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NJ Rev Stat § 19:53B-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53B-21 - List by district, number of emergency ballots used.

19:53B-21 List by district, number of emergency ballots used.  1. Within 15 calendar days after an election or three days after the certification of the results of that election, whichever occurs later, the county board of election in each county shall prepare a report which lists by election district, and includes a county wide total by category for, the number of emergency ballots, including any spoiled, void, or invalid emergency ballots, used in the election. The report shall be a government record that is available for public inspection and copying pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.).  L.2005,c.152,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-2 - procedures, use of provisional ballots

19:53C-2. procedures, use of provisional ballots  8. a. The district board shall not permit other provisional ballots to be used at an election except those provisional ballots provided for by P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.). It shall confine the distribution and use of the provisional ballots to the polling place and election district in the manner herein directed, and shall not distribute provisional ballots outside the polling place or election district. b. The board shall not store provisional ballots or envelopes with affirmation statements in a polling booth or in any other area designated for voters to mark the provisional ballot and complete the affirmation statement. c. The board shall cause each booth or voting area in a polling place to be kept provided with sufficient pens or lead pencils to enable the voters to mark their provisional ballots and complete the affirmation statement. d. The county board of elections shall arrange for the preparation of complete written instructions regarding the procedures for the use of the provisional ballot bags for each district board member. The board members shall be orally instructed on the procedures for the use of provisional ballots and affirmation statements at the training classes held for the board members. L.1999,c.232,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-4 - Designated area for marking provisional ballot, affirmation statement

19:53C-4. Designated area for marking provisional ballot, affirmation statement  10. The district board shall designate an area within the polling place, which may be a voting booth, for the voter to mark the provisional ballot and affirmation statement. No provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement shall be handed to a voter until the area designated for voters to mark the provisional ballot and affirmation statement is ready. If a voting booth is not used, the voter shall be provided with a security screen at the same time that the provisional ballot and envelope with affirmation statement is provided. A district board member shall instruct the voter how to complete the affirmation statement and place the voted provisional ballot into the envelope. If for any reason provisional ballots and envelopes with affirmation statements are not ready or available for distribution at any polling place, the district board member in charge shall notify the appropriate authority that additional ballots and affirmation statements are required. L.1999,c.232,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-5 - Voters given provisional ballot, retire into designated voting area.

19:53C-5 Voters given provisional ballot, retire into designated voting area.  11. Every voter to whom a provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement is given shall retire into the designated voting area. Not more than one voter shall be permitted to enter or be in the same booth or voting area at one time, unless the voter is entitled to assistance, as provided for by law. Any person or voter who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. L.1999,c.232,s.11; amended 2005, c.154, s.57.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-6 - Completion of affirmation statement

19:53C-6. Completion of affirmation statement  12. Prior to voting the provisional ballot or immediately thereafter, the voter shall complete the affirmation statement attached to the provisional ballot envelope. The statement shall conform with the requirements for such a statement contained in paragraph b. of section 7 of P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1). At no time when in possession of the provisional ballot with attached affirmation statement shall the voter detach the statement from the ballot envelope. L.1999,c.232,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-7 - Voting with provisional ballot.

19:53C-7 Voting with provisional ballot.  13. To vote for a candidate whose name is printed in any column, or to vote in favor of or against any public question printed on the provisional ballot, the voter shall: a. Mark a cross x, plus + or check in the square provided for the name of each candidate in any column for whom the voter chooses to vote, or for a public question, make the same marking in the square provided for either the word "Yes" or "No" of each public question, if the ballot requires such designation to be considered valid; b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c.88); c. Complete the connecting line adjacent to the name of each candidate in any column for whom the voter chooses to vote, or for a public question, complete the connecting line adjacent to either the word "Yes" or "No" of each public question, if the ballot requires such designation to be considered valid; or d. Fill in the designated space adjacent to the name of the candidate for whom the voter chooses to vote, or for a public question, fill in the designated space adjacent to either the word "Yes" or "No" of each public question, if the ballot requires such a designation to be considered valid. L.1999,c.232,s.13; amended 2004, c.88, s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-8 - Write-in votes on provisional ballot permitted

