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NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-45 - Arrest without warrant; aid of peace officers in taking arrested person to police station

19:32-45. Arrest without warrant; aid of peace officers in taking arrested person to police station  The superintendent and his chief deputy and assistants are hereby authorized and empowered and without warrant, to arrest any person violating any provision of this Title. The superintendent and his chief deputy and assistants, as the case may be, shall have the right and power to call upon any constable, police officer or other peace officer to aid in taking any person so arrested to the nearest police station in the municipality in which the arrest is made, and such constable, police officer or other peace officer shall render such aid. Any constable, police officer or other peace officer failing to comply with such request shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1947, c. 167, p. 734, s. 20.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-46 - Detention of persons arrested

19:32-46. Detention of persons arrested  Upon delivering the person so arrested to the officer in charge of the police station to which he is removed, such officer shall hold and detain the person so arrested until ordered released by the magistrate taking the complaint hereinafter provided for or by other process of law. L.1947, c. 167, p. 734, s. 21.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-47 - Complaint against person arrested; hearing by magistrate

19:32-47. Complaint against person arrested; hearing by magistrate  Upon delivering the person so arrested to the officer in charge of such police station the superintendent or his chief deputy and assistants, as the case may be, making the arrest, shall forthwith and as soon as may be make and sign before a magistrate of the municipality in which the arrest was made a complaint in writing, duly verified, setting forth the particular act for which such person was arrested. Upon the complaint being made, the magistrate before whom it is made shall forthwith and as soon as may be cause the person so arrested to be brought before him and proceed on such complaint, as in the case of other persons arrested on a complaint charging a criminal offense. L.1947, c. 167, p. 734, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-48 - Removal of persons from polling places

19:32-48. Removal of persons from polling places  The superintendent, his chief deputy and assistants are hereby authorized and empowered to remove from any polling place or place where any election is being held any person found violating any provision of this Title or in any way unlawfully interfering with the lawful conduct of any election. L.1947, c. 167, p. 735, s. 23.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-49 - Superintendent of elections, commissioner of registration.

19:32-49 Superintendent of elections, commissioner of registration.  24. In addition to the foregoing, the superintendent of elections is constituted the commissioner of registration for the county and he shall, within the county, have and exercise all the powers of, and be charged with all the duties had and exercised and required to be performed by, the superintendent of elections and the commissioner of registration in any county, including the custody and control of voting machines heretofore or hereafter installed in the county in any manner provided by law, except those heretofore or hereafter installed in any municipality by the governing body thereof, which shall be placed and remain in the custody of the municipal clerk unless taken over by the county according to law. The deputy superintendent of elections in counties of the first class, and in counties of the second and fifth classes in which the governing body has established the office of superintendent of elections for the county, is constituted the deputy commissioner of registration. L.1947, c.167, s.24; amended 1982, c.46, s.5; 1992, c.17, s.5; 2021, c.58, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-50 - Salaries and expenses during fiscal year in which act takes effect

19:32-50. Salaries and expenses during fiscal year in which act takes effect  If during the fiscal year in which this act becomes effective, the board of chosen freeholders of the county shall not have made provision in its annual budget for the payment of the salaries and other expenses of the superintendent of elections and his office during such fiscal year, all appropriations made in said budget to the county board of elections, except those made for the payment of the salaries of the members of said board and the expenses of the board in connection with the functions to be performed by it during said year, notwithstanding the provisions of this act, shall be transferred and made available to the superintendent of elections for the carrying out of the powers and functions vested in him under this act, which shall include all appropriations for (a) salaries and wages, except for the salaries of the members of the board, (b) the control and conduct of permanent registration, and (c) the custody, maintenance and distribution of voting machines. L.1947, c. 167, p. 735, s. 25.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-51 - Transfer of employees of county board of elections

