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NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-2 - Special elections; days, certain, changes; notice.

19:60-2 Special elections; days, certain, changes; notice.  2. a. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the board of education of a type II district may call a special election of the legal voters of the district on only the fourth Tuesday in January, the second Tuesday in March, the last Tuesday in September, or the second Tuesday in December when in its judgment the interests of the schools require such an election. The board of education shall give the municipal clerk or clerks, as the case may be, and the county board of elections no less than 60 days' notice, in writing, of its intention to hold a special election. b. No business shall be transacted at any special election except such as shall have been set forth in the notices by which the election was called. c. The Commissioner of Education may change in any school year any date authorized for a special school election pursuant to subsection a. of this section if that date coincides with a period of religious observance that limits significantly the usual activities of the followers of a particular religion or that would result in significant religious consequences for such followers. The commissioner shall inform local school boards, county clerks, and boards of election of the adjustment no later than the first working day in January of the year in which the adjustments are to occur. As used in this section "a period of religious observance" means any day or portion thereof on which a religious observance imposes a substantial burden on an individual's ability to vote. L.1995, c.278, s.2; amended 2001, c.98; 2005, c.136, s.60; 2007, c.61, s.15; 2008, c.129, s.2; 2011, c.134, s.48.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-3 - District board members to perform election duties; designation of polling place, voting equipment.

19:60-3 District board members to perform election duties; designation of polling place, voting equipment.  3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:6-1, for school elections held at times other than at the time of the general election the county board of the county in which the election district is located shall designate two members of the district board of election to perform all the duties of the district board for that election, except that where electronic voting systems are in use in any election district in which there are more than 900 registered voters, the county board shall designate four members of the district board to perform all the duties of the district board for that election. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:6-10, the county board shall appoint one of the persons so designated to serve as judge and the other or another, as the case may be, of those persons so designated to serve as inspector for school elections. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. or any other law to the contrary: (1) Upon the request of a board of education or the clerk of a municipality in the county or upon its own initiative, the county board may designate the polling place and voting equipment of one election district to serve as the polling place and voting equipment for the voters of one or more other election districts for school elections held at times other than at the time of the general election. Such a designation shall be based on the casting of no more than 500 ballots during each of the two preceding annual April school elections by the voters of the election districts for which that polling place is designated. If, at two consecutive annual April school elections thereafter, the number of ballots cast by the voters in those election districts is more than 500, the county board shall effect an appropriate revision of the election districts using that polling place. If a request is from a municipal clerk, the request shall apply only to the election districts in that municipality. (2) If one polling place is designated for two or more election districts, the county board shall designate at least two members from among the members of the district boards of election of those election districts to perform all the duties of the district board for the school election held at times other than at the time of the general election. The county board shall also appoint one of the persons so designated to serve as judge and another of those persons to serve as inspector for school elections. L.1995, c.278, s.3; amended 1996, c.3, s.1; 2011, c.202, s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-4 - Submission of public questions.

19:60-4 Submission of public questions.  4. The secretary of each board of education shall, not later than 10 o'clock a.m. of the 18th day preceding the annual April school election or a special school election, make and certify and forward to the clerk of the county in which the school district is located a statement designating the public question to be voted upon by the voters of the district which may be required pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et al.) or Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. The secretary of each board of education of a school district in which the annual school election has been moved to November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.19:60-1.1), not later than 10 o'clock a.m. of the 60th day preceding the November school election, shall make and certify and forward to the clerk of the county in which the school district is located a statement designating any public question to be voted upon by the voters of the district which may be required pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et al.) or Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1995, c.278, s.4; amended 2011, c.37, s.27; 2011, c.202, s.35.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-5 - Petition of nomination; contents.

19:60-5 Petition of nomination; contents.  5. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:13-4, each nominating petition for a candidate to be voted upon at a school election shall be addressed to the secretary of the board of education and therein shall be set forth: a. A statement that the signers of the petition are all qualified voters of the school district or, in the case of a regional school district, qualified voters of the constituent district which the candidate shall represent on the board of education of the regional district; b. The name, residence and post office address of the person endorsed and the office for which he is endorsed; c. That the signers of the petition endorse the candidate named in the petition for that office and request that the person's name be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election; and d. That the person so endorsed is legally qualified to be elected to the office. A candidate shall be permitted to sign or circulate, or both sign and circulate, the petition required to nominate that candidate for membership on the board. Any form of a petition of nomination hereunder which is provided to candidates in a school election shall contain the following notice: "Notice: All candidates are required by law to comply with the provisions of 'The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act.' For further information, please call (insert phone number of the Election Law Enforcement Commission)." L.1995, c.278, s.5; amended 2010, c.68, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-6 - Certificate accompanying nominating petition.

