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NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-18.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-18.1 - Challenged voter may establish right to vote

19:15-18.1. Challenged voter may establish right to vote  2. a. Any voter whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county but who is challenged as not qualified or entitled to vote by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of a district board of elections shall be permitted to establish his right to vote by:  (1) signing an affidavit which states the voter's qualifications to vote on forms to be supplied by the superintendent of elections in those counties having a superintendent of elections or by the commissioner of registration in all other counties, and;  (2) presenting for inspection a suitable identifying document, which may be, but is not limited to, the following:  (a) a valid New Jersey driver's license; (b) a sample ballot which lists the voter's name and address; (c) an official federal, State, county or municipal document which lists the voter's name and address;  (d) a utility or telephone bill or tax or rent receipt dated; or (e) a piece of mail postmarked, on or after the 60th day before the day of the election at which the voter is challenged.  b. A copy of the affidavit signed by the challenged voter shall be given to that person. c. The affidavit, or a form attached to it, shall state: (1) the means by which a person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county but who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections may seek to establish the person's right to vote, as provided in subsection a. of this section;  (2) that a challenger who succeeds in denying a voter the right to vote must sign an affidavit stating the reason why the voter is not entitled to vote and must furnish a copy of the affidavit to the challenged voter, as provided in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.249 (C.19:15-18.2);  (3) the legal remedy which a person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county but who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections and denied the right to vote may use to seek permission to vote, as provided in section 6 of P.L.1991, c.249 (C.19:15-18.3).  d. In counties in which the primary language of 10% or more of the registered voters is Spanish, the affidavit and instructions for its completion and the information required by subsection c. of this section shall appear in both English and Spanish.  L.1991,c.249,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-18.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-18.2 - Grounds for challenging right to vote specified

19:15-18.2. Grounds for challenging right to vote specified  3. If a person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county is challenged as not qualified or entitled to vote by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections and if this challenge is sustained by the district board of elections, the person making the challenge shall specify the grounds for the challenge in a signed affidavit on forms to be supplied by the superintendent of elections in those counties having a superintendent of elections or by the county clerk in all other counties. This document also shall state that the challenged voter has sought to establish his right to vote by signing an affidavit which states the challenged voter's qualifications to vote and by presenting a suitable identifying document, the identity of which shall be specified by the challenger. A copy of the challenger's affidavit shall be given to the challenged voter.  L.1991,c.249,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-19 - Challenge on ground of conviction of crime; questions and answers

19:15-19. Challenge on ground of conviction of crime; questions and answers  If a person be challenged as convicted of a crime which bars him from exercising the right to vote, he shall be required to answer in relation to such alleged conviction, and if he shall admit that he has been so convicted, he shall not be permitted to vote unless he shall make oath that he has been pardoned or restored by law to the right of suffrage; but if he shall deny that he has been so convicted, no proof of such conviction shall be received, other than the duly authenticated record thereof, except such proof as may be necessary to establish his identity with the person named in such record, or may be adduced by him to rebut the evidence of identity produced on behalf of the challenge.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-20 - Challenge on ground of alienage; evidence of citizenship

19:15-20. Challenge on ground of alienage; evidence of citizenship  If a person shall be challenged as not qualified or entitled to vote, and the person challenging him shall specify a ground for such challenge to be that the person so challenged is an alien, the judge of election may forthwith tender to him an oath or affirmation, in the following form: "You do swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that to the best of your knowledge, information and belief, you were born a citizen of the United States, and that you do not owe allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty" , and if the person so challenged shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation so tendered to him, he shall be deemed to be an alien, unless he shall produce at the time of claiming his vote, to the board, a lawful certificate, issued out of and under the seal of some court of record, having authority to admit aliens to the rights of a citizen of the United States, showing that he has been admitted to the rights of a citizen of the United States. In this case the judge shall tender to the person so challenged an oath or affirmation in the following form: "You do swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that you are the person named in the certificate of naturalization which you have produced to the board." In case the person producing the same shall claim to have derived the rights of such citizen through the naturalization of his parent, such certificate shall show that the person alleged to be such parent has been admitted to the rights of such citizen. In this event, an oath or affirmation, in the following form, shall be tendered to such person: "You do swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that to the best of your knowledge, information and belief, the person named in the certificate of naturalization which you have produced to this board was your parent, and that you were at the time of the naturalization of your parent under the age of twenty-one years, and resident of the United States." If the person so challenged shall in either case refuse to take the oath or affirmation so tendered to him, he shall be deemed to be an alien.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-21 - Challenge on grounds of disqualification; oath

