N.J. Stat. § 19:15-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-3
Lighting and equipment of booths
Status: in_force

The board shall cause the booths of the polling places to be at all hours well and sufficiently lighted to enable voters to read and prepare their ballots with ease, and shall cause each booth to be kept provided with sufficient lead pencils to enable the voters to mark their ballots.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-11.2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-11.2
Permitted use of contributions.
Status: in_force

17. a. All contributions received by a candidate, candidate committee, a joint candidates committee or a legislative leadership committee shall be used only for the following purposes: (1) the payment of campaign expenses; (2) contributions to any charitable organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended or modified, or nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, except any charitable organization of which the candidate or a member of the candidate's immediate family is a paid officer, director or employee or receives compensation for goods or services provided to the organization; (3) transmittal to another candidate, candidate committee, or joint candidates committee, or to a political committee, continuing political committee, legislative leadership committee or political party committee, for the lawful use by such other candidate or committee; (4) the payment of the overhead and administrative expenses related to the operation of the candidate committee or joint candidates committee of a candidate or a legislative leadership committee; (5) the pro rata repayment of contributors; or (6) the payment of ordinary and necessary expenses of holding public office. As used in this subsection, "campaign expenses" means any expense incurred or expenditure made by a candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee or legislative leadership committee for the purpose of paying for or leasing items or services used in connection with an election campaign, other than those items or services which may reasonably be considered to be for the personal use of the candidate, any person associated with the candidate or any of the members of a legislative leadership committee; and "member of the candidate's immediate family" means the candidate's spouse, child, parent, or sibling, and the child, parent, or sibling of the candidate's spouse. b. No contribution received by a candidate or by the candidate committee or joint candidates committee of a candidate may be used for the payment of the expenses arising from the furnishing, staffing or operation of an office used in connection with that person's official duties as an elected public official. c. Any funds remaining in the campaign depository of a candidate's candidate committee or joint candidates committee upon the death of the candidate shall be used only for one or more of the purposes established in subsection a. of this section by the committee's organizational treasurer or deputy treasurer or whoever has control of the depository upon the death of the candidate. d. Expenses incurred by the holder of a public office or a candidate for child care may be paid from campaign contributions received pursuant to P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.) only if the expenses are for providing care for the well-being and protection of the child outside of the home, in a child care facility, or in the home of the office holder or candidate. Eligible expenses shall be those that result directly from activities in which the office holder or candidate engages for the purposes of holding public office or of a campaign for public office, and would not have otherwise been incurred but for those activities. Child care expenses shall not include payments to a member of the office holder's or candidate's household. e. Expenses incurred by the holder of a public office or a candidate or committee for litigation or legal costs arising from campaign activities shall be permitted to be paid from campaign contributions received pursuant to P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.). The Election Law Enforcement Commission shall promulgate regulations regarding eligible expenses and shall provide written guidance upon request from an office holder or candidate prior to the expense being incurred or after the expense is incurred. L.1993, c.65, s.17; amended 2007, c.202; 2020, c.102; 2023, c.30, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53A-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-2
Use of electronic voting systems; devices, certain, prohibited.
Status: in_force

2. a. The board of chosen freeholders of any county may adopt, acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, or abandon any electronic voting system or mechanical system authorized herein which has been approved for use in the State, in any election or primary or combination thereof, and may use such system in all or a part of the districts within its boundaries. The county authorities, on the adoption and acquisition of an electronic voting system, shall provide for the payment therefor in such manner as they deem for the best interest of the locality, in such manner as may be provided by law. b. The provisions of this act shall be controlling with respect to elections where electronic voting systems are used, and shall be liberally construed so as to carry out the purpose and intent of this act. Any provisions of law relating to the conduct of elections which conflict with this act shall not apply to the conduct of elections with an approved electronic voting system. c. Following the effective date of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-1 et al.), an electronic voting system that uses a voting device requiring the voter to punch out a hole in a ballot card or pull a mechanical lever as a means of recording the voter's vote shall not be used in any election in any district within this State. L.1973,c.82,s.2; amended 2004, c.88, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 19:16-6 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-6
Majority decision of board final; dissents entered
Status: in_force

