in_force

If at any election the ballots to be furnished therefor shall not be delivered at the time above mentioned, or if after delivery they shall be destroyed or stolen and other official ballots cannot be obtained in time for such election, the clerk of the county or municipality, or the district board, as the case may require, shall cause other ballots to be prepared as nearly in the form heretofore prescribed as practicable, but without the indorsement on the top. Upon the receipt of ballots thus prepared from the clerk of the county or municipality, accompanied by a statement, under oath, of the person preparing the same, that they have been so prepared and furnished because the original ballots have so failed to be received or have been destroyed or stolen, and that other official ballots could not be obtained in time for such election, or where the district board has caused such unofficial ballots to be prepared, the board shall cause the ballots so substituted to be used at the election.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-28 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-28
Threatening or intimidating voters
Status: in_force

No person shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person in his behalf, make use of, or threaten to make use of, any force, violence or restraint, or inflict or threaten the infliction, by himself or through any other person, of any injury, damage, harm or loss, or in any manner to practice intimidation upon or against any person, in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting at any election, or to vote or refrain from voting for any particular person or persons at any election, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting at any election. Amended by L.1940, c. 199, p. 854, s. 9; L.1948, c. 438, p. 1705, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 19:36-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 36 / Section 36-3
Organization, performance of duties.
Status: in_force

19:36-3. After choosing a president and secretary from their own body, such electors shall proceed to perform the duties required of them by the constitution and laws of the United States, and in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this act, P.L.2007, c.334 (C.19:36-4) in any year in which, on July 20, the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote" is in effect in states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes, and the State of New Jersey remains a member of that agreement. Amended 2007, c.334, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-4
Offices, equipment and supplies
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of the counties shall provide suitable room or rooms for the transaction of the business of such superintendent and procure suitable furniture therefor and any books, stationery, fuel and supplies that may be necessary from time to time. It shall provide a proper place for the safe-keeping of the records and papers.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-27.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-27.1
Ineligibility of certain candidates for public financing.
Status: in_force

1. Whenever an individual who formed, assisted in the formation of, or was involved in any way in the management of: an issue advocacy organization organized under section 527 of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.527); an organization organized under paragraph (4) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.501); or an organization organized under any other current or future section of the federal Internal Revenue Code which the Election Law Enforcement Commission determines is similar to any of the organizations described above; becomes a candidate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, those candidates shall be ineligible to receive public financing for the candidate's campaign, pursuant to P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-27 et seq.), unless the organization agrees to disclose the name of each of its contributors and the amount of each contribution and expenditure from the date occurring four years prior to the date the individual becomes a candidate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor through the date that the candidate ceases to be a candidate. L.2001, c.20, s.1; amended 2009, c.66, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 19:13-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-14.1
Primary candidate for municipal office may not serve as other political party candidate in general election.
Status: in_force

3. A person whose name appears on the ballot at a primary election for the general election as a candidate for nomination by a political party for any municipal office shall not be eligible to serve as the candidate of any other political party for that office in that municipality at the general election following that primary. L.1990,c.57,s.3; amended 2005, c.136, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-18.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-18.1
Challenged voter may establish right to vote
Status: in_force

2. a. Any voter whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county but who is challenged as not qualified or entitled to vote by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of a district board of elections shall be permitted to establish his right to vote by: (1) signing an affidavit which states the voter's qualifications to vote on forms to be supplied by the superintendent of elections in those counties having a superintendent of elections or by the commissioner of registration in all other counties, and; (2) presenting for inspection a suitable identifying document, which may be, but is not limited to, the following: (a) a valid New Jersey driver's license; (b) a sample ballot which lists the voter's name and address; (c) an official federal, State, county or municipal document which lists the voter's name and address; (d) a utility or telephone bill or tax or rent receipt dated; or (e) a piece of mail postmarked, on or after the 60th day before the day of the election at which the voter is challenged. b. A copy of the affidavit signed by the challenged voter shall be given to that person. c. The affidavit, or a form attached to it, shall state: (1) the means by which a person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county but who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections may seek to establish the person's right to vote, as provided in subsection a. of this section; (2) that a challenger who succeeds in denying a voter the right to vote must sign an affidavit stating the reason why the voter is not entitled to vote and must furnish a copy of the affidavit to the challenged voter, as provided in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.249 (C.19:15-18.2); (3) the legal remedy which a person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county but who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections and denied the right to vote may use to seek permission to vote, as provided in section 6 of P.L.1991, c.249 (C.19:15-18.3). d. In counties in which the primary language of 10% or more of the registered voters is Spanish, the affidavit and instructions for its completion and the information required by subsection c. of this section shall appear in both English and Spanish. L.1991,c.249,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-9
Prompting voter.
Status: in_force

19:34-9. Any person who shall prompt a voter in answering any questions provided by this title shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. Amended 2005, c.154, s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 19:45-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-1.1
State to pay all expenses
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions in chapter 45 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes to the contrary, the State shall pay all expenses incurred by any of its political subdivisions in connection with any special election held for the purpose of filling a vacancy occurring in the Senate or General Assembly. When such a special election has been held, the Secretary of State shall notify all affected political subdivisions that the State shall pay all expenses incurred in connection with that election. L. 1981, c.429, s. 7; amended by L. 1987, c. 253, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-17.1
Nominations, appointments; timeframe.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of R.S.19:6-18 requiring appointments to be made on or before March 1, the initial nomination and appointment to increase the membership of the county boards of elections by two additional members, as provided by the action to increase membership under P.L.2019, c.191 (C.19:6-17.1 et al.) amending R.S.19-6-17, shall be made not less than 10 business days following the adoption of increase in membership of the county board of elections by the county board of chosen freeholders. Thereafter, all members shall be nominated and appointed in accordance with the timeframe specified under section a. of R.S.19:6-18. L.2019, c.191, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-29 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-29
Offices, equipment and supplies
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of such counties shall provide suitable room or rooms for the transaction of the business of such superintendent and procure suitable furniture therefor and any books, stationery, fuel and supplies that may be necessary from time to time. It shall provide a proper place for the safe-keeping of the records and papers. L.1947, c. 167, p. 727, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-19 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-19
Mail-in ballot deemed valid.
Status: in_force

19. No mail-in ballot shall be rejected or declared invalid because it does not contain all of the names of the candidates or all of the public questions to be voted for in the election district in the election in which it is to be counted. A mail-in ballot shall be counted in determining the result of the election as to any office or public question, if the designation of the office and the name of the candidate for election to the office or the answer to such public question are indicated thereon to demonstrate the voter's choice. L.2009, c.79, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-26.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-26.1
Office of deputy superintendent of elections.
Status: in_force

1. The governing body of a county of the second or fifth class in which the office of superintendent of elections for the county has been established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1947, c.167 (C.19:32-26) may establish, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, the office of deputy superintendent of elections. The office of deputy superintendent of elections in each such county shall be filled by a suitable person who shall be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall not be from the same political party as the superintendent of elections, and who shall hold office for a term of five years, running concurrently with the term of the superintendent and until the deputy superintendent's successor is appointed and has qualified. The initial appointment to the office of deputy superintendent of elections may be for a partial term, as appropriate. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but shall be for the unexpired term only. The annual salary of a deputy superintendent of elections shall be 90% of the salary received by the superintendent of elections of the same county for performing the duties of superintendent of elections and commissioner of registration. The office of the deputy superintendent of elections shall be located in the county making the appointment. L.1992, c.17, s.1; amended 2021, c.58, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-8
Copies of writ.
Status: in_force

19:27-8. In case such vacancy happens in the representation of this State in the United States Senate, the Secretary of State shall cause as many copies of such writ to be made as there are counties in the State, and in case such vacancy happens in the representation of this State in the House of Representatives, he shall cause as many copies of such writ to be made as there shall be counties in the vacant congressional district, certify each of the same to be true under his hand and cause them to be delivered to the county clerk and county board of each of such counties. Amended 1988,c.126,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:9-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-3
Distribution of supplies by secretary of state
Status: in_force

Where such supplies to be prepared and distributed by the secretary of state shall be required in any county or municipality thereof he shall deliver same to the county clerk on or before the time herein set forth and take a receipt for the same, which receipt shall indicate the time when the supplies were delivered by the secretary of state and the time when they were received by the clerk of the county. The secretary of state shall file such receipt in his office for at least a year.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-24 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-24
Supersedure of inconsistent acts
Status: in_force

All acts and parts of acts, rules and regulations issued thereunder inconsistent in whole or in part with the provisions of this act are to such extent superseded. L.1973, c. 83, s. 24, eff. April 24, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-10.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-10.1
Establishment of legislative leadership committee
Status: in_force

16. a. The President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly may each establish, authorize the establishment of, or designate one legislative leadership committee for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures to aid or promote the candidacy of any individual, or the candidacy of individuals, for elective office in any election or the passage or defeat of a public question or public questions in any election. The President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly, or the person authorized to establish a legislative leadership committee therefor, shall appoint such members and adopt such bylaws for the maintenance of the committee as is deemed appropriate. In the event that the State committee of a political party is designated hereunder to serve as a legislative leadership committee, any receipts and expenditures of that State committee which relate to its activity as a legislative leadership committee shall be accounted for separately from receipts and expenditures relating to the State committee's other activities, and all activity by that State committee in its capacity as a legislative leadership committee shall, for all purposes of this act, be considered as having been conducted as the activities of a separate legislative leadership committee. b. Within 30 days after such a committee is established, the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall be informed, in writing, of the names and addresses of the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and all other members of the committee. The commission shall be similarly informed of any change in the membership of the committee within three days of the occurrence of the change. L.1993,c.65,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-1
Public offices, party offices and public questions classified
Status: in_force

Public offices and party offices and public questions shall be divided and classified as follows: a. Those offices voted for and public questions voted upon by the electors of the state or of more than one county thereof, or members of the house of representatives; b. Those offices voted for and public questions voted upon by the electors of a county or of more than one municipality thereof; c. Those offices voted for and public questions voted upon by the electors of a municipality or of any portion thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-11.6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-11.6
Loans for contributions; limitations
Status: in_force

23. Any person, partnership, association, political committee or continuing political committee may make a loan or loans to any person, partnership, association, political committee or continuing political committee with knowledge or reason to know that the prospective recipient of the loan intends to use the proceeds thereof to make a contribution in aid of any candidate or the candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any candidate, provided that, at any time, the aggregate total of the unrepaid portion of all such loans by that lender shall not exceed an amount equal to twice the maximum amount of contributions in the aggregate which, under subsection a. of section 18 of P.L.1993, c.65 (C.19:44A-11.3), the lender is permitted to make to such a candidate. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union, whether chartered by the United States, this State, or any other state or territory of the United States, or by a foreign country. L.1993,c.65,s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-3
Registration forms, original and duplicate; contents
Status: in_force

19:31-3. a. The commissioner of registration in each county shall maintain one original and one duplicate registration form for the registration of each duly registered voter in the county. Such forms shall consist of an equal number of original forms of one color and duplicate forms of another color. Each set of original and duplicate registration forms shall be serially numbered and each of such forms shall be suitable for locking in a looseleaf binder, shall be approximately 10 inches by 16 inches so as to contain on the face thereof a margin of approximately 2 inches for binding, and shall contain the information hereinafter required. b. Space shall be provided on both the original and duplicate forms at the top for the word "original" on the original forms and the word "duplicate" on the duplicate forms, to be followed immediately below by the word "registration" on both forms. Immediately to the left of the registration and identification statement shall be printed a column approximately 2 1/2 inches wide for subsequent changes in address or removals of such applicant from one district to another. Immediately to the right of the registration and identification statement shall be printed a form for recording the fact that the registered voters have voted. The face of the record of voting form shall be ruled to provide for serial number, the words "original voting record" on the original record of voting form and the words "duplicate voting record" on the duplicate record of voting forms, followed by the name, address and the municipality, ward and district of the registrant at the top of the space. The remainder of the space shall be ruled to provide a record for a period of 20 years of the number of the ballot cast by the registrant at the primary election for the general election, the general election and other elections and also the first three letters of the name of the political party whose ballot such registrant cast at the primary election for the general election. c. The original and duplicate registration and voting forms shall be in the form the Secretary of State prescribes pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4). Amended 1941,c.174,s.1; 1959,c.127,s.2; 1964,c.7,s.3; 1972,c.82,s.1; 1974,c.30,s.5; 1994,c.182,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-17.1
Determination of validity of mail-in ballot.
Status: in_force