19:15-21. Challenge on grounds of disqualification; oath  19:15-21. If a person shall be challenged as not qualified or entitled to vote, the judge may forthwith tender to him an oath or affirmation, in the following form:  "You do swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that you are a citizen of the United States; that you have resided in this State and in this county for 30 days next before this election, and not elsewhere; that you are now a resident of this election district; that, as far as you know and verily believe, you are 18 years of age, and in all respects qualified to vote in this election, in this election district, and that you have not voted elsewhere in this election," and if the person so challenged shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation so tendered to him, he shall be deemed not to be qualified or entitled to vote.  Amended 1962,c.85; 1964,c.7,s.2; 1991,c.249,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-22 - Examination of challenged voter

19:15-22. Examination of challenged voter  Upon any question or challenge of a voter duly registered it shall be the duty of the board, and the privilege of all its members, to put all such questions as are proper to determine the right of the voter to vote.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-23 - Questions asked persons challenged in municipalities having permanent registration

19:15-23. Questions asked persons challenged in municipalities having permanent registration  In municipalities having permanent registration, if a voter is challenged, the board shall ask him the questions which were asked him upon registration, the answers to which appear on the signature copy register and if the answers do not correspond a note of such fact shall be entered in the column of the poll book entitled "remarks" . If the signatures of the voter or the answers to the questions made by the voter do not correspond, then it shall be the privilege of the challengers to challenge, and the duty of each member of the district board to challenge, unless some other authorized person shall challenge.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-24 - Challenging voter, procedure, violations by members of board, removal

19:15-24. Challenging voter, procedure, violations by members of board, removal  19:15-24. The district boards shall not give a ballot to any person unless they shall be satisfied that such person is in all respects qualified and entitled to vote; and for the purpose of satisfying themselves as to the right of any person who shall claim a right to vote they shall have power to examine such person, and any other person or persons, under oath or affirmation, touching such right, except as hereinbefore restricted. The board shall determine the right of the voter to vote, after making use of, and giving due weight to, the evidence afforded by his signature, if any, such answers, and an affidavit which states the challenged voter's qualifications to vote and a suitable identifying document, as provided under section 2 of P.L.1991, c.249 (C.19:15-18.1). If any member of the board shall give or assent to give a ballot to any person challenged, without requiring him to take the oath or affirmation hereinbefore prescribed to be made upon such challenge, and the person shall not be qualified and entitled to vote, the member so giving or assenting to give a ballot, shall be deemed to have given to such person a ballot, knowing it to be illegal. The question as to the giving of the ballot to the person shall be put in the following form: "Shall a ballot be given to this person by this board?"  If a majority of the board shall decide to give a ballot to such voter or in case of a tie vote, the voter shall be given a ballot and allowed to vote. If a majority of the board shall decide against giving a ballot to the voter no ballot shall be given. The board upon demand of a member of the board or any other citizen shall forthwith issue a warrant for the arrest of such person and deliver the same to a peace officer, who shall forthwith arrest him, and the right to challenge voters shall exist until the ballot shall have been deposited in the ballot box.  Every such challenge and the determination of the board shall in every instance be recorded in the signature comparison record, in the column "Sig. Comp. by," used at the election at which the challenge has been made.  Any member of a district board who refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section may be summarily removed from office by the county board, or any judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county.  Amended 1953,c.19,s.16; 1991,c.91,s.242; 1991,c.249,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-25 - Ballot given to voter; instructions