19:53C-8. Write-in votes on provisional ballot permitted  14. Nothing in P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.) shall prevent any voter from writing or pasting within the proper title of office in the column designated personal choice, the name or names of any person or persons for whom the voter desires to vote whose name or names are not printed upon the provisional ballot for the same office. The writing shall be in ink or lead pencil, as may be required. L.1999,c.232,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-9 - Spoiled provisional ballot, affirmation statement; procedure

19:53C-9. Spoiled provisional ballot, affirmation statement; procedure  15. If any voter to whom a provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement has been handed spoils or renders any of the same unfit for use, the voter shall return the ballot and the envelope with affirmation statement to a district board member. The voter shall be furnished with another provisional ballot and envelope with affirmation statement. No more than two provisional ballots and envelopes with affirmation statements shall be furnished to a voter, except at the discretion of the board members. The district board shall preserve each spoiled provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement and shall write "SPOILED" across the envelope and initial the same. Immediately thereafter, the "SPOILED" envelope shall be sealed and placed in the provisional ballot bag. L.1999,c.232,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-10 - Voted provisional ballot placed in envelope, written instructions.

19:53C-10 Voted provisional ballot placed in envelope, written instructions.  16. a. After voting the provisional ballot and completing the affirmation statement, and before leaving the polling booth or the designated voting area, as the case may be, the voter shall place the voted provisional ballot in the envelope. The voter shall seal the envelope and shall retain custody of the envelope until a member of the board is ready to accept the envelope. b. The voter shall hand the sealed envelope to the member of the district board. The member shall keep the sealed envelope in full view of the voter, the other district board members and all other persons present until it is placed in the provisional ballot bag. The voter may also take hold of the envelope, with that member of the board, until the envelope is placed in the provisional ballot bag. The security of the provisional ballot bag and its contents while any election occurs shall be the responsibility of the members of the district board. After placing the envelope in the provisional ballot bag, the member of the district board shall hand to the voter the written notice of instructions on how the voter may access information regarding whether the ballot of the individual is accepted for counting, and if the vote is not counted, the reason for the rejection of the ballot, pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-4). L.1999,c.232,s.16; amended 2004, c.88, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-11 - Inventory of provisional ballots

19:53C-11. Inventory of provisional ballots  17. Immediately following the closing of the polls on the day of an election, the members of the district board shall inventory the provisional ballots. All invalid provisional ballots placed in envelopes and marked "SPOILED" shall be counted and the number of those envelopes shall be recorded on the provisional ballot inventory form provided with the provisional ballot bag. All provisional ballots that have been voted, not used or found to be missing shall next be recorded on the provisional ballot inventory form. Upon the completion of the inventory of all provisional ballots, and if the members of the district board agree on that inventory, the provisional ballot inventory form shall be signed by those members. Any member not in agreement shall give the reason therefor on the form and so certify with the member's signature. All envelopes marked "SPOILED", and all voted and not voted provisional ballots, shall be placed in the provisional ballot bag and sealed with the numbered seal taken from the envelope provided with that bag. L.1999,c.232,s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-12 - Transportation of provisional ballot bag

19:53C-12. Transportation of provisional ballot bag  18. Immediately following the sealing of the provisional ballot bag at a polling place on the day of any election, a member of the district board shall transport the ballot bag and all other election materials to a location designated by the commissioner of registration.  L.1999,c.232,s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-15 - Counting provisional ballots; standards for validity