4. a. Following the attempt to cure any alleged deficiencies in a mail-in ballot pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-17), the county board of elections shall make a final determination about whether or not the mail-in ballot alleged to be deficient shall be counted. The failure or alleged failure of any voter to cure alleged deficiencies in the voter's mail-in ballot shall not create a presumption that the vote is improper or invalid, nor shall it be considered evidence that the vote is improper or invalid. b. Following final determination under subsection a. of this section, disputes about the qualifications of a voter to vote, or about whether or not or how any mail-in ballot shall be counted in that election, shall be referred to the Superior Court for determination. L.2020, c.70, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1
Copy for printer.
Status: in_force

19:14-1. Every county clerk shall have ready for the printer on or before the 60th day prior to the primary election and on or before the 64th day prior to the general election a copy of the contents of official ballots as hereinafter required to be printed for use at such election. The county clerk shall also on or before that time place another copy of such contents on file in the county clerk's office and keep the same open to public inspection until the sample ballots hereinafter provided to be printed shall have been distributed. amended 1985, c.92, s.16; 2011, c.37, s.6; 2022, c.70, s.1; 2023, c.16, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-15.1
Uniforms and exposed weapons forbidden; penalty
Status: in_force

2. a. No person who is employed as a police officer, either full-time or part-time, by the State or an instrumentality thereof, or by a political subdivision of the State or an instrumentality thereof, including a person appointed as a police officer by an institution of higher education pursuant to P.L.1970, c.211 (C.18A:6-4.2 et seq.), shall serve as a member of a district board of elections, unless the person is off-duty, or serve as a duly authorized challenger for a political party or a candidate or on a public question in the municipality in which that person is employed, or if employed by an institution of higher education, any municipality in which the institution is physically located, or if employed by a county or the State, in the county in which that person is employed or stationed, respectively, or wear a police officer's uniform or carry an exposed weapon at any time, including at a polling place on an election day. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a police officer who is a candidate for an office and whose name appears upon the ballot to be voted for an election from acting as a challenger during that election as may be permitted by another provision of law for a candidate to act as a challenger. b. No person employed as a police officer as described in subsection a. of this section, whether on or off-duty or whether in or out of uniform, shall remain or stand within 100 feet of a polling place during the conduct of an election unless present at the location in response to a request for assistance in accordance with R.S.19:6-16 or as otherwise provided herein or pursuant to this act, P.L.2021 c.459. c. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to prohibit a police officer or law enforcement officer from: traveling to and from, or remaining within, their personal residence if that residence is within 100 feet of a polling place; voting at that polling place in a personal capacity; or escorting to or from, or both, a polling place a person who may require assistance of the officer. L.1991,c.306,s.2; amended 2021, c.459, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:8-10 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-10
Location of ballot boxes in polling places
Status: in_force

The ballot boxes at every polling place shall be within the polling room or place, and so placed that the voter shall be able to deliver his ballot to the election officers after emerging from the booth before leaving the room or place within which the booths and ballot boxes are placed.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-41 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-41
Violations; fines; hearings; assessment of penalty
Status: in_force

a. Any person who willfully and knowingly violates sections 4, 6, 9, 10 or 19 of this act shall in addition to any other penalty provided by law, be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000.00 for the first offense and not more than $2,000.00 for the second and each subsequent offense. b. Upon receiving evidence of any violation of sections 4, 6, 9, 10 or 19 of this act, the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall have power to hold, or to cause to be held under the provisions of subsection d. of this section, hearings upon such violation and, upon finding any person to have committed such a violation, to assess such penalty, within the limits prescribed in subsection a. of this section, as it deems proper under the circumstances, which penalty shall be paid forthwith into the State Treasury for the general purposes of the State. Such penalty shall be enforceable in a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). c. In assessing any penalty under this section, the Election Law Enforcement Commission may provide for the remission of all or any part of such penalty conditioned upon the prompt correction of any failure, neglect, error or omission constituting the violation for which said penalty was assessed. d. The commission may designate a hearing officer to hear complaints of violations of this act. Such hearing officer shall take testimony, compile a record and make factual findings, and shall submit the same to the commission, which shall have power to assess penalties within the limits and under the conditions prescribed in subsection b. of this section. The commission shall review the record and findings of the hearing officer, but it may also seek such additional testimony as it deems necessary. The commission's determination shall be by majority vote of the entire authorized membership thereof. L.1974, c. 26, s. 16, eff. May 6, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 19:60-10.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-10.1
Information sent to newly-registered voters for school election.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a school election and who is eligible to participate in that election may be sent, instead of a sample ballot, notice of the voter's polling place, 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. L.2005,c.139,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-34 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-34
Sealing, preserving and opening ballot boxes
Status: in_force

The superintendent, his chief deputy or assistants, shall have the power, when in his or their judgment it is deemed necessary at any election, upon the completion of the counting and canvassing of the ballots by any district board, to enter any place containing ballot boxes for the purpose of taking possession and sealing any ballot box or boxes with a seal to be adopted by the superintendent. When any ballot box shall be so sealed it may be removed to a vault or other place of security by the superintendent, his chief deputy or assistants, but shall not be opened and the seal thereof destroyed or affected without an order first had and obtained from a judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county. Taping or any other mechanical device may be used to make such sealing secure. L.1947, c. 167, p. 730, s. 9. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 349, s. 50.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-23 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-23
Envelopes for mailing official general election sample ballots
Status: in_force

The stamped envelopes shall be of sufficient size and have sufficient postage to enable the official general election sample ballots and anything else required to be enclosed therewith to be mailed therein. On the face of each of the envelopes shall be printed the words "Official General Election Sample Ballot" in large type and in small type in the upper left-hand corner, the words: "If not delivered in two days return to the "Superintendent of Elections' " in counties having a superintendent of elections and to the "Commissioner of Registration" in all other counties and in the lower left-hand corner shall be printed the words "Municipality" followed by a line " ," "Ward" followed by a line " ," and "district" followed by a line " ," arranged in three lines one under the other. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 742, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-11.4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-11.4
Office remaining vacant
Status: in_force

In the case of a vacancy occurring with respect to a member of the Senate or General Assembly who was not elected as the candidate of such a political party, the office shall remain vacant pending expiration of the term. L. 1988, c. 126, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-4
Basis of election to office
Status: in_force

At every election the person or persons, to the number to be elected therein, who shall by law be qualified for the office or offices to be filled at such election, and for whom the greatest number of votes shall have been given therein for such office or offices, shall be deemed and taken to be elected to such office or offices.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-32 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-32
Words on envelopes
Status: in_force

Each of such envelopes shall have printed on the face thereof, in large type, the words, "Official Primary Sample Ballot," and in smaller type, in the upper left-hand corner, the words, "If not delivered in two days return to the superintendent of elections" in counties having a superintendent of elections, to the "Commissioner of Registration" in other counties and in the lower left-hand corner shall be printed the words "Municipality" followed by a line " " "Ward" followed by a line " " and "District" followed by a line " " arranged in three lines one under the other. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 747, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-6.8
Amount of reimbursement of counties for new registrants
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall each year reimburse the counties $0.50 per new registrant, whether the registration was by mail or in person. L.1974, c. 30, s. 20. Amended by L.1974, c. 51, s. 7, eff. June 25, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 19:59-16 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-16
Information provided to overseas voters, overseas federal elections voters.
Status: in_force

26. For the purpose of complying with the federal "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act," 52 U.S.C. s.20301 et seq., the office of the Secretary of State shall: a. be designated as the single State office responsible for providing information to all overseas voters and overseas federal election voters and overseas State and federal election voters who wish to register to vote or vote in any jurisdiction in the State with respect to voter registration procedures and vote by mail procedures to be used by overseas voters and overseas federal election voters or overseas State and federal election voters for all elections in which the voter is eligible to vote; b. work with the federal Election Assistance Commission and the federal Department of Defense to develop standards to report data on the number of ballots transmitted and received by mail or electronic means by overseas voters or overseas federal election voters or overseas State and federal election voters pursuant to the "Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law," P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-1 et seq.) and section 7 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-7); and c. provide such additional information relating to voting by overseas voters and overseas federal election voters and overseas State and federal election voters from this State as the Department of Defense determines is necessary. L.2011, c.34, s.26; amended 2017, c.39, s.9; 2022, c.72, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-16.1
Failure to furnish information on deaths, third degree crime.
Status: in_force

32. a. Any State, county or municipal officer in charge of the records of death for the State, or a county or municipality thereof, who knowingly and willfully neglects, fails or refuses to prepare for or to file with the commissioner of registration of each county information regarding any resident of the county 18 years of age or older who died during the previous year, pursuant to R.S.19:31-16 as amended, or who died during the 40-year period prior to the enactment of P.L.1999, c.232, or who knowingly and willfully prepares or files such information about any resident of the county 18 years of age or older who died that is false, erroneous or incomplete, is guilty of a crime of the third degree. b. Any election official who knowingly and willfully neglects, fails or refuses to accept any information from a State, county or municipal officer in charge of the records of death for the State, or a county or municipality thereof, regarding any resident of the county 18 years of age or older who died during the previous year, as provided for by R.S.19:31-16 as amended, or who died during the 40-year period prior to the enactment of P.L.1999, c.232, or who knowingly and willfully neglects, fails, or refuses to conduct the investigation and transfer of the registration and records of any deceased registrant to the death file pursuant to R.S.19:31-16 as amended, is guilty of a crime of the third degree. As used in this subsection, "election official" shall include, but not be limited to, any superintendent or deputy superintendent of elections, commissioner of registration, or member or employee of a county board of elections. L.1999, c.232, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-11.3b — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-11.3b
Candidacy declaration, receiving maximum contribution permitted.
Status: in_force

26. Whenever any candidate, as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3), declares a candidacy for any election and establishes a candidate committee, a joint candidates committee, or both, as the case may be, for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures in connection with that election, the candidate shall only accept from each entity permitted to make contributions to the candidate an amount not greater than the maximum contribution limit permitted by law to be made by the entity to the candidate for that election, even if the candidate declares a candidacy and establishes the committee or committees before the election year in which the candidate will run for office. No entity shall make additional contributions to a candidate for any election beyond the maximum contribution permitted by law. L.2023, c.30, s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.17 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.17
"Business entity" defined.
Status: in_force

5. For the purposes of this act, a "business entity" means any natural or legal person, business corporation, professional services corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, association or any other legal commercial entity organized under the laws of this State or any other state or foreign jurisdiction. The definition of a business entity includes: (i) all principals who own or control more than 10 percent of the profits or assets of a business entity or 10 percent of the stock in the case of a business entity that is a corporation for profit, as appropriate; (ii) any subsidiaries directly or indirectly controlled by the business entity; (iii) any political organization organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code that is directly or indirectly controlled by the business entity, other than a candidate committee, election fund, or political party committee; and (iv) if a business entity is a natural person, that person's spouse or child, residing therewith, are also included within this definition. L.2005,c.51,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-64 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-64
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair Campaign Practices Act." L.1975, c. 190, s. 1, eff. Aug. 16, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 19:61-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-7
Report on certain absentee ballots in federal elections.
Status: in_force