The decision of a majority of the district board on any question shall be deemed the decision of the board and final. If any member of the board shall dissent from any such decision and shall desire to protect himself from the consequences which may result from such decision, such member may record his dissent, in cases relating to registration, in the register, and in all other cases, in the poll book of such election, signing his name to such record with his own hand, and unless he shall do so, he shall be deemed to have assented to the decision so made.
N.J. Stat. § 19:61-4 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-4
Free-access system for voters.
Status: in_force

4. a. The Secretary of State shall establish a free-access system, such as a toll-free telephone number, an Internet website or any combination thereof, that any individual who casts a provisional ballot, mail-in ballot, or overseas ballot in all elections where they are qualified to vote, may access to ascertain whether the ballot of that individual was accepted for counting and, if the vote was not counted, the reason for the rejection of the ballot. The system shall at all times preserve the confidentiality of each voter, and shall ensure that no person, other than the individual who cast the ballot, may discover whether or not that individual's ballot was accepted or rejected, unless so informed by the voter. b. The free-access system shall be prominently displayed on the New Jersey Division of Elections website under a "Track My Ballot" user portal. c. To applicable situations, the free-access system shall record the date that the mail-in ballot was mailed; the date that the overseas ballot was mailed or transmitted via electronic mail; the date the ballot was received; the notation that the ballot was "Accepted" or "Rejected;" and the code for rejection. d. Beginning on February 1, 2021, the free-access system shall provide a publicly viewable macro-report of the total number of rejected ballots by county and by code along with the totals for votes cast by mail-in ballot, overseas ballots, and total ballots cast. This report shall be kept and made available on the Secretary of State's website for a period of 10 years. L.2004, c.88, s.4; amended 2020, c.70, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-7.1
Production, transmission of mail-in ballots in certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

36. a. If in the year in which the Apportionment Commission establishes new legislative districts the production and transmission of mail-in ballots for the primary or general election cannot be accomplished starting on or before the 45th day before the day of either election pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-9), the Secretary of State shall undertake such actions as the secretary deems necessary to ensure that the ballots are produced and transmitted to mail-in voters as soon as possible after the 45th day before the election. b. If a member of the Senate or General Assembly who is a member of a political party vacates the office prior to the expiration of the term thereof and a vacancy is created after the 70th day before the day of a general election, and due to the timing of the vacancy the production and transmission of mail-in ballots for the general election cannot be accomplished starting on or before the 45th day before the day of the election pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-9), the Secretary of State shall undertake such actions as the secretary deems necessary to ensure that the ballots are produced and transmitted to mail-in voters as soon as possible after the 45th day before the election. L.2011, c.37, s.36.
N.J. Stat. § 19:46-11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 46 / Section 46-11
Meetings of the commission
Status: in_force

6. Meetings of the New Jersey Redistricting Commission shall be held at convenient times and locations. The commission shall hold at least three public hearings in different parts of the State. The commission shall, subject to the constraints of time and convenience, review written plans for the establishment of Congressional districts submitted by members of the general public. Notwithstanding any statute, rule or regulation to the contrary, the commission shall not be subject to the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). L.1991,c.510,s.6; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
N.J. Stat. § 19:29-14 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-14
Costs; liability for
Status: in_force

The contestant and incumbent shall be liable to the officers and witnesses for the costs made by them, respectively. If the election be confirmed, or the petition dismissed, or the prosecution fail, judgment shall be rendered against the contestant for costs; and if the judgment be against the incumbent, or the election be set aside, he shall pay the costs at the discretion of the court; and in the case a contestant is successful in contesting the approval or disapproval of a proposition, the State, county or municipality, as the case may be, which caused the proposition to be submitted to the voters, shall pay the costs at the discretion of the court. After the entry of the judgment of the court the costs may be collected by attachment or otherwise. Amended by L.1956, c. 128, p. 535, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-13.2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-13.2
Eligibility to vote in primary after change of declaration if 50 days before primary.
Status: in_force

