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NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.17 - Renting of voting machines

19:48-3.17. Renting of voting machines  In any case in which voting machines have been so installed for use in part of, but not in all of, the election districts of any municipality in any county of the first or second class, thereby preventing the holding of any such municipal election in such municipality with the use of voting machines in all election districts, in accordance with the provisions of law relating to elections where voting machines are used, the superintendent of elections of any such county having a superintendent of elections or the county board of elections of any such county of the second class, if there be no superintendent of elections, as the case may be, may rent from any other county or counties in which voting machines have been installed under any law other than the act to which this act is a supplement, as many voting machines and any pertinent equipment as, in his or its judgment, shall be necessary to carry out the purpose of this act by providing voting machines for use in all of such election districts in such municipality at any municipal election to be held therein; provided, however, that all voting machines so rented shall conform substantially to the type of voting machines already installed for use in such municipality. L.1945, c. 59, s. 3. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 768, s. 29.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.18 - Agreements for rental of voting machines; terms and conditions

19:48-3.18. Agreements for rental of voting machines; terms and conditions  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.19 - Certification to municipal clerk of voting machines rented

19:48-3.19. Certification to municipal clerk of voting machines rented  In the event such an agreement is made, such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, shall, before the thirtieth day prior to the date of the municipal election for which the voting machines have been so rented, certify in writing to the municipal clerk of the municipality in which such election is to be held that at least one voting machine will be provided for each election district of such municipality for use at such election. L.1945, c. 59, p. 337, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.20 - County clerk's duties on receipt of certification.

19:48-3.20 County clerk's duties on receipt of certification.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.21 - Expenditures for voting machines rented; reimbursement of county by municipality

19:48-3.21. Expenditures for voting machines rented; reimbursement of county by municipality  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-4 - Custody and care of machines

19:48-4. Custody and care of machines  Voting machines, heretofore or hereafter installed in any manner provided by law, in any county not having a superintendent of elections, shall be placed, and remain, in the custody of the county board of elections, and voting machines, heretofore or hereafter installed in any manner provided by law, in any county having a superintendent of elections, shall be placed, and remain, in the custody of the superintendent of elections; except that voting machines, heretofore or hereafter installed in any municipality by the governing body thereof, in any manner provided by law, shall be placed, and remain, in the custody of the municipal clerk unless taken over by the county according to law. The county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, shall preserve and keep in repair all voting machines placed in its or his custody pursuant to the provisions of this section. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 764, s. 24.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-5 - Payment for machines

19:48-5. Payment for machines  Any voting machines owned and in use by a municipality at the time of a county-wide installation at county expense may be taken over by the county if mutually agreeable between the county and municipality. In no case shall the municipality be reimbursed to the extent of more than the original cost of the machines. Any county and the board of chosen freeholders thereof and any municipality and the governing body thereof on the adoption and rental or purchase of voting machines shall provide for the payment thereof in such manner as the governing body of such governmental unit deems best according to the financial condition of such unit, and the governing body may meet the necessary expenditure by budget appropriation, and for the purpose of purchasing shall have the power within this subtitle to borrow money and issue negotiable bonds to pay for same, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:1-1 et seq.).
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-8 - Rental of voting machines to associations, clubs, etc.; terms

19:48-8. Rental of voting machines to associations, clubs, etc.; terms  The superintendent of elections of any county having a superintendent of elections or the county board of elections of any county not having a superintendent of elections may, upon application of any recognized association, club, fraternity, union or other group of persons whose constitution or by-laws requires the election of officers by secret ballot, rent to said association, club, fraternity, union or other group of persons, one or more voting machines owned by said county for the purpose of conducting said secret election, at a rental and upon such terms as may be determined upon by such superintendent of elections or county board of elections. L.1966, c. 120, s. 1, eff. June 17, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:49-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:49-1 - Official ballots furnished

19:49-1. Official ballots furnished  Official ballots of the form and description set forth in this subtitle for use upon voting machines shall be prepared and furnished in the same manner as now provided by law.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:49-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:49-2.1 - Repeal

19:49-2.1. Repeal  All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed insofar as they relate to counties of the first class where voting machines are or shall be used. L.1941, c. 163, p. 521, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:49-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:49-3 - Number of official ballots to be furnished.