7. No later than the 90th day following the day of each regularly scheduled general election of candidates for federal office, each county board of elections shall submit to the Secretary of State for transmittal to the Election Assistance Commission, established pursuant to section 201 of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. s.15321), a report on the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to military service voters and overseas voters and the combined number of such ballots which were returned by such voters, judged to be valid, cast and canvassed. The report shall be in the format developed by the commission. The Secretary of State shall make copies of each such report available to the general public. L.2004, c.88, s.7; amended 2008, c.61, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-23 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-23
Marking in voting records of information relative to mail-in ballots.
Status: in_force

23. On an ongoing basis as each action is completed, the county clerk shall mark in the Statewide voter registration system, which will be shared with the free-access system, to show that mail-in ballots were delivered or forwarded to the respective registered voters. For each mail-in ballot that has been voted, received and counted, the board of elections shall also, by reference to the certificates removed from the inner envelopes of such ballots, place the word "Voted" in the space provided in the Statewide voter registration system and duplicate voting record for recording the ballot number of the voter's ballot in the election. For each mail-in ballot that has been voted, received and rejected pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-17), the board of elections shall mark as "Rejected" in the Statewide voter registration system, which will be shared with the free-access system. For each of the rejected mail-in ballots where the voter provided a cure and therefore were accepted, the board of elections shall provide an additional input as "Accepted" in the Statewide voter registration system, which will be shared with the free access system. In the case of the primary election for the general election, the board shall also cause to be noted in the proper space of the Statewide voter registration system or other record of voting form the first three letters of the name of the political party primary in which such ballot was voted. The record contained in the Statewide voter registration system and of voting forms in the original permanent registration binders shall be conformed to the foregoing entries in the duplicate forms. L.2009, c.79, s.23; amended 2011, c.134, s.57; 2020, c.70, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-57 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-57
Canvass of votes by secretary of state; certificates of election issued
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall forthwith canvass such statements of the county clerks and determine by the highest number of votes what persons have been so nominated by the voters of the political parties of the state or portion thereof involving more than a single county or congressional district, and shall issue a certificate of election to each person shown by such canvass and statement to have been nominated.
N.J. Stat. § 19:5-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-1
Powers of and restrictions upon political parties; party columns on official ballot
Status: in_force

A political party may nominate candidates for public office at primary elections provided for in this Title, elect committees for the party within the State, county or municipality, as the case may be, and in every other respect may exercise the rights and shall be subject to the restrictions herein provided for political parties; except that no political party which fails to poll at any primary election for a general election at least ten per centum (10%) of the votes cast in the State for members of the General Assembly at the next preceding general election, held for the election of all of the members of the General Assembly, shall be entitled to have a party column on the official ballot at the general election for which the primary election has been held. In such case the names of the candidates so nominated at the primary election shall be printed in the column or columns designated "Nomination by Petition" on the official ballot under the respective titles of office for which the nominations have been made, followed by the designation of the political party of which the candidates are members. Amended by L.1948, c. 438, p. 1696, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.13
Ballots, type permitted
Status: in_force

11. No ballots other than ballots required for use in voting machines, emergency ballots for use if a voting machine fails to operate and provisional ballots for use by certain voters who no longer reside at the place from which they are registered, as provided in P.L.1999, c. 232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.), shall be prepared or used at any election in any election district. L.1944, c.7, p.22, s.11; amended 1947, c.168, s.28; 1992, c.3, s.5; 1999, c.232, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.15 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.15
Contributions, certain, contractors, certain, State, authorities, prohibited.
Status: in_force

3. No business entity which agrees to any contract or agreement, except for a contract or agreement awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, with the State or any department or agency thereof or its independent authorities either for the rendition of services or furnishing of any material, supplies or equipment or for the acquisition, sale, or lease of any land or building, if the value of the transaction exceeds $17,500, shall knowingly solicit or make any contribution of money, or pledge of a contribution, including in-kind contributions, to a candidate committee or election fund of any candidate or holder of the public office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor. L.2005, c.51, s.3; amended 2009, c.66, s.35; 2023, c.30, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53C-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-6
Completion of affirmation statement
Status: in_force

12. Prior to voting the provisional ballot or immediately thereafter, the voter shall complete the affirmation statement attached to the provisional ballot envelope. The statement shall conform with the requirements for such a statement contained in paragraph b. of section 7 of P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1). At no time when in possession of the provisional ballot with attached affirmation statement shall the voter detach the statement from the ballot envelope. L.1999,c.232,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 19:46-13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 46 / Section 46-13
Original and exclusive jurisdiction of Supreme Court
Status: in_force

8. Notwithstanding any statute, rule or regulation to the contrary and except as otherwise required by the Constitution of the United States or by any federal law, no court of this State shall have jurisdiction over any judicial proceeding challenging the actions of the New Jersey Redistricting Commission, including its establishment of Congressional districts under this act, except that the Supreme Court of this State shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction to consider any cause brought upon the petition of a legally qualified voter of the State and to grant relief appropriate to the cause, including the issuance of an order to the commission to establish new districts. The Court shall give any petition filed as provided herein precedence over all other matters. It shall render judgment within 30 days of the date on which the petition is filed. L.1991,c.510,s.8; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
N.J. Stat. § 19:12-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-7.1
Posting of voter information notice by county board of elections; content and form.
Status: in_force

1. a. A county board of elections shall have posted a voter information notice, which shall be referred to as a voter's bill of rights, in a conspicuous location in each polling place and each specially designated polling place used for early voting before voting begins. The notice shall contain: the date of the election and the hours during which polling places will be open; a statement that sample ballots are available at the polling place for review by the voter; instruction for the use of the voting machine in that polling place and an explanation of what instructions for voting are available at the polling place for the voter; instruction for a voter who is voting for the first time; instruction for a voter who is required to provide identification pursuant to the federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002" and R.S.19:15-17 prior to casting a vote; instruction on how to cast a vote if the voter cannot be present at a polling place on the day of the election; an explanation of the right of the voter to vote in private, regardless of the voter's physical abilities; an explanation of the right of the voter to a provisional ballot, including in the event that a mail-in ballot has been applied for and not received or not transmitted to the county board of elections before the day of any election, and the other circumstances under which a voter has a right to a provisional ballot; an explanation of the right of the voter to receive a replacement ballot for a ballot that has been spoiled, destroyed, lost or never received; an explanation of the right of the voter to ask for and receive assistance in voting; an explanation of the right of the voter to take a reasonable amount of time in casting a vote on a voting machine; an explanation of the right of the voter to bring written material into the polling place for the voter's personal use in casting a vote; instruction on how to contact the appropriate officials if a voter's right to vote or right to otherwise participate in the electoral process has been challenged or violated; general information on federal and State laws that prohibit acts of fraud or misrepresentation and the penalties for those acts; an explanation of the right of the voter to confidentially discover the status of their ballot using the "Track My Ballot" user portal; an explanation that "All ballots are counted and your vote remains anonymous"; an explanation of the right of the voter that if their ballot was rejected, a notice will be issued to the voter within 24 hours after a decision is made to reject the ballot. The voter will have up to 48 hours prior to the date for the final certification of the results of the election to provide a cure for their ballot; an explanation giving the options for the voter to provide the cure to their rejected ballot; an explanation that no voters shall be intimidated or otherwise unduly influenced by political insignia while voting. No person shall wear, display, sell, give or provide any political or campaign slogan, badge, button or other insignia associated with any political party or candidate to be worn at or within one hundred feet of the polls or within the polling place or room, on any primary, general or special election day or on any commission government election day, except the badge furnished by the county board as provided by law. This includes any political gear representing the campaign slogans, logos, or depictions or representations of any political party or candidate such as merchandise sold directly from a political party, campaign, candidate, or by third parties and vendors representing any political party or campaign or candidate. A person violating any of these provisions is guilty of a disorderly persons offense and will not be permitted on the premises and can only return to vote after the removal of prohibited political insignia; and such other statement, instruction or explanation the Secretary of State may deem appropriate to ensure the full and knowledgeable participation of the voter in the process. The requirement to post this notice in each polling place shall not replace, supersede or void any other requirement set forth in law for the posting of information in each polling place apart from the voter information notice. The poster promoting the use of voting by mail prepared and distributed by the Secretary of State pursuant to R.S.19:8-6 shall be displayed next to or as close as may be possible to the voter information notice. b. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the form and specific content of the voter information notice, which may be comprised of more than one page. If the notice is comprised of more than one page, each page shall be posted separately. For an election district in which the primary language of 10 percent or more of the registered voters is a language other than English, the Secretary of State shall prescribe an official version of the voter information notice in that other language or languages for use in that election district. The notice shall be posted in English and in the other language or languages in the polling places in each such district. The alternate language shall be determined based on information from the latest federal decennial census. c. A county board of elections may modify or supplement the voter information notice used in a county or municipality to provide additional information specific to that county or a municipality in that county, provided, however, that any such modification or supplementation shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for prior approval. d. The voter information notice shall be printed on each sample ballot, to the extent practicable, or if not practicable, information on how to view or obtain a copy of the voter information notice shall be printed on each sample ballot. e. The voter information notice, including one modified or supplemented pursuant to subsection c. of this section, shall be made accessible on the official Internet site of the State by the Secretary of State and each county board of elections shall ensure that the official Internet site of the county contains a link to that notice. f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2020, c.70) g. The State shall be liable for the costs incurred by local government entities for compliance with this section, and they shall be reimbursed for those costs, upon application, by the State Treasurer. L.2005, c.149, s.1; amended 2009, c.79, s.30; 2020, c.70, s.1; 2020, c.71, s.2; 2021, c.40, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-21 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-21
Use of signature copy registers on election day.
Status: in_force

19:31-21. A person whose name appears in the signature copy register and who upon applying for a ballot or voting authority shall have given the information and signed the signature comparison record as provided in this Title and whose signature in the signature comparison record shall have been compared by a member of the district board and in the presence and view of the challengers with the signature of the applicant as recorded in the register shall be eligible to receive a ballot or voting authority unless it be shown to the satisfaction of a majority of the members of the district board that he is not entitled to vote in the district or has otherwise become disqualified. No person shall be required to sign the signature comparison record as a means of identification if he shall have been unable to write his name when he registered, or if, having been able to write his name when registered, he subsequently shall have lost his sight or lost the hand with which he was accustomed to write or shall by reason of disease or accident be unable to write his name when he applies to vote, but each such person shall establish his identity in the manner provided in this Title. In addition to signing the signature comparison record and after the comparison of the signature with the signature in the register, a person offering to vote at the primary election for the general election, as the case may be, shall announce his name and the party primary in which he wishes to vote. After a person has voted the member of the district board having charge of the signature copy registers shall place the number of the person's ballot in the proper column on the record of voting form of such person, which number shall constitute a record that the person has voted. In the case of the primary election for the general election such member of the district board shall also place in the proper column on the record of voting form the first three letters of the name of the political party whose primary ballot such person has voted. In the event that the duplicate permanent registration form of any person cannot be found in the signature copy register at the time he applies for a ballot or voting authority, a member of the district board shall promptly ascertain from the commissioner or a duly authorized clerk if such person is permanently registered. Upon information that such is the fact, such member of the district board shall require the person applying for a ballot or voting authority to obtain an order from the commissioner authorizing him to receive a ballot or voting authority. The commissioner shall specially authorize and deputize clerks to issue such orders in municipalities within his county. The commissioner or his clerk shall require the voter to sign his name upon such order for the purpose of signature comparison. The district board shall require the voter to again sign his name on said order, in the presence of the board, and if the signatures compare, to permit him to vote. At primary elections the commissioner or his duly authorized clerk shall endorse on the order the political party whose ballot such person voted at the last preceding primary election. The order shall be returned to the commissioner at the same time and along with the signature copy registers.
amended 1945, c.77; 2005, c.136, s.45; 2011, c.134, s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-7
Writs delivered to secretary of state.
Status: in_force