4. If, when submitting a voter registration form for any reason, a registrant declares thereon his or her political party affiliation and in so doing declares an affiliation with a political party other than the political party with which that person was affiliated previously, the registrant shall be ineligible to vote in the next succeeding primary election unless he or she has made the declaration of affiliation with the political party specified in the latest voter registration form no later than the 50th day next preceding such primary election. L.2005,c.153,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-49 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-49
Counting of votes.
Status: in_force

19:23-49. At the close of the primary election for the general election each district board shall immediately proceed to count the votes cast at the election and ascertain the results thereof for the candidates of each political party holding such elections, proceeding in the manner indicated by the statement hereinafter provided for, and as nearly as may be in the manner herein required for the counting by the district board of votes cast at the general election. amended 2005, c.136, s.32; 2011, c.134, s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 19:31-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-7.1
Municipal clerks, registration assistance
Status: in_force

35. The municipal clerk in each of the several municipalities of this State shall make available at the office of the clerk 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.35.
N.J. Stat. § 19:14-34 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-34
County clerks to municipal clerks; packages sealed; record of delivery; receipts
Status: in_force

The county clerks of the several counties, not later than three days prior to the general election shall cause to be delivered to the clerk of each municipality within their respective counties, the number of ballots hereinbefore required to be provided for each election district within his municipality at such election. The same shall be delivered in sealed packages, one for each election district of the municipality, with marks or directions on the outside of each clearly stating the election district for which it is intended, together with the number of ballots. The county clerk shall also keep a record of the time when and the manner in which each of the packages was delivered. Receipts for the ballots thus delivered shall be given by the clerk receiving the same and filed with the county clerk, and shall be preserved by such clerk for the period of one year.
N.J. Stat. § 19:17-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-3
Filing of statements.
Status: in_force

19:17-3. After the district board shall have made up and certified such statements, it shall at the same time and with the ballot boxes, as hereinafter provided, deliver or safely transmit one of the statements to the clerk of the municipality wherein such election is held, who shall forthwith file the same. In counties having a superintendent of elections one of such statements shall forthwith be filed with the superintendent of elections of the county. The superintendent may arrange to accept such certificates in such municipality within the county at the office of the clerk of such municipality or some other convenient place. Any municipal clerk who shall refuse to permit such superintendent or his deputies or assistants access to his office for the purpose of collecting such certificates or any municipal clerk or other person who shall interfere or obstruct the superintendent, his deputies or assistants in the collection of such certificates, or any member of a district board who shall willfully fail or refuse to deliver such statement to the superintendent, his deputies or assistants as the case may be, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. In all counties the board shall, immediately after election, deliver or safely transmit another of the statements to the clerk of the county, who shall forthwith file the same. For a school election a statement shall also be delivered to the board of education of the district holding the election and to the county superintendent of schools in the county in which the district is situated. If officers were voted for or public questions were voted upon at the election by the voters of the entire State or of more than one county thereof, or of a congressional district, then the board shall, immediately after the election, inclose, seal up and transmit the fourth statement to the Attorney General by mail in stamped envelopes to be furnished by the Attorney General, addressing the same in the following manner: "To the Attorney General of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey." Upon receiving such statements the Attorney General shall forthwith file the same in his office. Amended 1945, c.76, s.2; 1947, c.168, s.6; 1953, c.19, s.19; 1995, c.278, s.19; 2005, c.154, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 19:22-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-1
Statement of determination
Status: in_force

When such statement and certificate shall have been made and subscribed, the board shall proceed to determine the person or persons who shall, by the greatest number of votes, have been duly elected to the office or offices for which he or they shall have been designated, together with the result of the vote cast upon any public question setting forth that it was approved or rejected; and thereupon the board shall make a statement of its determination.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-5 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-5
Investigations by superintendents and assistants; neglect to furnish information or exhibit records, fourth degree crime.
Status: in_force