19:53C-15. Counting provisional ballots; standards for validity  21. In counting the provisional ballots, the board shall deem void all provisional ballots which are wholly blank, or on which more names have been marked or designated for every office than there are persons to be elected to the office, and on which both "Yes" and "No" have been marked or designated upon every public question. No provisional ballot which shall have, either on its face or back, any mark, sign, erasure, designation or device whatsoever, other than that which is permitted by P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.), by which the provisional ballot shall be distinguished from another provisional ballot shall be declared void unless the county board canvassing those provisional ballots or the judge of the Superior Court or other judge or officer conducting the recount thereof shall be satisfied that the placing of the mark, sign, erasure, designation or device upon the provisional ballot was not intended to identify or distinguish that ballot. No provisional ballot shall be declared invalid by reason of the fact that the mark made with ink or the mark made with lead pencil appears other than black. No provisional ballot cast for any candidate shall be invalid by reason of the fact that the name of that candidate may be misprinted, or the given name or the initials of the candidate may be omitted. No provisional ballot cast for any candidate shall be invalid by reason of the use of any label permitted by P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.) on which the title of office may be printed or the name of the candidate may be misprinted or part of the given name or surname or the initials of the candidate may be omitted, or because the voter in writing the name of the candidate may misspell the name or omit part of the given name or surname or the initials of the candidate. No provisional ballot shall be declared "REJECTED" or invalid by reason of having a cross x, plus + or check appearing in a square provided for a blank space or a space wherein no name is printed. L.1999,c.232,s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-16 - Invalid provisional ballots

19:53C-16. Invalid provisional ballots  22. In every case in which a provisional ballot shall be declared invalid, the ballot, which shall be enclosed in a envelope, shall not be canvassed or counted, but shall be marked "REJECTED" on the outside thereof. Provisional ballots which shall be declared invalid with respect to a part of the candidates to be voted for or public questions to be voted upon shall be canvassed, estimated and numbered with respect to the part which is not invalid and preserved by the county board for a period of not less than six months. L.1999,c.232,s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-17 - Votes counted, void votes

19:53C-17. Votes counted, void votes  23. If, for any reason, a provisional ballot voter votes a ballot other than the ballot for the district in which the voter is qualified to vote, the votes for those offices and questions for which the voter would be otherwise qualified to vote shall be counted. All other votes shall be void. L.1999,c.232,s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-18 - Decision of county board final

19:53C-18. Decision of county board final  24. The decision of a majority of the county board on any question concerning a provisional ballot matter shall be deemed the decision of the board and final. If any member of the board dissents from any decision and wishes to make the dissension known to avoid any of the consequences which may result from that decision, the member may record the dissent in the signature copy register, if it is available, or in a note signed and dated. If the dissent is in the form of a note, it shall be appended to or recorded on the signature copy register afterwards by the superintendent of elections or the commissioner of registration, as shall be appropriate. L.1999,c.232,s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-19 - Use of tally sheets

19:53C-19. Use of tally sheets  25. a. The clerk of the board shall, upon the tally sheets provided for that purpose, make a list of the names of all persons for whom one or more votes shall have been given, designating the office which that person shall be voted for, and of any public questions voted upon; and as each provisional ballot shall be read, the clerk shall write the figure "1" opposite the name of each person whose name is contained thereon, as designated for any office, or in the proper column designating the vote upon the public question. Provisional ballots may be counted by electronic ballot scanning equipment under the direction of the county board of elections. b. When all the votes which were cast have been read, examined and numbered, as directed, the board shall tally the votes given for each person for any office to be filled at the election or any public question and note the same upon the tally sheets. The tally sheets shall be signed by all the members of the county board and the results thereof shall be certified.  L.1999,c.232,s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-20 - Votes tallied

19:53C-20. Votes tallied  26. Upon the receipt of a certified tally sheet from the county board, the county clerk shall add the votes contained thereon to the total vote for all candidates and in favor of or against all public questions cast at the polling place from which the tally sheet originated. The clerk shall report to the municipal clerks the results of the tally sheets by municipality, ward and election district. L.1999,c.232,s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53C-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53C-21 - List by district, number of provisional ballots used.

19:53C-21 List by district, number of provisional ballots used.  2. Within 15 calendar days after an election or three days after the certification of the results of that election, whichever occurs later, the county board of election in each county shall prepare a report which lists by election district, and includes a county wide total by category for, the number of provisional ballots, including any spoiled, void, or invalid provisional ballots, used in the election. The report shall be a government record that is available for public inspection and copying pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.).  L.2005,c.152,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:57-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:57-27 - Ballots not to be invalidated because of omissions, withdrawal of candidates.