Every such writ shall, by the officer issuing the same, be delivered forthwith to the secretary of state, who shall forthwith affix the seal of the state and file the same in his office.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-12 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-12
Notice of other special elections
Status: in_force

Notice of special elections other than those to fill vacancies in the United States senate, United States house of representatives, state senate or general assembly shall be given in accordance with the provisions of any statute, ordinance or resolution relative thereto. If such statute, ordinance or resolution fails to provide for the giving of notice by officials to officials or by officials to the public, such notice shall be given in the manner herein provided for giving notice of the general election so far as may be.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-20 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-20
Soliciting or procuring or assisting unlawful registration and other violations of election law.
Status: in_force

19:34-20. Whoever shall solicit the registering of his name on the registry list of any election district or precinct, knowing that he is not a legal voter in such district or precinct; or shall willfully counsel, procure, aid, advise, assist or abet in the registering of the name of any other person on the registry list of any election district or precinct, knowing such other person is not entitled to vote therein; or at any election, knowing that he is not a qualified voter, votes thereat; or at any election votes or attempts to vote more than once on his own name; or at any election votes or attempts to vote in more than one election district or precinct; or at any election votes or attempts to vote upon any other name than his own; or knowingly casts or attempts to cast more than one ballot at one time by balloting; or at any election counsels, procures, aids, advises, assists or abets any person, knowing that he is not a qualified voter, to vote thereat; or at any election counsels, procures, aids, advises, assists or abets any person in voting in more than one election district or precinct; or at any election counsels, procures, aids, advises, assists or abets any person to vote or to attempt to vote upon any name other than his own, or knowingly cast or attempt to cast more than one ballot at one time of voting; or at any election shall in any way willfully mark or deface his ballot, or shall willfully counsel, procure, aid, advise, assist or abet any person in the marking or defacing of a ballot; or at any election shall in any way counsel, procure, aid, advise, assist or abet any official or person in any act which is contrary to the provisions of this title; or at any election shall in any way willfully hinder or prevent a voter from casting his legal vote, knowing such person to have a right to vote; or shall willfully tamper with, injure, mutilate, destroy or render unfit for use, any ballot box; shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.39.
N.J. Stat. § 19:4-16 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-16
Maps of county, municipality; filing; formats.
Status: in_force

7. a. The county board shall cause to have prepared and shall maintain an up-to-date suitable map of the county and of each constituent municipality clearly delineating the geographical boundaries of each election district contained therein and of the ward, legislative, freeholder, Congressional or other district or part thereof, in which each election district is contained. A word description of such geographical boundaries shall be attached to each such map. The county board shall file copies of such maps and descriptions in the following manner: three copies to the Secretary of State, one copy to the county clerk, and one copy to the clerk of each affected municipality. Within 30 days of any changes in the boundaries of any of the aforementioned districts, the county board shall file revised maps and accompanying revised descriptions in the same manner. Said maps and descriptions shall be public records and shall be available for inspection by the public in the offices of the Secretary of State, county clerks and municipal clerks during normal office hours. Copies shall be made available to the public for a fee necessary to cover the cost of reproduction. In order to effectuate the purposes of this act, the Secretary of State shall establish such rules and regulations governing the preparation, maintenance, distribution and filing of said maps and descriptions as he deems necessary or desirable. b. In addition to the maps and descriptions required to be filed with the Secretary of State under subsection a. of this section, the county board shall file with the Secretary of State the election district boundaries in ESRI Shapefile format in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2019, c.487 (C.19:4-18). L.1976, c.83, s.7; amended 2019, c.487, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:58-28 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 58 / Section 58-28
Canvass of presidential ballots
Status: in_force

The inner envelopes containing the Presidential ballots shall be opened and the Presidential ballots shall be removed therefrom and counted, and the votes so cast canvassed, and the results thereof certified, by the county board of elections and the votes so counted and canvassed shall be counted, in determining the result of the election of such electors, at the same time and in the same manner as is required by the act hereby supplemented in the case of absentee ballots, except that it shall only be necessary to count or canvass such votes on a county wide basis and not on a ward and district basis. L.1964, c. 134, s. 28. Amended by L.1972, c. 86, s. 1, eff. July 10, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-44 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-44
Borrowing by candidates.
Status: in_force

19. Notwithstanding any provision of this act, any candidate in a primary election for the office of Governor, or his campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, or any candidate in a general election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, or the campaign treasurer or deputy treasurer thereof may borrow funds from any national or State bank. No person or political committee, other than the candidates or the State committee of any political party in a general election, may in any way endorse or guarantee such loan in an amount in the aggregate in excess of $1,500.00. The endorsement shall constitute a contribution for so long as the loan is outstanding. The amount borrowed by any such candidates or their campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer shall in the aggregate not exceed $50,000.00 and must be repaid in full by such candidate or the campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer from moneys accepted or allocated pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-29) 20 days prior to the date of the primary or general election for which the loan was made, and certification of such repayment shall be made by the borrower to the Election Law Enforcement Commission in accordance with commission regulations. Upon the failure of the borrower to repay the full amount borrowed on or before the 20th day prior to the date of the primary election for the office of Governor or general election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, or to certify such repayment to the Election Law Enforcement Commission as required herein, all payments of moneys to such candidates from the fund for election campaign expenses pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33) shall promptly cease; and the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall forthwith seek and may obtain in a summary action in the Superior Court an injunction prohibiting the expenditure by any such candidate or candidates of any moneys received at any time from the fund for election campaign expenses pursuant to said section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33), and any other moneys received in aid of or in behalf of the candidates in said election. L.1974, c.26, s.19; amended 1980, c.74, s.15; 1989, c.4, s.7; 2009, c.66, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 19:5-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-6
Annual convention; members; time and place, platform; resolutions and public hearings
Status: in_force

There shall be held in each year in which all members of the General Assembly are to be elected, a State convention of each of the political parties. Such State convention of each party shall consist of the following members: (1) The party candidates for the following offices: (a) Members of the Senate or House of Representatives of the United States from this State, nominated at the party primaries held for the nomination of candidates for any of said offices immediately preceding the convention. (b) State Senator nominated, in each county, at the party primaries, held for the nomination of a candidate for said office, immediately preceding the convention, and (c) Members of the General Assembly, nominated in each county, at the party primaries immediately preceding the convention, if the convention is to be held in a year in which all of the members of the General Assembly are to be elected; or all of the party candidates for said offices, in each county, who were voted upon and were not elected at the general election held in the year immediately preceding the convention, if the convention is to be held in a year other than one in which all of the members of the General Assembly are to be elected, except that any candidates nominated for the filling of vacancies, in said offices, at the party primaries held in the year in which the convention is held, shall replace, to an equal number, the candidates so voted upon and not elected at the general election held in the preceding year, who received the least number of votes in said general election; (2) The candidate of the party for Governor nominated at the primaries in said year; (3) Members of the State Senate and of the General Assembly belonging to the party who are holding office at the time of the State convention and whose successors are not to be chosen at the ensuing general election; (4) Members of the State Committee chosen as herein provided; (5) Members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States from this State, belonging to such party, who are holding office at the time of the holding of the State convention and whose successors are not to be chosen at the ensuing general election; (6) Members of the National Committee from this State; and (7) The county chairperson and vice chairperson of the several county committees. The convention of each party shall be held at the city of Trenton on the second Thursday after the primary election for the general election in each year in which all members of the General Assembly are to be elected. When the day prescribed by law for holding State conventions of political parties, or any adjournment thereof, falls on a legal holiday, the convention or adjournment thereof, as the case may be, shall be held on the day preceding such legal holiday. The place and the hour at which the convention shall meet shall be fixed by call of the existing State Committee to be issued at least 5 days prior to the date of meeting. If no call is issued by the State Committee, any person qualified to sit in the convention may issue a call. The convention of each party shall have power to adopt and promulgate a party platform for its party, and to transact such other business as may properly come before it. The convention of each political party, in this Title authorized, upon convening, shall appoint a committee on resolutions consisting of five members. The convention shall then be open for the reception of all proposed planks for the party platform, which planks shall be referred to the committee on resolutions, whose duty it shall be to prepare a tentative party platform and furnish it to each member of the convention within 75 days. The committee on resolutions of each political party shall hold a minimum of three public hearings throughout the State. A number of such public hearings shall be held in the evenings, if feasible, to give the largest possible number of people an opportunity to express their views. The State convention of each political party shall adjourn to meet again at its originally set meeting place not later than 90 days after the initial adjournment of such convention. The State chairman of each political party shall set the date of the adjourned meeting of his party. A notice of the date of the adjourned meeting of each political party shall be furnished to each member of each respective convention not later than 15 days prior to such adjourned meeting. At such meeting the respective conventions shall consider and may adopt the draft of the platform so prepared by the committee on resolutions with such amendments as shall be suggested and adopted in the conventions as a whole. The voting on the adoption of the party platform shall be on the entire platform as reported by the committee on resolutions, unless there be an objection to any separate plank or planks or to any amendment thereto, in which case the voting on such plank or planks or amendment shall be by the "ayes" and "nays" of the members of the convention present and voting. The provisions of this section shall not preclude the holding of additional State conventions of the political parties at such times as the State Committees of the parties shall determine. Amended by L.1948, c.216, s.2; 1950, c.35, s.1; 1958, c.125, s.1; 1959, c.99, s.1; 1977, c. 145, s. 1; L.1979, c. 423, s. 1, eff. Feb. 8, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 19:21-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-6
Statement and certification of canvass
Status: in_force

The board shall forthwith canvass such statements and proceed to make a statement of the result of the election in the state; the statement shall contain the whole number of names of the voters in all the signature copy registers and registers of voters, the whole number of the names of the voters in all the poll books and the whole number of ballots rejected in the state, the names of all the persons for whom any vote or votes shall have been given for any office or offices to be filled at such election, and the whole number of the votes which shall have been given to each person for any such office or offices, mentioning the office or offices for which each person shall have been designated, together with the results of the votes cast upon any public questions voted upon by the voters of the entire state or of any political subdivision thereof greater than a county, and shall contain the name of each county, the number of names in the poll books in the counties respectively, the number of votes given for each person in each county for any such office or offices. In such statement the name of each person for whom any vote or votes shall have been given, the whole number of votes given for each person, and the name of each county, shall be in words written at full length. The whole number of names of the voters in all the signature copy registers and registers of voters, and the whole number of the names of the voters in all the poll books and the whole number of ballots rejected in the state, together with the result of the votes cast upon any public questions voted upon by the voters of the entire state or any political subdivision thereof greater than a county, the number of names of the voters in all the signature copy registers and registers of voters and the number of names in the poll books and the number of ballots rejected in the counties respectively, together with the result of the votes cast upon any public questions voted upon by the voters of the entire state or any political subdivision thereof greater than a county, and the number of votes given for each person in each county may be in figures. Such statement shall be certified to be true and correct by a certificate appended to the same; and the chairman of the board shall sign his name thereto in the presence of the clerk of the board, which such clerk shall attest by signing his name thereto.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-10 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-10
Single or several petitions; signing rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