19:32-5. Such superintendents and their assistants, in order to enforce the laws of this State regarding the conduct of elections, shall investigate all complaints relating to the registration of voters, and for that purpose the superintendents and their assistants shall have full power and authority to visit and inspect any house, dwelling, building, inn, lodging house or hotel and interrogate any inmate, house-dweller, keeper, caretaker, owner, proprietor or landlord thereof or therein as to any person or persons residing or claiming to reside therein or thereat; to inspect and copy any books, records, papers or documents relating to or affecting the elections, either general, special, primary or municipal, or the registration of voters in the custody and control of district boards, county boards, or the clerks or other officers of municipalities; to require every lodging-house keeper, landlord or proprietor to exhibit his register of lodgers therein at any time to the superintendent, his subordinates or any other person so designated by such superintendent. Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish any information required or authorized by this title, or to exhibit the records, papers, or documents herein authorized to be inspected, or which are required to be exhibited, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 19:15-11 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-11
Distribution and use of ballot box keys; locking ballot boxes
Status: in_force

At the opening of the election each of the keys of the locks of the ballot box shall be taken by a different member of the board, who shall keep the same until the statement of the result of the election shall be made and certified, as directed by this title, and shall not during that time suffer any other member of the board, or any other person, on any pretense to take or have the same. In all cases in which the members of the board are directed to lock the ballot box, each of the locks thereof shall be locked by the member who shall have the key belonging thereto, as directed by this title.
N.J. Stat. § 19:52-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 52 / Section 52-3
Time allowed a voter
Status: in_force

19:52-3. Where a voter presents himself for the purpose of voting, the election officer shall follow the procedure as now required by this title regarding the eligibility of a person to vote. If such eligibility is established, one of the district election officers shall announce the name of the voter and permit him to pass to the booth of the voting machine for the purpose of casting his vote. No voter shall remain in the voting machine booth longer than two minutes, and having cast his vote the voter shall at once emerge therefrom and leave the polling room; if he shall refuse to leave after the lapse of two minutes he shall be removed by the district election officers. Such election officers shall ascertain the name and address of each voter in the manner now provided by law before he enters the voting machine booth for the purpose of voting. No voter after having entered and emerged from the voting machine booth shall be permitted to reenter the same on any pretext whatever. Only one voter at a time shall be permitted in the voting machine booth to vote. However, a voter shall be permitted to be accompanied into the voting machine booth by a dependent child. Amended 1994,c.154,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:59-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-7
Form of ballot.
Status: in_force

7. The county clerk shall prescribe the form of the ballot for overseas voters and overseas federal election voters and overseas State and federal election voters. L.1976, c.23, s.7; amended 2008, c.61, s.7; 2017, c.39, s.6; 2022, c.72, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:16-7 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-7
Reading, stringing of ballots
Status: in_force

19:16-7. The board in the actual procedure of counting the ballots shall thereupon unlock and open the ballot box; the ballots shall then be taken singly and separately therefrom by the judge of the election, and while each ballot shall remain in his hands, he shall audibly and publicly read the same in full view of the inspector. The inspector shall be satisfied that the ballot is being correctly read by the judge. After the reading of the ballot, including a ballot determined to be void, and before taking another ballot from the box, the judge shall fold the ballot to a size about five inches square, and shall deliver the same so folded to the inspector, who shall write on the back thereof the number of such ballot from one onward, in the order in which the same shall have been taken from the box; and shall string the ballot as one ticket in the order in which the same shall be taken from the box and numbered, by means of a needle and string to be provided for that purpose. Amended 1992,c.3,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:53A-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-3.1
Reimbursement for purchase, retrofit of voting machine to produce paper record, provision suspended until certain conditions met.
Status: in_force

3. Unless federal funding is made available to pay for the purchase or retrofit of a voting machine to produce a voter-verified paper record as required by P.L.2005, c.137 (C.19:53A-3.1 et al.), a county shall be reimbursed by the State for such costs upon application for reimbursement to the Attorney General and approval of the application by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 5 of the New Jersey Constitution. This provision shall be suspended until the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of R.S.19:48-1 or paragraph (2) of subsection i. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.82 (C.19:53A-3) have been met. L.2005, c.137, s.3; amended 2009, c.17, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.15 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.15
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act-- "Municipal election" means an election to be held in and for a single municipality only, at regular intervals; "Pertinent equipment" means channels, rollers, compensators, lockouts, pins and shutters used in connection with voting machines. L.1945, c. 59, p. 335, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-27.2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-27.2
Rules, regulations concerning disclosures and organization
Status: in_force