19:15-25. Ballot given to voter; instructions  In all municipalities after the district board shall have ascertained that a voter is properly registered and qualified to vote the inspector of election shall furnish to the voter one official ballot numbered to correspond with the poll number of the voter, allowing for spoiled ballots, if any. No ballot shall be handed to a voter until there is a booth ready for occupancy. The members of the district board shall not allow a voter to mark his ballot outside of an election booth unless the voter is unable to enter the booth by reason of his physical disability. The inspector shall instruct the voter how to fold the ballot and shall crease the ballot so as to indicate the point where the voter shall fold the ballot, but before handing the ballot to the voter the inspector shall see that the face of the ballot including the coupon is exposed, and at the same time shall call off the ballot number to the member having charge of the polling book, who shall make certain that the ballot number and poll number agree, allowing for spoiled ballots, if any. If the number of the ballot does not follow consecutively the missing number or numbers shall be written on a blank sheet of paper signed by the members of the district board and placed on the string with the coupons in its or their proper place or places.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-26 - Ballots marked secretly in booth; violation disorderly persons offense.

19:15-26 Ballots marked secretly in booth; violation disorderly persons offense.  19:15-26. Every voter to whom a ballot is given shall thereupon retire into the polling booth. Not more than one voter, except as hereinafter provided, shall be permitted to enter or be in the same booth, at one time. The voter shall prepare his ballot in the booth secretly and screened from the observation of others. Any person or voter who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a disorderly persons offense. Amended 2005, c.154, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-27 - Voting

19:15-27. Voting  19:15-27. To vote for any candidates whose names are printed in any column, the voter shall mark a cross x , plus + or check in ink or pencil in the square at the left of the name of each candidate in any column for whom he desires to vote to the number to be elected for each office.  To vote upon the public questions printed on the ballot the voter shall indicate his choice by marking a cross x , plus + or check in ink or pencil in the square at the left of either the word "Yes" or "No" of each public question.  Amended 1947,c.104,s.4; 1994,c.77,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-28 - Voting for personal choice

19:15-28. Voting for personal choice  19:15-28. Nothing in this Title shall prevent any voter from writing or pasting under the proper title of office in the column designated personal choice the name or names of any person or persons for whom he desires to vote whose name or names are not printed upon the ballot for the same office or offices, and who shall mark a cross x , plus + or check in the square at the left of such name or names. Such writing shall be in ink or pencil. All pasters shall be printed with black ink on white paper.  Amended 1947,c.104,s.5; 1994,c.77,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-29 - Ballot spoiled by voter; procedure to obtain another

19:15-29. Ballot spoiled by voter; procedure to obtain another  Should any voter to whom any official ballot has been handed spoil or render the same unfit for use, he may return it and obtain another from the district board, but no more than two official ballots shall be furnished to any voter, except at the discretion of the board. The board shall preserve all the ballots, with their coupons attached, returned by a voter as spoiled or unfit for use, and after the proper correction has been made in the poll book and signature copy register or register of voters such ballot or ballots shall be placed upon the same string with the coupons.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-30 - Folding ballot; retention by voter until received by board

19:15-30. Folding ballot; retention by voter until received by board  Before leaving the booth the voter shall fold his ballot so that no part of the face of it shall be visible and so as to display the face of the numbered coupon, and the ballot of such claimant shall remain in his hand until the board shall have decided to receive the same.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-31 - Delivery of ballot by voter to board; procedure thereon

19:15-31. Delivery of ballot by voter to board; procedure thereon  He shall then hand the ballot with the coupon undetached to the member of the election board having charge of the ballot box, which member shall call off the number of the ballot and the name of the voter. If the name and number agree with the record in the poll book, the election officer having charge of the poll book shall so announce and place the word "voted" opposite the poll number to indicate that the person shown thereon as receiving the ballot has voted. In districts having permanent registration the member of the board having charge of the signature copy register shall record the ballot number in the proper column of the record of voting form.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-32 - Ballot deposited in ballot box by member of board