19:23-10. Not all of the names of petitioners need be signed to a single petition, but any number of petitions of the same purport may be filed; but in the aggregate the signatures thereto indorsing any one person shall be the number required by this title. The signers to petitions shall not therein indorse or recommend more persons as candidates for the position than are to be chosen at the ensuing primary election in the State or political subdivision in which the signers to the petition reside, nor shall such signers indorse more persons as candidates for nomination to office than are to be elected in the state or political subdivision. No member of one political party shall sign his name to any petition purporting to indorse any person as a candidate for office of another political party. A candidate shall be permitted to sign or circulate, or both sign and circulate, the petition required for that candidate to seek nomination for elective office. amended 2010, c.68, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-8.1
Ballots for presidential electors
Status: in_force

When Presidential Electors are to be elected, their names shall not be printed upon the ballot, either paper or voting machine, but in lieu thereof, the names of the candidates of their respective parties or political bodies for President and Vice-President of the United States shall be printed together in pairs under the title "Presidential Electors for." All ballots marked for the candidates for President and Vice-President of a party or political body, shall be counted as votes for each candidate for Presidential Elector of such party or political body. L.1944, c. 16, p. 41, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-43 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-43
Soliciting for religious and charitable organizations
Status: in_force

No person shall demand, solicit, ask or invite any payment or contribution for any religious, charitable or other cause or organization supposed to be primarily for the public good, from any candidate for nomination or election.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.18 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.18
Agreements for rental of voting machines; terms and conditions
Status: in_force

Such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, of the county in which such municipality is located, is hereby authorized and empowered, in behalf and in the name of the county in which the voting machines are to be used, to enter into an agreement with the board of chosen freeholders of the county owning such machines, which board is also hereby authorized and empowered to enter into such an agreement, for the rental of such machines and any pertinent equipment for use at any such municipal election, upon the following terms and upon such additional terms as may be mutually agreed upon, and any such agreement made pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be binding upon the respective counties: a. The rental rate for each machine and any pertinent equipment accompanying the same shall not exceed five dollars ($5.00); b. The machines and any pertinent equipment rented shall be transported entirely at the expense of the county in which the same are to be used; c. The board of chosen freeholders of the county from which the machines are rented shall cause the counters within all machines rented to be set at zero (000) at least fifteen days before the date of the municipal election in which the machines are to be used; d. The machines and any pertinent equipment rented, after delivery thereof to such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, shall, except when being transported and when actually at the polling places, be stored in a suitable place which shall be a fireproof building in the county in which such municipality is located; e. The machines and any pertinent equipment rented shall be returned to their usual place of storage in the county from which they are rented not later than twenty days after the municipal election in which they are to be used, with the counter within each machine set at zero (000); f. The machines and any pertinent equipment rented shall be duly returned to the place of storage thereof in the county from which they are rented in the same condition as when leaving such place; and any partial or total damage done to any machine or pertinent equipment from any cause whatever, between the time of leaving such place of storage and its return thereto, shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the county in which the same are to be used. L.1945, c. 59, p. 336, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.10 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.10
Certification to Commissioner of Local Government of moneys to be appropriated; withholding approval of county budget
Status: in_force

Whenever the State House Commission makes its certification to any county of money to be appropriated by said county pursuant to the provisions of this act, it shall make a like certification to the Commissioner of Local Government and it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Local Government to withhold approval of any county budget which does not contain any appropriation required by this act until such time as such appropriation is included. L.1944, c. 7, p. 21, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 19:22-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-7
Certificates of election of United States senators and congressmen
Status: in_force

In case of an election for one or more members of the United States senate or of the house of representatives, the secretary of state shall prepare a general certificate of the election of such member or members of the United States senate and one of the member or members of the house of representatives, and lay the same before the governor, who shall sign his name thereto in the presence of such secretary, which the secretary shall attest by signing his name thereto, and shall thereupon affix the seal of the state thereto and transmit the same forthwith to the clerk of the United States senate and of the house of representatives, as the case may be, if they shall then be in session, and if not, then at their first meeting.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11
No certificate of election to candidate elected
Status: in_force

If such determination shall not have been made ten days prior to the election at which the candidates at such primary election are to be voted for, and in case such candidate shall be elected at the election to the office for which he claimed nomination under such void primary, no certificate of election shall be delivered to such candidate and the election for the office for which such person was a candidate shall be null and void.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-40 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-40
Receipts for certain purposes prohibited
Status: in_force

No person, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person: Voting or agreeing to vote. a. Shall receive, agree or contract for, before or during an election, any money, gift, loan or other valuable consideration, office, place or employment, for himself or any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for coming or agreeing to come to the polls, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting, or for voting or agreeing to vote, or refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting for any particular person or persons at any election. Voting or refraining from voting. b. Shall receive any money or other valuable thing during or after an election, because of himself, or any other person, having voted or refrained from voting for any particular person or persons at such election, or because of himself, or any other person having come to the polls or remained away from the polls at such election, or because of having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting, or to vote or refrain from voting for any particular person or persons, or to come to or remain away from the polls at such election. Securing delegates or indorsements. c. Shall receive any money or other valuable thing before, during or after an election, because of himself, or any other person having voted to secure the election or indorsement of any other person as the nominee or candidate of any convention, organized assemblage of delegates or other body, representing, or claiming to represent, a political party or principle, or any club, society or association, or because of himself or any other person having aided in securing the selection or indorsement of any other person as a nominee or candidate as above.
N.J. Stat. § 19:45-6.2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-6.2
Reimbursement to county from State for certain costs.
Status: in_force

6. In accordance with the provisions of Art.VIII, Sec.II, par.5 of the Constitution, upon application for reimbursement by a county governing body to the Secretary of State and approval of the application by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, a county shall be reimbursed by the State for: a. compensation to each member of the district board of elections who shall have served at the general election, the primary election, and any nonpartisan municipal, special, or recall election, and who shall have qualified for and been paid $300 for such service in accordance with R.S.19:45-6, the sum of $225; and b. any additional costs incurred by the county as a result of the provisions of this act, P.L.2001, c.245. L.2001,c.245,s.6; amended 2022, c.5, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:3-27 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-27
Vacancies in United States house of representatives; election to fill.
Status: in_force

19:3-27. When a vacancy shall happen in the representation of this State in the United States House of Representatives, it shall be the duty of the Governor to issue a writ of election to fill such vacancy, within 10 days of the happening of the vacancy, unless the term of service for which the person whose office shall become vacant will expire less than 135 days after the happening of the vacancy. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prohibit the Governor from issuing a writ of election to fill such vacancy if the term of service for which the person whose office shall become vacant will expire less than 135 days after the happening of the vacancy. Amended 2025, c.275, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:58-26 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 58 / Section 58-26
Person receiving presidential ballot not to vote in person
Status: in_force

No person who has applied for a Presidential ballot and to whom such a ballot has been either delivered in person or forwarded by mail by a county clerk, shall be permitted to vote in person at the polling place in his election district on the day of the election, but a Presidential ballot properly authenticated in the manner provided by this act may be voted and counted notwithstanding that the voter is in the State on the day of the election. L.1964, c. 134, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-26.9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-26.9
Preparation of annual budget request by county superintendent of elections.
Status: in_force

5. A county superintendent of elections shall prepare the annual budget request for the office of the county superintendent of elections pursuant to the requirements of section 3 of P.L.2015, c.249 (C.40A:4-45.45b). L.2015, c.249, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:52-2.2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 52 / Section 52-2.2
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. L.1944, c. 213, p. 752, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-11.3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-11.3
Nomination from floor
Status: in_force

Members of the political party's county committee or committees who are empowered to select a candidate for the vacated office shall only nominate a candidate from the floor during the selection meeting called under R.S. 19:13-20 by the chairman or chairmen of the committee or committees and shall present written evidence of the nominee's acceptance of the nomination. L. 1988, c. 126, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-28 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-28
Expenses of election held in municipality
Status: in_force

All necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Title when certified to and approved by such superintendent in connection with an election held in and for a municipality only shall be paid by the municipality. L.1947, c. 167, p. 727, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-31 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-31
Violation by person or corporation; misdemeanor; forfeiture of charter
Status: in_force

Sections 19:34-27 to 19:34-30 of this title shall apply to corporations as well as individuals, and any person or corporation violating the provisions thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and any corporation violating such provisions shall forfeit its charter.
N.J. Stat. § 19:21-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-4
Substitute clerk of the board
Status: in_force

19:21-4. If the clerk of the board be absent from such meeting at the time appointed therefor, the chairman of the board shall forthwith, after the oaths or affirmations shall have been administered and taken, proceed to appoint a fit person to be the clerk of the board; and before proceeding to canvass and estimate the votes, the chairman of the board shall administer to the clerk thereof, and such clerk shall take, an oath or affirmation in the following form: "You do swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that you will faithfully execute the duties of clerk of this board." Amended 1987,c.338,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-37 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-37
Statements from gubernatorial candidates; posting on websites.
Status: in_force

12. The Election Law Enforcement Commission shall, on or before the forty-fifth day prior to the date on which the general election is to be held, supply each county clerk with the text of statements from each candidate for election to the office of Governor. Each candidate for the office of Governor who wishes a statement to be posted on the county clerk's website on his behalf shall submit to the commission, on forms provided by it, his proposed statement which shall not exceed 500 words in length. Each county clerk shall cause the statements submitted by all such candidates to be posted on the county clerk's website in a conspicuous location and available as a hardcopy upon request, with a short explanation prepared by the commission that such statements are provided pursuant to this law to assist the voters of this State in making their determination among the candidates for the office of Governor. The statements shall also be posted in a conspicuous location on the websites of the Division of Elections and the Election Law Enforcement Commission. The sample ballot shall note that gubernatorial statements are available upon request to the county clerk, on the county clerk's website and the websites of the Division of Elections and the Election Law Enforcement Commission. The cost of posting such statements shall be paid for by the counties; except that any cost to the counties resulting from the posting of such statements shall be reimbursed from State funds appropriated to the commission for that purpose on claim therefor made by the county clerk to the commission. L.1974, c.26, s.12; amended 1980, c.74, s.12; 2017, c.177.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-27 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-27
Ballot required to be sealed before delivery.
Status: in_force

27. No person shall take a mail-in ballot from a voter or other person having custody of it for the purpose of delivering it to the county board of elections or to a postal box or post office, nor shall any voter permit any person to do so, unless the ballot is sealed in the outer envelope and the person who transports or delivers it first signs and prints his or her name on the outer envelope. No other person shall attempt to do any of the foregoing. L.2009, c.79, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-4
Application of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall apply: a. (Deleted by amendment; P.L.1981, c. 151.) b. (Deleted by amendment; P.L. [1983], c. [579].) c. In any election at which a public question is to be voted upon by the voters of the State or any political subdivision thereof; d. In any election for any public office of the State or any political subdivision thereof; provided, however, that this act shall not, except for paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 8 of the act (C. 19:44A-8), apply to elections for party office. L.1973, c. 83, s. 4, eff. April 24, 1973. Amended by L.1981, c. 151, s. 3, eff. May 22, 1981; L.1983, c. 579, s. 8, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27A-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27A / Section 27A-7
Review of notice of intention; approval; publication; answer
Status: in_force