2. The Election Law Enforcement Commission shall adopt rules and regulations: a. to enable an organization described in section 1 of P.L.2001, c.20 (C.19:44A-27.1) to make the required disclosures; and b. to determine, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.20 (C.19:44A-27.1), which organizations organized under any other current or future section of the federal Internal Revenue Code are similar to those specifically described in section 1. L.2001,c.20,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-30 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-30
Number of ballots and envelopes; printing; delivery; cost paid by municipalities.
Status: in_force

19:23-30. a. In counties not having a superintendent of elections where the county board of elections does not have the equipment or facilities to address and mail sample ballot envelopes, the municipal clerk shall cause to be printed as herewith prescribed a sufficient number of official primary sample ballots of each political party in each election district and shall furnish a sufficient number of stamped envelopes to enable every district board to mail one copy of such ballot of each political party to each voter who is registered in the district for the primary election, less the number of voters who have been sent a confirmation notice pursuant to subsection d. of R.S.19:31-15 and have not responded. The municipal clerk shall deliver to the county clerk in all counties and the county board in counties having a superintendent of elections one official primary sample ballot of each political party for each district in his municipality. The cost of printing the official primary sample ballots and the stamped envelopes therefor shall be paid by the respective municipalities. b. In counties having a superintendent of elections, and in other counties where the county board of elections may have the equipment or facilities to prepare a properly stamped envelope addressed to each registered voter in the county for mailing, the municipal clerk shall cause to be printed as herewith prescribed a sufficient number of official primary sample ballots of each political party for each election district and shall furnish a sufficient number of stamped envelopes to enable the commissioner of registration of the county to mail one copy of such ballot of each political party to each voter who is registered in the district for the primary election, less the number of voters who have been sent a confirmation notice pursuant to subsection d. of R.S.19:31-15 and have not responded. The municipal clerk shall also deliver to the county board ten official primary sample ballots of each political party for each district in his municipality. The cost of printing of the official primary sample ballots and stamped envelopes therefor shall be paid for by the respective municipalities. County boards of elections which elect to operate under the provisions of this paragraph shall notify their respective municipal clerks in sufficient time to enable them to make the necessary arrangements the first year. Amended 1941, c.275, s.3; 1946, c.261, s.3; 1947, c.168, s.8; 2009, c.110, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:12-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-1
Certification as to creation of political party.
Status: in_force

19:12-1. The Secretary of State shall within thirty days after the completion of the canvass by the board of State canvassers, certify to each county clerk and county board the fact that at the next preceding general election held for the election of all of the members of the General Assembly ten per centum (10%) of the total vote cast in the State for members of the General Assembly had been cast for candidates having the same designation, thereby creating, within the meaning of this Title, a political party, to be known and recognized as such under the same designation as used by the candidates for whom the required number of votes were cast. The Secretary of State shall also not later than the 74th day preceding the primary election for the general election in every year in which electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, a representative of the United States Senate, members of the House of Representatives, a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, or Senator, or member or members of the General Assembly for any county, or any of them, are to be elected or any public question is to be submitted to the voters of the entire State, direct and cause to be delivered to the clerk of the county and the county board wherein any such election is to be held, a notice stating that such officer or officers are to be elected and that such public question is to be submitted to the voters of the entire State at the ensuing general election. R.S. 19:12-1 amended 1946, c.11, ss.8,17 (1946, c.11, ss.8,17; repealed 1948, c.2, s.32); 1948, c.2, s.12; 2005, c.136, s.15; 2009, c.66, s.2; 2011, c.37, s.39; 2011, c.134, s.15; 2023, c.16, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:13-16 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-16
Declined nomination.
Status: in_force

19:13-16. When a person nominated as herein provided by direct petition or State convention for election to public office at the general election shall, at least 81 days before the day of the general election, in a writing signed by him and duly acknowledged, notify the officer with whom the original petition or certificate of nomination was filed that he declines the nomination, the nomination shall be void. amended 1942, c.50, s.2; 1985, c.92, s.12; 2013, c.172, s.4; 2023, c.124, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:63-13 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-13
Certificate of mail-in voter.
Status: in_force