19:49-3 Number of official ballots to be furnished.  19:49-3. At least one week prior to the start of the early voting period for any primary, local, or general election two sets of official ballots shall be provided for each voting machine, for each polling place, for each election district, for use in and upon the voting machine. One set thereof shall be inserted or placed in or upon the voting machine and the other shall be retained in the custody and possession of the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting machines, unless it shall become necessary during the course of the election to make use of the same upon or in the voting machine. At the close of the election all official ballots, except those actually in or upon the voting machine at the close of the election, whether the same shall have been used in the machine or not, shall be returned to the official providing the same in the manner by this Title provided. amended 1945, c.56, s.4; 2021, c.40, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:49-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:49-5 - Irregular ballots

19:49-5. Irregular ballots  Ballots voted for any person whose name does not appear on the machine as a nominated candidate for office are herein referred to as irregular ballots. Such irregular ballot shall be written or affixed in or upon the receptacle or device provided on the machine for that purpose. No irregular ballot shall be voted for any person for any office whose name appears on the machine as a nominated candidate for that office or for a delegate or alternate to a national party convention; any irregular ballot so voted shall not be counted. An irregular ballot must be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted. Amended by L.1941, c. 166, p. 530, s. 5; L.1984, c. 39, s. 2, eff. May 4, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:50-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:50-1 - Instructional sessions for district board members.

19:50-1 Instructional sessions for district board members.  19:50-1. a. Within 30 days before each election, the county board of elections shall cause new members of the district boards who are to serve in election districts to be instructed in the conduct of elections, and in their duties in connection therewith. All district board members shall be required to attend said instructional sessions for each election at least once every two years. The county board of elections shall cause to be given to each member of each district board who has received such instruction and is fully qualified to properly conduct the election, a certificate to that effect. For the purpose of giving such instruction the county board of elections shall call such meeting or meetings of the district boards as shall be necessary. The content of said meeting or meetings shall be limited solely to the instruction of district board members; lobbying or the advancement of political ends shall be prohibited. The members of the district board of each election district shall attend such meeting or meetings as shall be called for the purpose of receiving such instruction concerning their duties as shall be necessary for the proper conduct of the election. No member of any district board shall serve in any election unless he shall have received such instruction as herein provided and is fully qualified to perform the duties in connection with the election, and has received a certificate to that effect from the county board of elections; but this shall not prevent the appointment of a person as a member of the district board to fill a vacancy in an emergency, as now provided by law. In addition to the foregoing, the county board of elections shall design, prepare and distribute training manuals for district board members, pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General. The county board of elections shall also make the training manual available on its Internet site and on the Internet site of the Division of Elections in the Department of Law and Public Safety. b. The Attorney General shall establish guidelines for the design of training manuals for members of district boards of election, and shall design, prepare and distribute training manuals for members of county boards of election, and county clerks. The Attorney General shall also make training manuals available on the Internet site of the Division of Elections. Amended 1945, c.56, s.5; 1947, c.78; 1987, c.151, s.3; 2005, c.151, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:50-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:50-2 - Instruction in use of voting machines; availability.