7. a. Upon receiving a notice of intention, the recall election official shall review it for compliance with the provisions of section 6 of this act. If the notice of intention is found to be in compliance, the recall election official shall imprint on the face of that notice a statement of the official's approval thereof, which statement shall identify the public office held by the official and include the signature of the official and the date on which the approval was given, and shall, within three business days of receiving the notice, return a certified copy of the approved notice to the recall committee. If the recall committee has requested that the recall election be held at a special election, the recall election official shall also prepare, within that same three-day period, an estimate of the cost of conducting the recall election which shall be added to the notice of intention and printed on the first page of each section of the petition as required by section 8 of this act. The official shall retain, and shall hold available for public inspection and copying, the original notice so approved for a period of not less than five years from the date of such approval. If the notice of intention is found not to be in compliance, the recall election official shall, within that period of three business days, return the notice, together with a written statement indicating the reasons for that finding, to the recall committee, which shall have the opportunity to file a corrected notice of intention. b. Within five business days of approving a notice of intention, the recall election official shall serve a copy of the approved notice of intention on the official sought to be recalled by personal delivery or certified mail, and within two weeks of approving the notice of intention shall cause a copy thereof to be printed in a newspaper published in the jurisdiction or, if none exists, in a newspaper generally circulated within the jurisdiction, and affix to the approved notice of intention previously filed an affidavit of the time and manner of service and proof of publication. The copy of the notice of intention which is published shall be abbreviated to include information on only three members of the recall committee who shall be designated for that purpose by the committee. The recall election official shall retain on file the affidavit and proof for so long as the approved notice of intention is retained. c. Within five business days of being served with a notice of intention, the official sought to be recalled may file an answer to the proposed recall, not to exceed 200 words, with the recall election official if the notice of intention contained a statement of the reasons for the recall. An answer shall be used solely to provide information to the voters and shall be printed on the first page of each section of the petition in the manner provided by section 8 of this act. If the notice of intention did not contain a statement of the reasons for the recall or the official sought to be recalled chooses not to file an answer, that official shall instead provide the recall election official with a written acknowledgment of receipt of a copy of the notice of intention . Within two business days of the filing of such an answer or acknowledgment, the recall election official shall by personal delivery or certified mail serve a copy of that answer or acknowledgment on the recall committee. If no such answer or acknowledgment is filed within the period of time allowed therefor, the recall election official, within two business days of the expiration of that time period, shall by personal delivery or certified mail transmit to the recall committee a signed statement in writing that no such answer or acknowledgment was timely filed with the recall election official. L.1995,c.105,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 19:22-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-5
Statements filed with secretary of state
Status: in_force

The statement of determination shall be annexed to the statement of the result of the canvass of such election; and both of the statements and certificates attached thereto shall forthwith be delivered to the secretary of state, who shall file the same in his office. All the statements and copies of statements which shall have been produced and laid before the board shall be delivered to the secretary of state, and by him filed in his office.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-26 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-26
Perjury; subornation of perjury.
Status: in_force

19:34-26. If a person shall be guilty of willful and corrupt false swearing or affirming, or by any means shall willfully and corruptly suborn or procure a person to swear or affirm falsely, in taking any oath, affirmation or deposition prescribed or authorized by this title, he shall be deemed guilty of a crime of the third degree, and be deemed to be an incompetent witness thereafter for any purpose within this State, until such time as he shall have been pardoned. Amended 2005, c.154, s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15A-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-3
Information available to the public.
Status: in_force

3. During each early voting period, the county board shall make available to the public a tally of the total number of voters who have cast a ballot at each early voting location during the previous day. The county boards shall prepare an electronic data file listing the names of the individual voters who cast a ballot during the early voting period. This information shall be made available to the public in an electronic format pursuant to rules adopted by the county board and subject to review each year by the Secretary of State. The information shall be updated and made available to the public no later than noon of each day during the early voting period and shall at the same time be provided to the clerk of the county in which early voting is occurring and to the Secretary of State. L.2021, c.40, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:8-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-3
Schoolhouses and public buildings; other locations; certification of expenses.
Status: in_force

19:8-3. The county board may select the schoolhouse or schoolhouses, public building or public buildings as the polling places in any municipality in the county whether or not such schoolhouses or public buildings are located within the election district for which the polling place is established; and shall designate the rooms or places, entrances and exits to be used in the schoolhouses or public buildings. The county board may select a polling place other than a schoolhouse or public building for an election district, when the location of the election district and of the schoolhouses and public buildings in the municipality in which the election district is located is such that inconvenience would be caused the voters of such election district by locating the polling place thereof in a schoolhouse or public building. In the selection of a polling place other than a schoolhouse or public building for an election district, consideration shall be given to the use of buildings accessible to individuals with disabilities and the elderly. The county board shall determine and certify to the board of chosen freeholders the amount to be paid the several boards of education or municipalities, as the case may be, for expenses in connection with the use of schoolhouses or public buildings for election purposes; not to exceed in any case the amount paid for polling places in private premises. Amended 1977, c.326; 2005, c.146, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-18.3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-18.3
Challenged voter may appeal to Superior Court judge.
Status: in_force

6. Any person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county but who is challenged and denied the right to vote on the day of a municipal, primary, general, or special election by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of a district board of elections, may apply to a Superior Court judge sitting at the county seat for permission to vote. No papers need be filed; the court shall entertain oral applications. The challenged voter may appear pro se or with counsel. The challenger or the member of the district board, as the case may be, may appear or be represented by counsel. The challenged voter shall be permitted to state by oath or affirmation the facts which the voter believes establish eligibility to vote, shall furnish a copy of the affidavit the voter signed when challenged, a copy of the affidavit signed by the challenger and the identifying document found invalid by the challenger and the district board. The rules of evidence shall not apply to those proceedings. The judge shall grant the application and provide the challenged voter with written authorization to vote on that day if the judge finds the following facts to be established by the testimony of the applicant or, in the case of a dispute of facts or some questions as to the challenged voter's credibility, by a preponderance of the following evidence: a. The challenged voter is at least 18 years old and a citizen of the United States and of this State, has resided in the county at least 30 days prior to the date of the election, and has not been convicted of a crime which would disenfranchise a person under the laws of this State, and either: b. The challenged voter is properly registered at his location; or c. The challenged voter was properly registered at his location as of the last election at which the challenged voter voted but has moved to another location within the county since then and in good faith attempted to register at the new address within the time prescribed by law. For the purposes of this section, a good faith attempt to register shall include: completing the prescribed registration form no later than 21 days before the election in the presence of a person who appears to be over 18 years old and says that he or she can and will witness the form and mail it to the register for the applicant; completing a form received in the mail from the commissioner of registration, superintendent of elections or the county board which states that information has been received that the applicant has moved and placing the completed form in a proper mailbox with proper postage, if necessary, no later than 21 days before the election; completing a registration form in any government office; and reasonably relying upon the oral statements of an official at a polling place that they will insure proper reregistration. The judge of the Superior Court having the application shall cause a full record of the proceeding to be taken stenographically, transcribed and filed in the office of the county clerk of the county, which record shall be open and public record. All costs and expenses of such proceedings shall be paid by the county. L.1991,c.249,s.6; amended 2005, c.139, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-20.26 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-20.26
Submission, list, political contributions, State, local agencies contractor; definitions.
Status: in_force

2. a. Not later than 10 days prior to entering into any contract having an anticipated value in excess of $17,500, except for a contract that is required by law to be publicly advertised for bids, a State agency, county, municipality, independent authority, board of education, or fire district shall require any business entity bidding thereon or negotiating therefor, to submit along with its bid or price quote, a list of political contributions as set forth in this subsection that are reportable by the recipient pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et al.) and that were made by the business entity during the preceding 12-month period, along with the date and amount of each contribution and the name of the recipient of each contribution. A business entity contracting with a State agency shall disclose contributions to any candidate committee of a candidate for, or holder of, a State elective office, or any continuing political committee. A business entity contracting with a county, municipality, independent authority, other than an independent authority that is a State agency, board of education, or fire district shall disclose contributions to: any candidate committee of a candidate for, or holder of, an elective office of that public entity, of that county in which that public entity is located, of another public entity within that county, or of a legislative district in which that public entity is located or, when the public entity is a county, of any legislative district which includes all or part of the county, or any continuing political committee. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a contract when a public emergency requires the immediate delivery of goods or services. b. When a business entity is a natural person, a contribution by that person's spouse or child, residing therewith, shall be deemed to be a contribution by the business entity. When a business entity is other than a natural person, a contribution by any person or other business entity having an interest therein shall be deemed to be a contribution by the business entity. When a business entity is other than a natural person, a contribution by: all principals, partners, officers, or directors of the business entity or their spouses; any subsidiaries directly or indirectly controlled by the business entity; or any political organization organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code that is directly or indirectly controlled by the business entity, other than a candidate committee, election fund, or political party committee, shall be deemed to be a contribution by the business entity. c. As used in this section: "business entity" means a for-profit entity that is a natural or legal person, business corporation, professional services corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, association or any other legal commercial entity organized under the laws of this State or of any other state or foreign jurisdiction; "interest" means the ownership or control of more than 10% of the profits or assets of a business entity or 10% of the stock in the case of a business entity that is a corporation for profit, as appropriate; and "State agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the 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. d. Any business entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine imposed by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in an amount to be determined by the commission which may be based upon the amount that the business entity failed to report. L.2005, c.271, s.2; amended 2007, c.304, s.1; 2023, c.30, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 19:11-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-1
Day for filing documents or performing official duties falling on Sunday or legal holiday
Status: in_force

Should the day for the filing of any petition, declination, resignation, instrument in writing or other paper or document required to be filed in any office under the provisions of this title, or for the performance of any duty required by this title by any person, candidate or official, fall upon the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, or any legal holiday, such filing or performance of duty shall be effected upon the next following business day.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53B-14 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53B / Section 53B-14
Void emergency ballots
Status: in_force

23. In counting the emergency ballots, the board shall deem void all emergency ballots which are wholly blank, or on which more names have been marked for every office than there are persons to be elected to the office, and on which both "Yes" and "No" have been marked upon every public question. No emergency ballot which shall have, either on its face or back, any mark, sign, erasure, designation or device whatsoever, other than that which is permitted by this amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1992, c.3 (C.19:53B-1 et al.), by which the emergency ballot shall be distinguished from another emergency ballot shall be declared void unless the district board canvassing those emergency ballots, or the county board, judge of the Superior Court or other judge or officer conducting the recount thereof, shall be satisfied that the placing of the mark, sign, erasure, designation or device upon the emergency ballot was intended to identify or distinguish the emergency ballot. No emergency ballot shall be declared invalid by reason of the fact that the mark made with ink or the mark made with lead pencil appears other than black. No emergency ballot cast for any candidate shall be invalid by reason of the fact that the name of that candidate may be misprinted, or the Christian name or the initials of the candidate may be omitted. No emergency ballot cast for any candidate shall be invalid by reason of the use of any label permitted by this amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1992, c.3 (C.19:53B-1 et al.) on which the title of office may be printed or the name of the candidate may be misprinted or part of the Christian name or surname or the initials of the candidate may be omitted, or because the voter in writing the name of the candidate may misspell the name or omit part of the Christian name or surname or the initials of the candidate. No emergency ballot shall be declared void or invalid, by reason of having a cross x, plus + or check / appearing in a square provided for a blank space, or a space wherein no name is printed. L.1992,c.3,s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 19:24-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-1
Notification relative to number of delegates, alternates to be elected.
Status: in_force

19:24-1. In every year in which primary elections are to be held as herein provided for the election of delegates and alternates to the national conventions of political parties, including any national mid-term convention or conference of a political party, the chairman of the State committee of each political party shall notify the Secretary of State, on or before March 1 of that year, of the number of delegates-at-large and the number of alternates-at-large to be elected to the next national convention of such party by the voters of the party throughout the State, and also of the number of delegates and alternates to be chosen to such convention in the respective congressional districts or other territorial subdivisions of the State as mentioned in such notification. If the State chairmen, or either of them, shall fail to file notice, the Secretary of State shall ascertain such facts from the call for its national convention issued by the National or State committee. amended 1946, c.11, ss.15,17; (1946, c.11, ss.15,17; repealed 1948, c.2, s.32); 1948, c.2, s.27; 1965, c.4, s.12; 1978, c.15, s.5; 2005, c. 136, s.34; 2007, c.61, s.12; 2011, c.134, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 19:18-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-4
Preservation of ballot boxes and contents
Status: in_force

