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NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-30.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-30.1 - Information sent to newly-registered voters for primary election.

19:23-30.1 Information sent to newly-registered voters for primary election.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a primary 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.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-31 - Sample ballot facsimile of official ballot.

19:23-31 Sample ballot facsimile of official ballot.  19:23-31. The official primary sample ballot shall be, as nearly as possible, a facsimile of the official primary ballot to be voted at the primary election and shall be printed on paper different in color from the official primary ballot, so that the same may be readily distinguished from the official primary ballot. It shall state clearly the days, hours, and places at which early voting shall be available in the county. The official primary sample ballot shall have printed at the top in large type the words: "This official primary sample ballot is an exact copy of the official primary ballot to be used on primary election day. This ballot cannot be voted." The official primary sample ballot shall also have printed thereon, following the words which indicate the election district, the following words: "The polling place for this election district is (Stating the location of said polling place)." amended 2021, c.40, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-32 - Words on envelopes

19:23-32. Words on envelopes  Each of such envelopes shall have printed on the face thereof, in large type, the words, "Official Primary Sample Ballot," and in smaller type, in the upper left-hand corner, the words, "If not delivered in two days return to the superintendent of elections" in counties having a superintendent of elections, to the "Commissioner of Registration" in other counties and in the lower left-hand corner shall be printed the words "Municipality" followed by a line " " "Ward" followed by a line " " and "District" followed by a line " " arranged in three lines one under the other. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 747, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-33 - Sample ballots and envelopes furnished to district boards or commissioner of registration.

19:23-33 Sample ballots and envelopes furnished to district boards or commissioner of registration.  19:23-33. 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 in each municipality shall furnish to a member of each district board in his municipality, at his office, or in any other way that he sees fit, on or before Tuesday preceding the start of the early voting period for the primary election in each year, sufficient sample ballots and sufficient stamped envelopes to enable the board to mail sample ballots to the voters as hereinbefore provided. Each of the boards shall give the municipal clerk a receipt for such sample ballots and envelopes signed by one of its members. In counties having a superintendent of elections, and in other counties where the county board of elections shall elect to operate under the provisions of subsection b. of section 19:23-30 of this Title, the municipal clerk in each municipality shall furnish to the commissioner of registration of his county not later than the eighth day preceding the start of the early voting period for the primary election of each year, sufficient stamped envelopes to enable the commissioner of registration to mail sample ballots to each voter who is registered in the county, 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, and shall, not later than noon of the seventh day preceding the start of the early voting period for the primary election furnish sufficient sample ballots to the commissioner of registration of his county for that purpose. The commissioner of registration shall give the municipal clerk a receipt for such sample ballots and envelopes. amended 1941, c.275, s.4; 1946, c.261, s.4; 1947, c.168, s.10; 2009, c.110, s.3; 2021, c.40, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-34 - Mailing sample ballots.

19:23-34 Mailing sample ballots.  19:23-34. Each of such district boards, 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, and the commissioner of registration in all other counties, shall prepare and deposit in the post office, on or before twelve o'clock noon on Wednesday preceding the start of the early voting period for the primary, the stamped envelopes containing a copy of the sample primary ballot of each political party addressed to each voter whose name appears in the primary election registry book. amended 1941, c.275, s.5; 1946, c.261, s.5; 1947, c.168, s.11; 2021, c.40, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-35 - Posting sample ballots.

19:23-35 Posting sample ballots.  19:23-35. 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, such district board shall also post three sample ballots in the polling place in its district. The county board of elections in all counties of the first class, and in other counties where the county board of elections shall elect to operate under the provisions of subsection b. of section 19:23-30 of this Title, shall, not later than the start of the early voting period for the primary election, deliver to the members of the district board three sample ballots for their respective election district. The board shall post the sample ballots in the polling place in its district. amended 1941, c.275, s.6; 1946, c.261, s.6; 1947, c.168, s.12; 1952, c.61, s.2; 2021, c.40, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-36 - Return of unused sample ballots and envelopes

19:23-36. Return of unused sample ballots and envelopes  In counties not having a superintendent of elections where the county board of elections does not have the equipment or facilities to mail sample ballot envelopes, the district boards shall return to the municipal clerk the unused sample ballots and stamped envelopes, with a sworn statement in writing, signed by a majority of the members of the board, to the effect that the remainder of the sample ballots in envelopes were actually mailed or posted as provided in this Title, and the members of the board failing to file such statement shall receive no compensation for the service of mailing. In counties having a superintendent of elections, and in other counties where the county board of elections shall elect to operate under the provisions of subsection b of section 19:23-30 of this Title, the commissioner of registration shall return to the municipal clerk the unused sample ballots and stamped envelopes with a sworn statement to the effect that the remainder of the sample ballots and envelopes were actually mailed or posted as herein provided. Amended by L.1941, c. 275, p. 743, s. 7; L.1946, c. 261, p. 918, s. 7; L.1947, c. 168, p. 749, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-37 - Public display of returned envelopes