19:15-32. Ballot deposited in ballot box by member of board  Thereupon the member of the board having charge of the ballot box, without displaying any part of the face of the ballot, shall remove the coupon from the top of the ballot and place the ballot in the box and the coupon on a file string. The member of the board having charge of the ballot box shall keep the ballot in full view of the voter and the other election officers until it is deposited and the voter may take hold thereof, with the member of the board having charge of the ballot box, until it is actually deposited.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-33 - Ballot box filled

19:15-33. Ballot box filled  When one ballot box is filled with ballots the board shall seal the same and provide another box.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-34 - Time limit for challenging

19:15-34. Time limit for challenging  The right to challenge voters shall exist until the ballot shall have been deposited in the ballot box, and the procedure in case the right of a person to vote is challenged shall be the same as herein prescribed when the right of a person to receive a ballot is challenged.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15A-3 - Information available to the public.

19:15A-3 Information available to the public.  3. During each early voting period, the county board shall make available to the public a tally of the total number of voters who have cast a ballot at each early voting location during the previous day. The county boards shall prepare an electronic data file listing the names of the individual voters who cast a ballot during the early voting period. This information shall be made available to the public in an electronic format pursuant to rules adopted by the county board and subject to review each year by the Secretary of State. The information shall be updated and made available to the public no later than noon of each day during the early voting period and shall at the same time be provided to the clerk of the county in which early voting is occurring and to the Secretary of State. L.2021, c.40, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15A-4 - Early votes canvassed after closing of polls on day of election.

19:15A-4 Early votes canvassed after closing of polls on day of election.  4. An early vote cast in an election, as provided for in this act, P.L.2021, c.40 (C.19:15A-1 et al.), shall not be canvassed prior to the closing of the polls on the day of an election. Every provisional ballot voted in each such election and determined by a county board to be valid shall be counted and shall be part of the official tally of the results of the election. L.2021, c.40, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15A-5 - Published information concerning early voting procedure.

19:15A-5 Published information concerning early voting procedure.  5. In addition to any publications required under Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, the Secretary of State and each county board of elections shall cause to be published information concerning the early voting procedure on the Department of State's website and on each county's website. The early voting information shall include, but may not be limited to, a notice to the public concerning their eligibility to participate in early voting, the duration of the early voting period, and the locations and hours of operation of specially designated polling places for early voting in each county. L.2021, c.40, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15A-6 - Reimbursement for local governing body.

19:15A-6 Reimbursement for local governing body.  6. In compliance with the provisions of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 5 of the New Jersey Constitution, upon application for reimbursement by a county governing body or a municipal governing body, as may be appropriate, to the Secretary of State and approval of the application by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, a county or municipality shall be reimbursed by the State for any additional costs incurred by the county or municipality as a result of the provisions of this act, P.L.2021, c.40 (C.19:15A-1 et al.). L.2021, c.40, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15A-7 - Adjustments to regulations, new regulations.

19:15A-7 Adjustments to regulations, new regulations.  7. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to make such adjustments to regulations issued pursuant to Title 19 of the Revised Statutes and to issue any new regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, which regulations shall be effective immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law for a period not to exceed 18 months, and may, thereafter, be amended, adopted or readopted in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2021, c.40, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15A-8 - Application of provisions of act.

19:15A-8 Application of provisions of act.  24. The provisions of this act, P.L.2021, c.40 (C.19:15A-1 et al.), shall only apply to the 2021 general election and general elections thereafter; the 2022 primary election and primary elections thereafter; and, if adopted by a municipal governing body, a municipal election conducted in May 2022 and municipal elections conducted in May thereafter. L.2021, c.40, s.24.