19:18-4. Every municipal clerk to whom the ballot boxes shall be delivered shall thereupon keep the same, with their contents, but shall not have the keys thereof in his possession until required for the next ensuing election, and shall not open or permit to be taken or opened any ballot box for the space of three months after the same has been so deposited, except when he shall be called upon by some court or other tribunal authorized to try the merits of such election or to take testimony regarding the same; and after such trial or investigation the clerk shall have such box or boxes returned to be held for any purpose within the time that same are required to remain in his custody. After the space of three months the municipal clerk may remove the contents thereof and preserve the same for two years, and permit the ballot boxes to be used at any election, unless an order shall have been made directing a recount of the ballots contained therein, or a petition filed contesting any nomination or election necessitating the use of the ballots contained in such boxes, within the time limited by law. When any election is required to be held for any purpose within such three months, the judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county, upon application of the governing body of any municipality, may direct that the contents of such ballot boxes be removed and preserved for two years and that these ballot boxes be used at such election. Amended 1953, c.19, s.23; 1991,c.91,s.245.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-23.2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23.2
Design standards, primary election ballots.
Status: in_force

2. a. All primary election ballots used in this State shall comply with the following design standards: (1) the oval or space for the voter to mark a vote shall be to the left or to the right of the name of each candidate, and each candidate's name shall appear flush next to and aligned with the oval or space in a consistent manner which does not create any visual distinction between candidate names; (2) all text shall be written in plain, simple language, to the extent possible, and shall avoid overly technical language; (3) candidates shall be arranged by office sought in an office block format, each office block shall be separated on the ballot from other office blocks, and candidates for the same office shall be listed within the same office block without a page break appearing between their names, and as further provided under R.S.19:23-25; (4) all office blocks appearing on one ballot shall be designed according to the same standards of design, consistent with the provisions of this section; (5) all spacing, ruling, and delineation of candidates shall be consistent and uniform within each office block and across all office blocks included on each ballot so as not to create a separation or visual distinction between the names of any candidates; and (6) candidate ballot draw positions shall be labeled using a letter and number, such as "1A", corresponding to the office block and line each candidate is placed on, and such label shall be placed next to a candidate's name. b. No primary election ballot used in this State shall be designed in a manner that creates for a candidate on the ballot an incongruous separation from other candidates seeking the same office, positions a candidate on the ballot among candidates for a different office, or brackets candidates together on the ballot so as to position a candidate based upon a drawing for ballot position for a different candidate for a different office. No primary election ballot used in this State shall include any distinguishing mark or notation, except as otherwise provided by law. c. Each county clerk shall: (1) allow for the placement of a slogan or endorsement of not more than six words next to or below the names of candidates in the same font and color as the name, but in a smaller font size, provided that the slogan or endorsement shall not be in bold or italicized fonts and provided that the slogan or endorsement complies with R.S.19:23-17; (2) allow candidates for the same office with multiple open seats to associate in the same office block, using a common slogan or endorsement, next to or below the associated candidate names in compliance with the provisions of R.S.19:23-18; and (3) indicate the association of candidates for the same or different offices using a common slogan or endorsement next to or below each of the candidates' names, as provided by R.S.19:23-17. d. In addition to complying with the provisions of this section, each county clerk may arrange and design the ballot in either landscape or portrait orientation. e. The Secretary of State, in consultation with all county clerks, shall promulgate uniform guidelines for all county clerks to follow in order to comply with the requirements of this section. L.2025, c.32, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:37-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-2
Question placed on ballot by county clerk.
Status: in_force

19:37-2. If a copy of the ordinance or resolution certified by the clerk or secretary of the governing body of any such municipality or county is delivered to the county clerk not less than 74 days before any such general election, he shall cause it to be printed on each sample ballot and official ballot to be printed for or used in such municipality or county, as the case may be, at the next ensuing general election. amended 1947, c.69; 1971, c.217, s.3; 2011, c.37, s.24; 2023, c.124, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 19:8-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-1
Location
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this title a polling place or room shall be within a building wherein a district board is directed as hereinafter provided to meet for the purpose of registering voters or conducting elections.
N.J. Stat. § 19:59-14 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-14
Validity of voted overseas ballot transmitted by electronic means.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a copy of an overseas voter's or overseas federal election voter's or overseas State and federal election voter's voted ballot, or a voted federal write-in absentee ballot, which is transmitted by electronic means to the appropriate county board of elections in this State shall be considered valid and counted if it: a. is from a qualified voter; b. has been transmitted to the appropriate county board of elections no later than the time designated by law for the closing of the polls on that day; and c. is accompanied by the following statement, which shall be certified by the voter's signature: "I understand that by transmitting by electronic means a copy of my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot. At the same time, I pledge to place the original voted ballot in a secure envelope, together with any other required certification, and send the documents immediately by air mail to the appropriate county board of elections." L.1995, c.195, s.3; amended 2008, c.61, s.15; 2017, c.39, s.15; 2022, c.72, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 19:34-66 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-66
Knowing production, transmittal or dissemination of mass communication which appears to originate from or be on behalf of campaign of candidate for purpose of impeding campaign
Status: in_force

No person shall knowingly produce, transmit or disseminate any election advertisement, literature or other mass communication in any medium, including but not limited to newspapers, magazines, printed circulars, television, radio, movies, telephone, telegraph, billboards and signs, which purports to or appears to originate from, or be on behalf of, the campaign of a candidate for public office or party position, for the purpose of impeding the campaign of such candidate while failing to reveal specifically in such communication that he is acting under the instructions of, or on behalf of, another candidate or such other candidate's paid or volunteer campaign staff; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any owner, manager, editor, publisher, reporter or employee of any newspaper, magazine, periodical or other publication or of any radio or television station who, in the course of his duties, publishes or broadcasts any such advertisement, literature or mass communication. L.1975, c. 190, s. 3, eff. Aug. 16, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-3
Detachable coupon; printing thereon
Status: in_force

Each ballot shall have at the top a detachable coupon the width of the ballot above a perforated line not less than two inches from and parallel to the upper edge of the paper. These coupons shall be numbered consecutively from one to the number of ballots delivered to and received by the member or members of the district board for their respective election district. Upon the coupon and above the perforated line shall be the words: "Ballot No. (number in figures)" as near the center of the coupon as may be practical, and below said number, and above perforated line shall be printed the following words: "To be torn off by the member of the board of registry and election in charge of the ballot box on election day." "Fold to this line."
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-16 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-16
Police assigned to district boards in municipalities
Status: in_force

19:6-16. a. The commission, committee, board or official having charge of the police department in any county or municipality shall not assign police officers to any district board in that county or municipality, in order to enforce the election laws, maintain order, peace and quiet during the hours of registry and election, assist the board by performing the duties of a board member, or serve at the polling place of that district board, or in order to perform other routine purposes related to the conduct of elections, except that a district board, superintendent of elections, or a county clerk may request that a police officer or sheriff's officer be assigned to transport specific election materials to a polling place or from a polling place to the district board or county clerk and a police officer or sheriff's officer may be assigned for that purpose. The commission, committee, board or official having charge of the police department in any county or municipality may assign one or more police officers to a senior residential center that has reported a threat or safety concern, and any such officer assigned to a senior residential center shall not interfere with any person present at the location for the purpose of voting. b. Nothing in subsection a. of this section, subsection b. of R.S.19:6-15, or subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.306 (C.19:6-15.1) shall be construed to prohibit the dispatch, detail, or assignment of a police officer or other law enforcement officer due to a request for assistance made to the commission, committee, board, body, authority, or official having charge of the police department in any county or municipality, or to any other law enforcement agency, for assistance with regard to a specific emergency, allegation of criminal conduct, or disturbance that exists at the time the request for assistance is made. The police officers or law enforcement officers responding to the request for assistance shall take any prompt actions as may be available and as may be necessary in order to address the emergency, allegation, or disturbance and ensure the continued orderly conduct of the election and election processes, and shall remain present at that location during the conduct of the election only as long as necessary to investigate, address, and remove that specific emergency or disturbance. The district board shall promptly notify the county board of elections or superintendent of elections, as appropriate, of the dispatch of any police officer or other law enforcement officer in response to a request for assistance in accordance with this subsection. The county board of elections or superintendent of elections, as appropriate, shall promptly notify the Secretary of State of the dispatch of that police officer or other law enforcement officer. The Secretary of State, county boards of elections, and superintendents of elections shall maintain a record of all dispatches issued and reported pursuant to this section, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the time of the dispatch, polling place location, reason for the dispatch, name of the police or law enforcement officer, the police or law enforcement officer's badge number, the duration of the police or law enforcement officer's presence, and the immediate outcome of the dispatch. Information obtained pursuant to this section is deemed to be a public or government record and shall be subject to disclosure as provided in the public records law, P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) Amended 1953,c.19,s.10; 1967,c.126; 1991,c.306,s.1; 2021, c.459, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-6.13
Commissioners of registration, registration assistance
Status: in_force

34. The commissioner of registration in each of the several counties shall make available at the office of the commissioner to each person appearing in person thereat to apply for services or assistance provided thereby the assistance in registration prescribed by paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section 7 of Pub.L.103-31 (42 U.S.C. s. 1973gg-5). Any person providing such assistance in registration shall be subject to the restrictions of paragraph (5) of that subsection. L.1994,c.182,s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-3
Nomination of candidates by petition
Status: in_force

Candidates to be voted for at a special election shall be nominated exclusively by the members of the same political party by petition in the manner herein provided.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-18 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-18
Post-election contributions, expenditures, testimonial affairs or public solicitations; reports.
Status: in_force

18. If any former candidate or any political committee or any person or association of persons in behalf of such political committee or former candidate shall receive any contributions or make any expenditures with relation to any election after the date set in section 16 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-16) for the final report subsequent to such election, or shall conduct any testimonial affair or public solicitation for the purpose of raising funds to cover any part of the expenses of a candidate, political committee, independent expenditure committee, or other organization in such election, all such contributions, expenditures, testimonial affairs or public solicitations shall be reported to the Election Law Enforcement Commission by the person or persons receiving such contributions or making such expenditures or conducting such testimonial affairs or public solicitations. Such report shall be made by any person receiving any such contribution or contributions, or making any such expenditure or expenditures, which in the aggregate total more than $100.00, or conducting any testimonial affair or public solicitation of which the net proceeds exceed $100.00; and shall be made within 20 days from the date upon which the aggregate of such contributions, expenditures or proceeds exceed $100.00 for the period commencing with the 19th day following such election or with the date upon which any previous report was made pursuant to this section, whichever is sooner. Such report shall be made in the same form and shall contain the same detail prescribed for any other report made pursuant to section 8 or 16 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-8 or C.19:44A-16). L.1973, c.83, s.18; amended 1983, c.579, s.17; 2019, c.124, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27-13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-13
Make-up of registers of voters
Status: in_force

The registers of voters for such special elections shall be made up as herein provided with such modifications, if any, as to the time of meeting of the district boards as the county boards deem necessary.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-7
Spending limits.
Status: in_force

7. The amount which may be spent in aid of the candidacy of any qualified candidate for Governor in a primary election shall not exceed $7,300,000. The amount which may be spent in aid of the candidacy of any qualified joint candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in a general election shall not exceed $15,600,000; but such sums shall not include the traveling expenses of the candidate or candidates or of any person other than the candidate or candidates if such traveling expenses are voluntarily paid by such person without any understanding or agreement with the candidate or candidates that they shall be, directly or indirectly, repaid to him by the candidate or candidates. L.1973, c.83, s.7; amended 1980, c.74, s.2; 1989, c.4, s.2; 2009, c.66, s.7; 2023, c.30, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27A-10 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27A / Section 27A-10
Filing of petition by recall committee; time
Status: in_force