19:60-6 Certificate accompanying nominating petition.  6. Accompanying the nominating petition and to be filed therewith, there shall be a certificate signed by the person endorsed in the petition stating that: a. The person is qualified to be elected to the office for which the person is nominated, including a specific affirmation that the person is not disqualified as a voter pursuant to R.S.19:4-1 and that the person has not been convicted of a disqualifying crime pursuant to N.J.S.18A:12-1; b. The person consents to stand as a candidate for election; and c. If elected, the person agrees to accept and qualify into that office.  L.1995, c.278, s.6; amended 2017, c.219.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-8 - Positions on ballot determined by drawing.

19:60-8 Positions on ballot determined by drawing.  8. The county clerk shall conduct the ballot draw for candidates for school board member in those school districts that hold November elections, in accordance with the procedures set forth in R.S.19:14-12. In those school districts that elect school board members at the annual April school election, the ballot draw shall be conducted as follows: a. The drawing shall be done by the secretary of the board of education seven working days following the last day for filing a petition for the nomination of such a candidate. The person making the drawing shall make public announcement at the drawing of each name, the order in which the name is drawn and the term of office for which the drawing is made. b. A separate drawing shall be made for each full term and for each unexpired term, respectively. The names of the several candidates for whom petitions have been filed for each of the terms shall be written upon paper slips which shall be placed in capsules of the same size, shape, color and substance and then placed in a covered box with an aperture in the top large enough to admit a person's hand and to allow the capsules to be drawn therefrom. The box shall be turned and shaken thoroughly to mix the capsules and the capsules shall be withdrawn one at a time. c. Where there is more than one person to be elected for a given term of office, the position of the names on the ballots for each term of office shall be determined as above described. The name of the candidate for each term of office first drawn from the box shall be printed directly below the proper term for which the person was nominated and the name of the candidate next drawn shall be printed next in order, and so on, until the last name shall be drawn from the box. d. Two or more candidates for any given term of office may notify the secretary of the board in writing or the county clerk if the annual school election is to be held in November, at least seven days before the drawing date that they wish to have their names with their chosen designation, if any, bracketed together, so that their names and designation, if any, are selected as a group at the drawing and their names and designation are printed together on the ballot. The candidates shall determine among themselves the order in which their names are to appear within the bracket prior to so notifying the secretary. The secretary of the board of education shall, within two days following the drawing, certify to the county clerk the results of the drawing. L.1995, c.278, s.8; amended 2012, c.78, s.7; 2018, c.20, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-10 - Printing of sample ballots

19:60-10. Printing of sample ballots  10. The county clerk shall cause samples of the official school election ballot to be printed in the same manner as prescribed for the printing of sample ballots for the general election by R.S.19:14-21. 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 delivery of such sample ballots for mailing, issuance of a receipt for such delivery, and the mailing of sample ballots shall be effected in the same manner as prescribed for the sample ballot for the general election under subsection a. of R.S.19:14-21; and in counties having a superintendent of elections and in other counties where the county board of elections may have such equipment or facilities, the delivery of ballots for mailing, issuance of a receipt for such delivery, and the mailing of sample ballots shall be effected in the same manner as prescribed for the sample ballot for the general election under subsection b. of R.S.19:14-21 , subject to the condition that the latest time at which the county clerk may furnish sample ballots for mailing shall be the eighth day preceding the school election. L.1995,c.278,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-10.1 - Information sent to newly-registered voters for school election.

19:60-10.1 Information sent to newly-registered voters for school election.  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a school election and who is eligible to participate in that election may be sent, instead of a sample ballot, notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election, a statement indicating that a sample ballot will be available at the polling place on the day of the election, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed. L.2005,c.139,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-11 - Use of poll list in lieu of signature copy register.

19:60-11 Use of poll list in lieu of signature copy register.  11. The district board of election shall, for any school election held at a time other than the time of the general election, utilize a poll list instead of the signature copy register. The poll list shall be arranged in a column or columns appropriately headed so as to indicate the election, the date thereof, and the school district and election district in which the same is used, in such a manner that each voter voting in the polling place at the election may sign the voter's name and state the voter's address therein and the number of the voter's official ballot may be indicated opposite the signature. The district board shall compare the signature in the poll lists with that in the signature copy registers before accepting the ballot. If one polling place is designated for two or more election districts pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-3), the provisions of this section shall apply to the members of the district boards of election designated to serve as the election officers at the polling place for those election districts. The signature copy registers for those election districts shall be provided to those election officers. L.1995, c.278, s.11; amended 1996, c.3, s.2; 2011, c.202, s.38.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:60-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:60-12 - Expenses; mandated expenditures.