19:23-37. Public display of returned envelopes  All the envelopes which shall have been mailed but not delivered to the addresses and shall have been returned to the superintendent, commissioner or county board, shall be retained by the superintendent, commissioner or county board, as the case may be, for thirty days, open to public inspection.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-38 - Municipal clerk to members of district boards; receipt

19:23-38. Municipal clerk to members of district boards; receipt  The municipal clerk shall on the day preceding the primary election cause to be delivered, at his office, to a member or members of the district board of each election district within his municipality, the ballots and the ballot boxes provided for each election district, and any registers, poll books and other documents that he may have received from the county clerk, the county board or the commissioner, and take a receipt from such member or members therefor, which last mentioned receipt the clerk of the municipality shall file and preserve for one year.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-39 - Members of district boards to board; receipts

19:23-39. Members of district boards to board; receipts  Such member or members shall on the morning of the primary election, before proclamation of the opening of the polls, deliver the ballot boxes and the ballots by them received to the election boards of their respective election districts, with the seals thereof unbroken, and shall take receipts therefor from the district board, which receipts such member or members shall preserve for one year.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-40 - Primary elections, dates, time.

19:23-40 Primary elections, dates, time.  19:23-40. The primary election for the general election shall be held for all political parties upon the Tuesday next after the first Monday in June between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M., Standard Time. It shall be held for all political parties in the same places as hereinbefore provided for the ensuing general election. amended 1946, c.11, ss.14,17; (1946, c.11, ss.14,17; repealed 1948, c.2, s.32); 1948, c.2, s.26; 1965, c.4, s.11; 1966, c.19, s.6; 1967, c.7, s.5; 1967, c.26, s.5; 1968, c.292, s.5; 2001, c.245, s.4; 2005, c.136, s.27; 2007, c.61, s.11; 2011, c.134, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-41 - Officers in charge

19:23-41. Officers in charge  All of the members of the district board shall conduct the primary election for all political parties holding primary elections under this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-42 - Method of conducting primary elections.

19:23-42 Method of conducting primary elections.  19:23-42. The primary election for the general election shall be conducted by the district boards substantially in the same manner as the general election, except as herein otherwise provided. Each district board may allow one member thereof at a time to be absent from the polling place or room for a period not exceeding one hour between the hours of one o'clock and five o'clock in the afternoon or for such shorter time as it shall see fit; but at no time from the opening of the polls to the completion of the canvass shall there be less than a majority of the board present in the polling room or place. amended 2005, c.136, s.28; 2011, c.134, s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-45.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-45.1 - Notice of requirements for voting in primary elections, publication.

19:23-45.1 Notice of requirements for voting in primary elections, publication.  2. a. The county commissioner of registration in each of the several counties shall cause a notice to be published in each municipality of their respective counties in a newspaper or newspapers circulating therein. The notice to be so published shall be published once during each of the two calendar weeks next preceding the week in which the 55th day next preceding the primary election of a political party occurs. b. The notice required to be published by the preceding paragraph shall inform the reader thereof that no voter, except a newly registered voter at the first primary at which he is eligible to vote, or a voter who has not previously voted in a primary election may vote in a primary election of a political party unless he was deemed to be a member of that party on the 55th day next preceding such primary election. It shall further inform the reader thereof that a voter who votes in the primary election of a political party, or who signs and files with the municipal clerk or the county commissioner of registration a declaration that he desires to vote in the primary election of a political party, or who indicates on a voter registration form the voter's choice of political party affiliation and submits the form to the commissioner of registration of the county wherein the voter resides, to the employees or agents of a public agency, as defined in subsection a. of section 15 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.3), or a voter registration agency, as defined in subsection a. of section 26 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11) or to the Secretary of State, shall be deemed to be a member of that party until the voter signs and files with the municipal clerk or the commissioner of registration a declaration that he desires to vote in the primary election of another political party, at which time he shall be deemed to be a member of such other political party, or that the voter chooses not to be affiliated with any political party. The notice shall also state the time and location where a person may obtain political party affiliation declaration forms or voter registration forms. L.1976, c.16, s.2; amended 1977, c.97, s.2; 2005, c.136, s.30; 2005, c.153, s.2; 2011, c.37, s.13; 2011, c.134, s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-45.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-45.2 - Cost of publication; payment by counties