19:32-51. Transfer of employees of county board of elections  All employees of the county board of elections of the county hereby are transferred to the office of superintendent of elections but the board of chosen freeholders may provide two clerks for the county board of elections and fix the salary to be paid to such clerks. L.1947, c. 167, p. 736, s. 26.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-52 - Appropriations for salaries and expenses

19:32-52. Appropriations for salaries and expenses  In the event that said appropriations shall not be sufficient to provide full payment of the salaries and other expenses of the superintendent of elections and his office and of the county board of elections and its office, during such fiscal year, the board of chosen freeholders shall appropriate and use any county funds, not otherwise appropriated or dedicated, for such purposes. L.1947, c. 167, p. 736, s. 27.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-53 - Voting machines, forms, records, etc. to be turned over

19:32-53. Voting machines, forms, records, etc. to be turned over  Upon the taking effect of such resolution the county board of elections of the county shall turn over to the superintendent of elections all voting machines of the county with the keys thereto, and all records, books, binders, folders, files, card indexes, documents and forms, used or unused, relating to or used or useful in connection with the registration of voters, or the use of voting machines, in the county, together with all racks, cabinets, furniture, equipment and supplies used or useful for the filing, storing, repair servicing or use of the same. L.1947, c. 167, p. 736, s. 28.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-54 - Abolishment of offices of superintendent, deputy superintendent of elections.

19:32-54 Abolishment of offices of superintendent, deputy superintendent of elections.  1. a. Upon the adoption of a resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, the governing body of a county may abolish the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections in the county, and the functions, powers, and duties of each office shall be transferred to and assumed by the county board of elections. The transfer of the functions, powers, and duties of the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections shall be completed no later than the 90th day following the adoption of the ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, and the term of office of each individual holding each office shall be terminated no later than that 90th day. b. Whenever reference is made in any statute, regulation, document or judicial proceeding to the office of superintendent of elections or the office of deputy superintendent of elections concerning the functions, powers, and duties that had been vested therein prior to their abolishment pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the same shall mean and refer to the county board of elections. c. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2015, c.249 (C.40A:4-45.45b) to the contrary, and subject to approval by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, all expenses, including salaries, of such county's board of elections shall be exempt from the requirements of that subsection for the budget year next succeeding the budget year in which a resolution or an ordinance, as appropriate, is adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The director shall approve an exemption of expenses from the requirements of subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2015, c.249 (C.40A:4-45.45b) pursuant to this subsection if: (1) the director determines that the expenses are reasonable and will result in long-term savings for the county; and (2) the county board of election's budget request for the budget year is less than the aggregate amount of the budget requests submitted to the county governing body by the office of the superintendent of elections, the office of the deputy superintendent of elections, and the board of elections in the last preceding budget year.  L.2018, c.163, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-55 - Requirements for re-establishing offices.

19:32-55 Requirements for re-establishing offices.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:32-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:32-56 - Appointment of officers if office re-established.

19:32-56 Appointment of officers if office re-established.  3. An individual shall be appointed to fill the office of superintendent of elections pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1947, c.167 (C.19:32-26), and an individual shall be appointed to fill the office of deputy superintendent of elections pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.17 (C.19:32-26.1), in a county if the offices are re-established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2018, c.163 (C.19:32-55). L.2018, c.163, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:34-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:34-1 - False registration or transfer; penalties.

19:34-1 False registration or transfer; penalties.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:34-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:34-1.1 - Crimes; election official defined.