19:57-27 Ballots not to be invalidated because of omissions, withdrawal of candidates.  27. a. No absentee ballot shall be rejected or declared invalid because it does not contain all of the names of the candidates or all of the public questions to be voted for or upon in the election district in the election in which it is to be counted, and any absentee ballot shall be counted in determining the result of said election as to any office or public question, if the designation of the office and the name of the candidate for election to said office or the answer to such public question are written thereon so as to indicate the voter's choice, and notwithstanding that such designation, name or question may be or should have been printed or such choice indicated upon such military service ballot in the regular manner. b. No absentee ballot received from an absentee voter for any election shall be rejected or declared invalid and replaced because of the withdrawal of any candidate occurring after the ballot is received from the voter prior to the date of the election in which the ballot is to be counted.  L.1953, c.211, s.27; repealed 2009, c.79, s.37; amended 2009, c.190.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:58-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:58-1 - Short title

19:58-1. Short title  This act shall be known as and may be cited as the "Presidential Ballot Law (1964)." L.1964, c. 134, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:58-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:58-2 - Definitions

19:58-2. Definitions  As used in this act unless the context otherwise indicates the following terms shall have the following meaning: "Removed resident" means a person, who was formerly a resident of one of the counties of this State but who has, or shall have, removed to another state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands or to another county within this State, who has registered as a voter in the county of his former residence in this State at the time of his removal therefrom, and who by reason of an insufficient period of residence in the state or the county, to which he has or shall have removed, will not be able to qualify to vote at a Presidential Election to be held in such state or county or elsewhere, except as he may be qualified to vote in this State, or in such other county of this State, for the election of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, pursuant to this act. "Presidential Election" means an election to be held for the election of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States. "Presidential ballot" means a ballot to be cast at a Presidential Election pursuant to this act. L.1964, c. 134, s. 2. Amended by L.1972, c. 30, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1972; L.1976, c. 24, s. 1, eff. May 7, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:58-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:58-3 - Persons entitled to qualify and vote for presidential electors

19:58-3. Persons entitled to qualify and vote for presidential electors  Any removed resident shall be entitled to qualify and vote for electors for President and Vice-President of the United States in any Presidential Election to be held in this State in the manner provided in this act. L.1964, c. 134, s. 3. Amended by L.1976, c. 24, s. 2, eff. May 7, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:58-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:58-4 - Certificate of disqualification of removed resident; authority for determination

19:58-4. Certificate of disqualification of removed resident; authority for determination  Any certificate filed by an applicant for a Presidential ballot as to the disqualification of a removed resident, who does not reside in this State, to vote for electors for President and Vice-President of the United States in the election district in which he resides shall be sufficient authority for said clerks and boards to make any determination in connection with the subject matter of such certificate. L.1964, c. 134, s. 4. Amended by L.1972, c. 30, s. 2, eff. May 25, 1972; L.1976, c. 24, s. 3, eff. May 7, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:58-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:58-5 - Obtaining application form for presidential ballot

19:58-5. Obtaining application form for presidential ballot  An application form for a Presidential ballot may be obtained from the clerk of the municipality, or the county clerk of the county, in which such applicant was last registered to vote in this State prior to the date of such election. L.1964, c. 134, s. 5. Amended by L.1976, c. 24, s. 4, eff. May 7, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:58-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:58-6 - Preparation of application forms for presidential ballots and forms of affidavits of residence; color of paper

19:58-6. Preparation of application forms for presidential ballots and forms of affidavits of residence; color of paper  Application forms for Presidential ballots to be made by removed residents and forms of affidavits of residence shall be prepared by the county clerk and shall be printed on paper of a different color from that used for applications for military service and civilian absentee ballots and sufficient quantities thereof shall be furnished by the county clerk to each municipal clerk in his county not later than August 1 preceding such election. L.1964, c. 134, s. 6. Amended by L.1976, c. 24, s. 5, eff. May 7, 1976.