13. a. On the margin of the flap on the inner envelopes to be sent to mail-in voters there shall be printed a certificate in the following form: CERTIFICATE OF MAIL-IN VOTER I, ........................., whose home address is ............................................................., (print your name clearly) (street address or R.D. number) (municipality) DO HEREBY CERTIFY, subject to the penalties for fraudulent voting, that I am the person who applied for the enclosed ballot. I MARKED AND SEALED THIS BALLOT AND CERTIFICATE IN SECRET. However, a family member may assist me in doing so. ....................................................... (signature of voter) Any person providing assistance shall complete the following: I do hereby certify that I am the person who provided assistance to this voter and declare that I will maintain the secrecy of this ballot. ....................................................... (signature of person providing assistance) ....................................................... (printed name of person providing assistance) ....................................................... ....................................................... (address of person providing assistance) b. On the margin of the flap on the inner envelope forwarded with any mail-in ballot intended to be voted in any primary election for the general election, as the case may be, there shall be printed a certificate in the following form: CERTIFICATE OF MAIL-IN VOTER I, ........................., whose home address is............................................................. (print your name clearly) (street address or R.D. number) (municipality) , DO HEREBY CERTIFY, subject to the penalties for fraudulent voting, that I am the person who applied for the enclosed ballot for the primary election of the ........ political party. I MARKED AND SEALED THIS BALLOT AND CERTIFICATE IN SECRET. However, a family member may assist me in doing so. ..................................................... (signature of voter) Any person providing assistance shall complete the following: I do hereby certify that I am the person who provided assistance to this voter and declare that I will maintain the secrecy of this ballot. ..................................................... (signature of person providing assistance) ..................................................... (printed name of person providing assistance) ..................................................... .............................. (address of person providing assistance) c. The clerk of each county shall be permitted to print on or affix to the margin of the flap on the inner envelope of the mail-in ballot transmitted thereby to a mail-in ballot voter an alternative certificate, substantially similar to the certificate provided for by subsection a. or b. of this section, that permits the voter to certify the correctness of the voter's name, street, mailing address or R.D. number, and municipality as it appears on the label of the mail-in ballot received by the voter. d. The certificates specified under subsections a., b., and c. of this section shall also provide spaces for the voter's telephone number and email address, including language informing the voter that this contact information will be used to contact the voter concerning the acceptance or rejection of the ballot, and how the voter may cure a defect. A voter's telephone number and email address shall not be subject to public disclosure and shall not be considered a public record. e. Except for a primary election for the general election, each county clerk shall ensure that any political affiliation or designation on the inner envelope provided to each voter shall not be visible to the public on the outer envelope's exterior. L.2009, c.79, s.13; amended 2011, c.134, s.53; 2018, c.72, s.6; 2020, c.70, s.9; 2022, c.69, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 19:36-1 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 36 / Section 36-1
Time and place of meeting.
Status: in_force

19:36-1. The electors of president and vice president shall convene at the State House at Trenton, or in another State building within the State House Complex at Trenton, or the War Memorial at Trenton, on the day appointed by congress for that purpose, at the hour of three o'clock in the afternoon of that day, and constitute an electoral college. 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, the electors for president and vice president shall be those electors certified as the elector slate in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2007, c.334 (C.19:36-4). Amended 2007, c.334, s.4; 2008, c.103, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:27A-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27A / Section 27A-2
Power to recall elected officials
Status: in_force

2. Pursuant to Article I, paragraph 2b. of the New Jersey Constitution, the people of this State shall have the power to recall, after at least one year of service in the person's current term of office, any United States Senator or Representative elected from this State or any State or local elected official in the manner provided herein. L.1995,c.105,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-22 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-22
Organization of county board of elections.
Status: in_force