19:34-1.1 Crimes; election official defined.  43. a. Any person, other than an election official, who:  (1) knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten or coerce, any person for registering to vote, voting or attempting to register to vote or vote, urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote or to attempt to register or vote or exercising any right under the provisions of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11 et al.); or  (2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of this State of a fair and impartially conducted election by the procurement or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes or the procurement, casting or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, is guilty of a crime of the second degree.  b. Any election official who: (1) knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten or coerce, any person for registering to vote, voting or attempting to register to vote or vote, urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote or to attempt to register or vote, or exercising any right under the provisions of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11 et al.); or  (2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of this State of a fair and impartially conducted election by the procurement or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the election official to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes or the procurement, casting or tabulation of ballots that are known by the election official to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, is guilty of a crime of the second degree and, in addition to any other penalties provided under the law, shall be permanently barred from serving as an election official.  c. As used in this section, "election official" shall include, but not be limited to, any superintendent or deputy superintendent of elections, commissioner of registration, member of a county board of elections, county clerk, municipal clerk, member of a district board of elections, member of a board of county canvassers and member of a board of State canvassers.  L.1994,c.182,s.43; amended 2005, c.154, s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:34-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:34-2 - Offenses concerning nomination certificates or petitions.

19:34-2 Offenses concerning nomination certificates or petitions.  19:34-2. No person shall falsely make, falsely make oath to, or fraudulently deface or fraudulently destroy any certificate of nomination or petition, or any part thereof, or file, or receive for filing, any certificate of nomination or petition, knowing the same or any part thereof to be falsely made, or suppress any certificate of nomination or petition which has been duly filed, or any part thereof. A person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Any person who, being a member of one political party, shall sign his name to any petition indorsing any person as a candidate for office of another political party, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:34-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:34-3 - Ballots; offenses concerning printing, distribution, possession and forgery thereof.

19:34-3 Ballots; offenses concerning printing, distribution, possession and forgery thereof.  19:34-3. If any printer employed by any county or municipal clerk to print official ballots, or any person engaged in printing the same, shall appropriate to himself or give or deliver or knowingly permit to be taken any of such ballots by any other person than such county or municipal clerk or his duly authorized agent, or shall print or cause to be printed any official ballot in any other form than that prescribed by the county or municipal clerk, or with any other names thereon, or with the names spelled or the names or printing thereon arranged in any other way than that authorized and directed by this title, the person so offending shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. If any person not authorized by the proper officers shall print or make any official or sample ballot provided for in this title, or on or prior to election day shall willfully have in his possession an official ballot without being authorized by this title to have charge or possession thereof, the person so offending shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. If any person shall forge or falsely make any ballot or the official indorsement thereof, the person so offending shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:34-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:34-4 - Voting by incarcerated person, fourth degree crime.

19:34-4 Voting by incarcerated person, fourth degree crime.  19:34-4. If a person convicted of a crime which disfranchises him while serving a sentence of incarceration shall vote at any election, unless he shall have been pardoned or restored by law to the right of suffrage, he shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. amended 2005, c.154, s.24; 2019, c.270, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:34-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:34-5 - Interference with conduct of election.

19:34-5 Interference with conduct of election.  19:34-5. No person shall, during an election, with intent to hinder or delay same, or to hinder or delay any voter in the preparation of his ballot, remove or destroy any of the ballots or pencils placed in the booths or compartments for the purpose of enabling the voter to prepare his ballot. Any person willfully violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. Amended 2005, c.154, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:34-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:34-6 - Prohibited actions in polling place on election day; exception for simulated voting.

19:34-6 Prohibited actions in polling place on election day; exception for simulated voting.  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, 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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:34-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:34-7 - Violation of ballot regulations.

19:34-7 Violation of ballot regulations.  19:34-7. No person shall within the polling room mark his ballot in a place other than in the polling booth or show his ballot, nor shall anyone request such person to show his ballot during the preparation thereof, nor shall any other person inspect such ballot during the preparation thereof or after it is prepared for voting in such a way as to reveal the contents, nor shall any person within the polling place or within a hundred feet thereof, loiter, electioneer, or solicit any voter. No voter, at any election where official ballots are used, shall knowingly vote or offer to vote any ballot except an official ballot as by this Title required. No person shall on any pretext carry any official ballot from the polling room on any election day except such persons as may by this Title be authorized to do so. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Amended 1940, c.199, s.4; 1948, c.438, s.13; 2005, c.154, s.27.