19:60-12 Expenses; mandated expenditures.  12. All costs, charges and expenses, including the compensation of the members of the district boards and the compensation and expenses of the county board of elections, the county superintendent of elections, the clerk of the county, and the municipal clerks for any school election held at a time other than the time of the general election shall be paid by the board of education of the school district. All costs, charges and expenses submitted to the board of education for payment shall be itemized and shall include the separate identification of costs to prepare, print and distribute sample ballots. Amounts expended by a county or a municipality in the conduct of school elections for which the board of education shall make payment shall be considered mandated expenditures exempt from the limitations on the county tax levy and from the limitations on final municipal appropriations imposed pursuant to P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.1 et seq.), and any costs to the board of education which exceed the amount of the costs to that board for the annual school election immediately preceding the enactment of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et seq.) shall not be included for the purpose of calculating a school district's tax levy growth limitation pursuant to P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 et al.). L.1995, c.278, s.12; amended 1996, c.3, s.3; 2011, c.202, s.39.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:61-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:61-1 - Findings, declarations relative to elections.

19:61-1 Findings, declarations relative to elections.  1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. The "Help America Vote Act of 2002," Pub.L.107-252, was enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002. b. The new federal law, based upon recommendations by several national study commissions including the National Commission on Federal Election Reform, resulted from a consensus that the nation's electoral system needs improvements to ensure that every eligible voter has the opportunity to vote, that every vote will be counted that should be counted, and that no legal vote will be canceled by a fraudulent vote. c. Accordingly, the "Help America Vote Act of 2002" authorizes substantial amounts of federal aid to the states to fund the purchase of more reliable voting systems, and mandates changes in the conduct of federal elections in all states to ensure greater access to the polls by individuals with disabilities, to provide more information for individuals who wish to vote and better training of poll workers, and to reduce the possibility of fraud. d. The "Help America Vote Act of 2002" also clearly defines the rights and privileges of those eligible individuals who seek to vote, including all overseas and military service voters, and seeks to prevent disenfranchisement due to mistaken determinations of ineligibility to vote, the use of outdated voting systems that are unreliable or insufficiently accessible for disabled voters, or unnecessary administrative obstacles. e. The purpose of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-1 et al.) is to begin the process of implementing the changes in New Jersey's election law required by the "Help America Vote Act of 2002" to accomplish the purposes described above, providing a fair, deliberative and consensus-oriented process for enacting election reform required by the federal law, and ensure the timely fulfillment by this State of all requirements for eligibility to receive appropriated federal funds. L.2004,c.88,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:61-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:61-2 - Short title.

19:61-2 Short title.  2. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Act." L.2004,c.88,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:61-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:61-3 - Federal Elections Assistance Fund.

19:61-3 Federal Elections Assistance Fund.  3. There is hereby established in the Department of the Treasury a special, nonlapsing fund to be known as the Federal Elections Assistance Fund. The fund is established in accordance with paragraph (b) of section 254 of Pub.L.107-252, (42 U.S.C.15404) for the purpose of receiving: a. all moneys appropriated or otherwise made available by the State for the purpose of carrying out the activities required by Pub.L.107-252; b. all payments which will be received from the federal government pursuant to Pub.L.107-252; c. interest earned on deposits made in the fund; and d. such other additional amounts as may be appropriated under federal or State law. The State Treasurer is authorized to transfer into the fund in a timely manner such State moneys as will be necessary to insure that the State qualifies for the maximum amount of federal funds appropriated to implement Pub.L.107-252. L.2004,c.88,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:61-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:61-4 - Free-access system for voters.

19:61-4 Free-access system for voters.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:61-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:61-5 - Free-access system for information to voters using mail-in, overseas ballots.

19:61-5 Free-access system for information to voters using mail-in, overseas ballots.  5. 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 mail-in ballot or an overseas ballot in a federal election may access to ascertain: (1) whether an application for a mail-in ballot or an overseas ballot has been approved and if not, the reason for its rejection; and (2) whether the mail-in ballot or overseas ballot was received and accepted for counting and, if the ballot was not counted, the reason for the rejection of the ballot. The system shall at all times preserve the confidentiality of each person who has requested an application to vote by mail-in ballot or overseas ballot, or who has voted by mail-in ballot or overseas ballot, and shall ensure that no person, other than the individual who requested or cast the ballot, may discover whether or not that individual's application or ballot was received and accepted, unless so informed by the voter. This system may be the same one used for provisional ballots, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-4). L.2004, c.88, s.5; amended 2009, c.79, s.35; 2011, c.37, s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:61-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:61-7 - Report on certain absentee ballots in federal elections.

19:61-7 Report on certain absentee ballots in federal elections.  7. No later than the 90th day following the day of each regularly scheduled general election of candidates for federal office, each county board of elections shall submit to the Secretary of State for transmittal to the Election Assistance Commission, established pursuant to section 201 of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. s.15321), a report on the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to military service voters and overseas voters and the combined number of such ballots which were returned by such voters, judged to be valid, cast and canvassed. The report shall be in the format developed by the commission. The Secretary of State shall make copies of each such report available to the general public. L.2004, c.88, s.7; amended 2008, c.61, s.19.