19:6-22. a. (1) The county boards shall, at 10 a.m., on the second Tuesday in March, or on such other day as they may agree on within the first 15 days in March in each year, meet at the courthouse, or other place as provided for, in their respective counties, and, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, organize by electing one of their number to be chairman and one to be secretary; but the chairman and secretary shall not be members of the same political party. (2) In case of failure to elect a chairman after three ballots or viva voce votes, the member having the greatest seniority on the board shall be the chairman thereof, except that if the member having the greatest seniority on the board so chooses, that member shall instead be secretary of the board; in the event that that senior member so chooses to become secretary, no election shall be held to choose a secretary of the board, the board shall elect one of its members who is not of the same political party as the secretary to be the chairman of the board, and in the case of a failure again to elect a chairman after three ballots or viva voce votes, the person among those members having the greatest seniority on the board shall be the chairman thereof. In any case of failure to elect a chairman, if two or more members of the board who are eligible to become chairman have greatest and equal seniority on the board, then the board shall, not later than the fifth day following the organization meeting, notify the Governor of an inability to fill the position of chairman either by election or on the basis of seniority, including in that notice a certification of the names of those senior members of the board. In addition, if the position of secretary has not otherwise been filled under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the board shall defer for the time being the election of a secretary. Not later than the fifth day following receipt of the notice, the Governor shall designate one of those senior members to be chairman of the board and certify that designation to the board. If the position of secretary was not filled at the initial meeting of the county board to organize, then not later than the fifth day following receipt of that certification, the board shall reconvene at the call of the chairman so designated and shall elect a secretary of the board. In case of failure to elect a secretary after three ballots or viva voce votes, the member of the board having the greatest seniority shall be secretary of the board, except that if that member has become chairman because of election to that position or because of designation as a result of the failure to elect a chairman, the member with the next greatest seniority shall be secretary. In no case, however, shall the chairman and secretary be members of the same political party. Seniority for the purposes of this section shall be determined by the total amount of time that a person has served as a member of the board, beginning from the date that that person took the oath of office as a member. b. The boards shall have power in their discretion to hold their meetings for any purpose, except organization, in any part of their respective counties. Meetings may be called by either the chairman or the secretary of the board, or at the request of any two members. amended 1948, c.2, s.8; 1973, c.179; 1996, c.90; 2005, c.136, s.9; 2007, c.61, s.5; 2011, c.134, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:59-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-3
Registration of overseas voter, oversea federal election voter.
Status: in_force

3. Upon compliance with the provisions of this act, P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-1 et seq.), as amended by P.L.2017, c.39: a. any person meeting the qualifications of an overseas voter may register to vote and may apply for and vote by mail-in ballot in any election held in the election district of this State in which the voter was formerly domiciled; b. any person meeting the qualifications of an overseas federal election voter may register to vote and may apply for and vote by mail-in ballot in any federal election held in the election district of this State in which the voter, or in the case of an overseas federal election voter who was born outside of the United States described in subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-2), in which the voter's parent, legal guardian, spouse, partner in civil union, or domestic partner was formerly domiciled; and c. any person meeting the qualifications of an overseas State and federal voter as described in subsection l. of section 2 of P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-2) may register to vote and may apply for and vote by mail in a State election described in subsection m. of section 2 of P.L. 1976, c.23 (C.19:59-2) and a federal election described in subsection c. of section 2 of P.L. 1976, c.23 (C.19:59-2) held in the election district of this State in which the voter was formerly domiciled. L.1976, c.23, s.3; amended 1993, c.73, s.5; 2008, c.61, s.3; 2017, c.39, s.2; 2022, c.72, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 19:24-3 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-3
Nomination by petition
Status: in_force

Candidates for election as delegates or alternates to the national conventions of political parties shall be nominated by petition in the manner herein provided for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at the primary election for the general election except as herein otherwise provided.
N.J. Stat. § 19:32-44 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-44
Superintendent and assistants to have powers of peace officers
Status: in_force

The superintendent and his chief deputy and assistants shall have and possess all the powers of constables, policemen and other peace officers. L.1947, c. 167, p. 734, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 19:23-21 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-21
Certification by Secretary of State.
Status: in_force