19:50-2 Instruction in use of voting machines; availability.  19:50-2. a. For the first four successive general elections after the adoption of a new type of voting machine in a county, the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections, as the case may be, having custody of voting machines, shall designate suitable and adequate times and places where voting machines containing sample ballots showing titles of offices to be filled, and, so far as practicable, the names of candidates to be voted for at the next election, shall be exhibited for the purpose of giving instructions in the use of voting machines. No voting machine to be assigned for use in an election shall be used for such instruction after having been prepared and sealed for the election. During public exhibition of any voting machine for the instruction of voters previous to an election, the counting mechanism thereof shall be concealed from view and the doors may be temporarily opened only when authorized by such county board of elections or such superintendent of elections or such municipal clerk, as the case may be. b. The county board of elections shall design, prepare and make available to voters instructions on the proper operation of the voting machine used in the county. The instructions may be conveyed on cards, computer software, pamphlets, posters, video or such other media as the county board deems appropriate, subject to the guidelines set forth by the Attorney General. The instructions shall also be made available on the official Internet site of the Division of Elections in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the county board of elections shall provide a link to such instructions on its official Internet site. The Attorney General shall establish guidelines for the design of instructions for the proper operation of voting machines used in this State. The provisions of this subsection shall be in addition to any other provision for voter instruction required by law. Amended 1942, c.106; 1945, c.56, s.6; 2005, c.151, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-2 - Location of voting machines

19:52-2. Location of voting machines  At all elections where voting machines may be used, the arrangement of the polling room shall be generally the same as is now provided for by law; the exterior of the voting machine and every part of the polling room shall be in plain view of the election officers; the voting machine shall be placed at least three feet from every wall or partition of the polling room and at least four feet from any table where any of the district election officers may be engaged or seated. The voting machine shall be so placed that the ballots on the face of the machine can be plainly seen by the election officers and the party watchers when not in use by voters. The election officers shall not themselves be, or permit any other person to be, in any position or near any position that will permit one to see or ascertain how a voter votes, or how he has voted. The district election officer attending the machine shall inspect the face of the machine after each voter has cast his vote, to see that the ballots on the face of the machine are in their proper places and have not been mutilated or defaced and that the machine has not been damaged. During elections the door or other covering of the counter compartment of the machine shall not be unlocked or open, or the counters exposed. No person shall be permitted in or about the polling room except as now permitted by law in elections where ballots and ballot boxes are used.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-2.1 - Voting authorities; use, stringing.

19:52-2.1 Voting authorities; use, stringing.  1. In all counties wherein voting machines are used the county board of elections shall furnish for use in each election district at any election, a sufficient number of voting authorities in substantially the following form:  City of City of Ward District Ward District Election Held Election Held ...... day of............ 20... ........ day of............. 20.... Voting Authority Voting Authority No................ No.................. ............................... Signature of Voter. ..................................... This certificate must be handed to the election officer in charge of the voting machines in order to vote. .................................... County Board of Elections Clerk. The voting authorities shall be numbered consecutively, be bound together in pads and shall be printed in two parts and perforated so that one part may be given to the voter who shall return the same to the district election officials in charge of the operation of the voting machine in order that such official shall be able to place the same in consecutive order on a string or wire. The other part of the voting authority shall be signed by the voter in his own handwriting before he be permitted to vote and shall remain bound in the pad. All pads containing the portions of the voting authorities on which the names of the persons who have voted have been signed, together with that portion of the voting authority which has been placed on a wire or string shall be returned to the commissioner of registration of the county, who shall keep them for a period of at least six months. At any primary election for the general election, each voting authority shall be marked to indicate the party primary in which the voter signing the same voted and the used voting authorities shall be strung in such a manner so that those used in one party primary shall remain separate from those used in the other party primary. L.1944, c.213, s.1; amended 1992, c.3, s.9; 2005, c.136, s.49; 2011, c.134, s.46.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-2.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-2.2 - Effective date

19:52-2.2. Effective date  This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. L.1944, c. 213, p. 752, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-3 - Time allowed a voter

19:52-3. Time allowed a voter  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-3.1 - Display of notice of official count of voters.

19:52-3.1 Display of notice of official count of voters.  1. The district boards of election at each polling place shall create and publicly display a notice containing an official count of the cumulative number of voters who have voted at each precinct, indicating the number of voters who have voted using a voting machine and the number of voters who have voted using a provisional ballot. The first notice shall be produced two hours from the opening of the polls and updated every two hours thereafter until the time the polls close.  L.2018, c.110, s.1.