19:23-45.2. Cost of publication; payment by counties  The cost of the publishing of the notices required to be published by this act by the county commissioners of registration shall be paid by the respective counties. L.1976, c. 16, s. 3, eff. April 8, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-45.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-45.3 - Rules and regulations

19:23-45.3. Rules and regulations  The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to implement this act, including the procedures to be followed in the filing, reporting and authentication of declarations of political party affiliation pursuant to R.S. 19:23-45. L.1976, c. 16, s. 4, eff. April 8, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-46 - Determination of right to vote.

19:23-46 Determination of right to vote.  19:23-46. Each voter offering to vote shall announce his name and the party primary in which he wishes to vote. The district board shall thereupon ascertain by reference to the signature copy register or the primary election registry book required by this title and, in municipalities not having permanent registration, if necessary by reference to the primary party poll books of the preceding primary election for the general election, that such voter is registered as required by this title and also that he is not ineligible or otherwise disqualified by the provisions of section 19:23-45 of this title; in which event he shall be allowed to vote. amended 2005, c.136, s.31; 2011, c.134, s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-47 - Preparation and casting of ballots

19:23-47. Preparation and casting of ballots  Such voter shall thereupon prepare and cast his ballot in substantially the same manner as is herein provided for the preparation and casting of ballots at the general election and subject to the same regulations. The blank space or spaces under each title of office or party position shall be used for the writing in or pasting of names in the same manner as is provided for voting in the personal choice column of the general election ballot.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-48 - Challenges; procedure

19:23-48. Challenges; procedure  If a voter who desires to vote in the same political party box in which he voted at the next preceding primary election is challenged, he shall take an oath or affirmation, to be administered by a member of the district board in the following form: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you are a member of the political party (specifying the political party in which ballot box the affiant voted at the next preceding primary election); that at the last election for members of the general assembly at which you voted you voted for a majority of the candidates of said party nominated for national, state and county offices, and that you intend to support the candidates of said party at the ensuing election, and that you are not ineligible or otherwise disqualified by law to vote in this party primary of the said political party." If the person so challenged shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation so tendered to him, he shall be deemed not qualified or entitled to vote at such primary election.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-49 - Counting of votes.

19:23-49 Counting of votes.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-50 - Statements of result; contents

19:23-50. Statements of result; contents  The district boards shall at the conclusion of the canvass make up and sign three statements of the result of such election. The statements shall in words at length show the total number of names of persons entitled to vote, the whole number of ballots cast for each political party as indicated by the party names at the head of the respective party tickets, the whole number of ballots rejected for each political party, and the number of votes received by each person as a candidate for nomination for office or position. Amended by L.1945, c. 76, p. 408, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-51 - Form of statement

19:23-51. Form of statement  Such statement shall be substantially in the following form: Statement of the result of a primary election held in the ward election district of the of (municipality) in the county of and state of New Jersey, on the day of 19 : Total number of names of persons entitled to vote at the primary election was : The total number of ballots cast was . The total number of ballots rejected was . (Fill in the name of the political party in each instance and the number of ballots cast or rejected in words at length and in figures.) For candidates of the party for the office or position received votes. (Fill in the name of each candidate and number of votes received by such candidate in words at length and in figures.)
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-52 - Certification of statement

19:23-52. Certification of statement  To such statement shall be added a certificate in the following form:  We certify the foregoing to be a true and correct statement of the result of the primary election held in such district at the time above stated and that it correctly exhibits the total number of names of persons entitled to vote, the entire number of votes cast for each political party at such election, the total number of ballots rejected belonging to each party respectively; also the number of votes received by any person who is a candidate of any party for any office or position named on any ballot or ballots cast at such election.  In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this ........................... day of ....................... one thousand nine hundred and ...................... . .................................................) District Board ..................................................) of Registry ..................................................) and Election." ..................................................)
NJ Rev Stat § 19:23-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:23-53 - Statements transmitted to clerks and superintendent of elections; access to office of municipal clerk.

19:23-53 Statements transmitted to clerks and superintendent of elections; access to office of municipal clerk.  19:23-53. The district board shall immediately deliver or transmit this statement to the clerks of the county and municipality within which such primary election was held. 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 each 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. Amended 1945, c.76, s.5; 1947, c.168, s.14; 2005, c.154, s.7.