19:23-21. The Secretary of State shall certify the names of the persons indorsed in the petitions filed in the secretary's office to the clerks of counties concerned thereby not later than noon of the 61st day prior to the holding of the primary election, specifying in such certificate the political parties to which the persons so nominated in the petitions belong. In the case of candidates for offices other than federal office, the Secretary of State shall also transmit this information to the Election Law Enforcement Commission in the form and manner prescribed by the commission and shall notify the commission immediately upon the withdrawal of a petition of nomination. amended 1942, c.50, s.10; 1983, c.579, s.5; 1985, c.92, s.19; 2011, c.37, s.9; 2022, c.7, s.5; 2023, c.16, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 19:22-2 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-2
Basis of statement
Status: in_force

The board shall base the statement of the result of the canvass of such election in the state and its determination as to the person or persons who shall have been elected, or any public question approved or rejected therein upon the statements of the result of the election, or the copies of the statements which shall have been made by the board of county canvassers in the several counties, and laid before the board. If it appears by any such statement from any county, that the statement of the result of such election in any election district of the county is not exhibited by or included in such statement, the board shall give full force and effect to the statement of the result of the election in such district, or the copy of the statement, which shall be laid before it by the secretary of state as hereinbefore directed.
N.J. Stat. § 19:6-17 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-17
County board of elections, membership, appointments, compensation.
Status: in_force

19:6-17. a. The county board shall consist of four persons, who shall be legal voters of the counties for which they are respectively appointed. Two members of such county board shall be members of the political party which at the last preceding general election, held for the election of all of the members of the General Assembly, cast the largest number of votes in this State for members of the General Assembly, and the remaining two members of such board shall be members of the political party which at such election cast the next largest number of votes in the State for members of the General Assembly. By a majority vote of the full membership of the board of county commissioners, the board of county commissioners may opt to increase to six persons the membership of the county board of elections. The two new members shall be legal voters of the counties for which they are respectively appointed. If a board of county commissioners votes to increase the membership of a county board of elections to six persons, the board of elections shall consist of an equal representation between the political parties which at the last preceding general election, held for the election of all of the members of the General Assembly, cast the largest and next largest number of votes in this State for members of the General Assembly. No person who holds elective public office shall be eligible to serve as a member of the county board during the term of such elective office. The office of member of the county board shall be deemed vacant upon such member becoming a candidate for an office to be voted upon at any primary, general election or special election, except for nomination for or election to membership in any county committee or State committee or for nomination for or election as a delegate at large or alternate delegate at large, or district delegate or alternate district delegate to any national political convention, such candidacy to be determined by the filing of a petition of nomination duly accepted by such member in the manner provided by law. b. In all counties, the county board of elections may appoint some suitable person as clerk of the board, and may also appoint any additional office employees, including a director of such employees, it deems necessary, subject to approval by the board of county commissioners of the respective county and to the budgetary process required pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2015, c.249 (C.19:6-21.1). The compensation of the clerk, the director, and office employees of the county board of elections shall be in an amount recommended by the county board of elections and subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners. amended 1948, c.438, s.5; 1957, c.83, s.1; 1960, c.43; 1960, c.164; 1961, c.59, s.1; 1965, c.166; 2019, c.191, s.1; 2021, c.205, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 19:48-3.21 — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-3.21
Expenditures for voting machines rented; reimbursement of county by municipality
Status: in_force

Such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, is hereby authorized to expend for the purpose of this act a sum not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00) per each voting machine rented plus any sum expended for the repair or replacement of any machines or pertinent equipment partially or totally damaged, which expenditures shall be in addition to any amount authorized to be expended, under Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, by such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, and shall be paid, when certified to and approved by such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, by the county treasurer of the county in which the machines are used; and the county making such payment shall be reimbursed therefor by the municipality holding such election, in the same manner as is now provided by law for the payment of other expenses in connection with any election held in and for a municipality only. L.1945, c. 59, p. 338, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 19:44A-6a — NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-6a
Enforcement action, statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

35. Any enforcement action brought by the Election Law Enforcement Commission for any violations of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.) shall be subject to a statute of limitations of two years following the occurrence of the alleged violation. The statute of limitations provided in this section shall apply retroactively to any alleged violations occurring prior to the effective date of this act, P.L.2023, c.30 (C.19:44A-20.10a et al.). L.2023, c.30, s.35.