10. a. A recall committee shall collect the required number of signatures and file a completed petition with the recall election official within the following time periods calculated from the date that the recall petition receives final approval for circulation from the recall election official: (1) 320 days, when the Governor or a United States Senator is sought to be recalled; and (2) 160 days, when any other elected official is sought to be recalled. b. If a completed petition is not filed within the applicable time period, the petition shall be void. No part of a void petition shall be used in connection with any other recall effort. c. If the official sought to be recalled resigns from office, the collection of signatures shall cease and the petition shall be void. L.1995,c.105,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 19:47-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 47 / Section 47-1
Words and terms defined.
Status: in_force

19:47-1. As used in this subtitle: "Ballot", except when reference is made to irregular ballots, means that portion of the ballot containing the name of the candidate and the designation of the party by which he was nominated, or a statement of a proposed constitutional amendment, or other question or proposition with the word "yes" for voting for any question or proposition, and the word "no" for voting against any question. "Question" includes any constitutional amendment, proposition or other question submitted to the voters at any election. "Official ballot" means the material displaying the names of the candidates nominated and a statement of the questions submitted. "Irregular ballot" means a vote cast, by or on a special device, for a person whose name does not appear on the ballots. "Voting machine custodian" means the person who shall have charge of preparing and arranging the voting machine for elections. "Protective counter" means a separate counter built into the voting machine which cannot be reset, which records the total number of votes cast. The list of candidates used or to be used on the front of the voting machine for an election district in which the voting machine is used pursuant to law shall be deemed official ballots under this subtitle. Amended 2004, c.88, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 19:16-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-4.1
Uniform guidelines in assessment of validity, ballots.
Status: in_force

3. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the county board of elections in each county, shall establish uniform guidelines to assist the county boards and the district boards canvassing the ballots in their assessment of the validity of marks made and votes cast upon ballots used in this State, in accordance with the requirements of R.S.19:16-3 and R.S.19:16-4. L.2025, c.150, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-23 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-23
Construction of act
Status: in_force

This act shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing herein authorized. L.1973, c. 83, s. 23, eff. April 24, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-23 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-23
Oath of office of members; power to administer oaths
Status: in_force

Each member of the county board shall, before entering upon the performance of his duties, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, in writing, before the clerk of the county for which he is appointed, faithfully and impartially to discharge all his duties as such officer, to the best of his skill and ability. Such oath or affirmation shall be forthwith recorded in the office of the county clerk, 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. § 19:29-13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-13
Enforcement of judgment on appeal
Status: in_force

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court in the appeal in lieu of prerogative writ shall enforce its judgment in such manner as may be appropriate and where appropriate, remove from office the party against whom judgment is rendered, if he is in possession of the office. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 345, s. 43.
N.J. Stat. § 19:8-3.3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-3.3
Polling places, compliance with federal ADA.
Status: in_force

3. The Attorney General shall be responsible for ensuring that each polling place is in compliance with the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s. 12101 et seq.) and shall exercise oversight authority over the county boards of elections to ensure that each polling place is in compliance with that federal act. L.1991,c.429,s.3; amended 2005, c.146, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:46-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 46 / Section 46-9
Certification of Congressional districts
Status: in_force

4. On or before March 20, 1992, or within three months after receipt by the Governor of the official statement by the Clerk of the House of Representatives regarding the number of Representatives to which the State is entitled, pursuant to section 2a of 2 U.S.C., whichever is later, the commission shall certify the establishment of the Congressional districts to the Secretary of State. The commission shall certify the establishment of districts pursuant to a majority vote of its members. Any vote by the commission upon a proposal to certify the establishment of a Congressional district plan shall be taken by roll call and shall be recorded, and the vote of any member in favor of any Congressional district plan shall nullify any vote which he shall previously have cast during the life of the commission in favor of a different Congressional district plan. Any Congressional district plan introduced by a member of the commission shall be considered for adoption by the commission and subject to a recorded vote to ascertain the level of support for that plan among the members. If the commission is unable to certify the establishment of districts by the time required due to the inability of a plan to achieve seven votes, the two district plans receiving the greatest number of votes, but not fewer than five votes, shall be submitted to the Supreme Court, which shall select and certify whichever of the two plans so submitted conforms most closely to the standards established in section 5 of this act. The independent member of the commission may vote only when the vote of the other members of the commission in favor of a Congressional district plan results in a tie. L.1991,c.510,s.4; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-10 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-10
Meeting, organization of district board.
Status: in_force

19:6-10. Each district board shall, on or before the second Tuesday next preceding the primary election, meet and organize by the election of one of its members as judge, who shall be chairman of the board, and another of its members as inspector. The judge and inspector shall not be members or voters of the same political party. In case of failure to elect a judge as herein provided, after balloting or voting three times, the senior member of the board in respect to length of continuous service as a member of such district board shall become judge, and in case of failure to elect an inspector after balloting or voting three times, the next senior member of the board in respect to length of continuous service as a member of such district board shall become inspector; provided, that both the chairman and the inspector shall not be members or voters of the same political party. The other members of the board shall be clerks of election, and shall perform all the duties required by law of the clerks of district boards. amended 1939, c.81; 1946, c.11, s.4, 1996, c.120, s.5; 2005, c.136, s.7; 2011, c.134, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53A-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-9
Absentee votes, permitted methods.
Status: in_force

9. Absentee votes may be cast on paper ballots or ballot cards, or both methods may be used, provided that, following the effective date of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-1 et al.), absentee votes shall not be cast in any election in this State by means of ballot cards that require the voter to punch out a hole in the card as a means of recording the voter's vote. Such ballots may be counted by automatic tabulating equipment or by special canvassing boards appointed by and under the direction of the county board of elections. A true copy of absentee paper ballots may be made on ballot cards, which after being duly verified, shall forthwith be counted in the same manner as other ballot cards, except that, following the effective date of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-1 et al.), ballot cards that require a hole to be punched out in the card to record a vote shall not be used in any election in this State. Such paper ballots and ballot cards shall be forthwith marked with corresponding numbers, which numbering shall be done in such manner as not to identify any voter and such marking shall not be considered to be a marked ballot. Such paper ballots and corresponding ballot cards shall both be preserved in the same manner as other ballot cards are required to be preserved hereunder. L.1973,c.82,s.9; amended 2004, c.88, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 19:59-11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-11
Receiving and handling of ballots.
Status: in_force

11. Upon receipt of each ballot from an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter, other than a ballot which had been sent by electronic means to an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter, the signature on the certificate on the inner envelope shall be compared to that on the person's application. All ballots, whether originally sent to an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter by air mail or electronic means, shall be approved, disapproved, processed, counted and disputes in connection therewith shall be handled in the same manner as is applicable to other vote by mail ballots. No ballot received after the time designated for the closing of the polls shall be counted. L.1976, c.23, s.11; amended 1993, c.73, s.10; 2008, c.61, s.12; 2017, c.39, s.14; 2022, c.72, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 19:46-8 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 46 / Section 46-8
Organizational meeting; quorum; vacancies
Status: in_force

3. The commission shall meet to organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of the independent member but not later than February 15, 1992. At the organizational meeting the members of the commission shall determine such organizational matters as they deem appropriate. Thereafter, a meeting of the commission may be called by the chairman or upon the request of seven members, and seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof for the purpose of taking any action. Vacancies in the membership of the commission occurring prior to the certification by the commission of Congressional districts or during any period in which the districts established by the commission may be or are under challenge in the courts of this State or the courts of the United States shall be filled within five days of their occurrence in the same manner as the original appointments were made. L.1991,c.510,s.3; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
N.J. Stat. § 19:5-3.2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-3.2
Adoption of constitution, bylaws by county committee, posting on Internet website.
Status: in_force

3. The members of the county committee of a political party shall adopt a constitution and bylaws, ensuring fundamental fairness and the rights of the members of the county committee in the governance of the county party. The constitution and bylaws of a county committee shall be posted and displayed on its Internet website, if the committee has a website. A county committee shall provide a copy of its constitution and bylaws to the county board of elections of the county, and the constitution and bylaws shall be posted and displayed on the county board's Internet website, if the county board has a website. L.2009, c.135, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-22 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-22
Examination of challenged voter
Status: in_force

Upon any question or challenge of a voter duly registered it shall be the duty of the board, and the privilege of all its members, to put all such questions as are proper to determine the right of the voter to vote.
N.J. Stat. § 19:20-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4
Statements and certifications filed with county clerk
Status: in_force

One of the statements of such determination, and the certificate thereto, shall be annexed to one of the statements of the results of the canvass of the election, and delivered therewith to the clerk of the county and filed in his office.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.20 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.20
County clerk's duties on receipt of certification.
Status: in_force

6. Upon receipt of such certification, the county clerk of the municipality in which such election is to be held shall proceed to prepare and furnish to such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, at least seven days before any such election, official ballots of the type and in the number required by law for use in voting machines, and shall make such other arrangements as are necessary to hold such municipal election by the use of voting machines in all election districts of such municipality, in accordance with the provisions of law relating to elections where voting machines are used, and such election shall in all respects be so held and conducted. L.1945, c.59, s.6; amended 2020, c.71, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-19.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-19.1
Candidates for elective public office, solicitations on government property; prohibited, certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

1. a. For the purposes of this section, the terms "contribution", "candidate", "candidate committee", and "joint candidates committee", shall have the meanings prescribed for those terms by section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3); and the term "property" means buildings used for the discharge of official government functions, business, duties, or purposes. b. (1) No candidate for any elective public office, or any holder of that elective public office, or the candidate's agent or representative, while located on any property exclusively owned or leased by the State, or any agency of the State, or by any county, municipality, board of education of a school district, fire district, authority, or other State or local entity, district or instrumentality shall, directly or indirectly, solicit any contribution to or on behalf of any candidate for elective public office, or the candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any such candidate. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any casual or inadvertent communication otherwise made in connection with, but without intent to solicit, such a contribution. (2) No person, while located on any property exclusively owned or leased by the State, or any agency of the State, or by any county, municipality, board of education of a school district, fire district, authority, or other State or local entity, district or instrumentality shall, directly or indirectly, make any contribution to or on behalf of any candidate for elective public office, or the candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any such candidate. c. Any candidate for elective public office, or any holder of that elective public office, or their agent or representative, or any person, who is determined by the Election Law Enforcement Commission to have violated this act shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $5,000 for each violation. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be recovered by a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). d. In the event property exclusively owned or leased by the State, or any agency of the State, or by any county, municipality, board of education of a school district, fire district, authority, or other State or local entity, district or instrumentality or part thereof, is made available, through rent, reservation or otherwise, for the exclusive use of any group for a non-governmental purpose as a meeting location, the prohibition in subsection b. of this section shall not apply and the solicitation or making of contributions or funds of any nature from any or among or by the members of the group during the time the group is using the property made available as a meeting location is permitted. e. The Election Law Enforcement Commission shall have the jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section for violations thereof on property exclusively owned or leased by the State, or any agency of the State, or by any county, municipality, board of education of a school district, fire district, authority, or other State or local entity, district or instrumentality. L.2004, c.21, s.1; amended 2009, c.66, s.14; 2011, c.204.
N.J. Stat. § 19:8-9 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-9
Location of booths
Status: in_force

The booths shall be erected within the polling room or place and so arranged that all the officers conducting the election can see whether more than one person enters or is in any booth at the same time.