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NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-2 - Filling of public offices, vacancies; public questions; exceptions

19:3-2. Filling of public offices, vacancies; public questions; exceptions  19:3-2. All elective public offices in this State or any of its political subdivisions, except such as are provided by law to be filled at special, municipal or school elections, shall be filled at the general elections as hereinafter provided. All vacancies in public offices to be filled by election, except such as are provided by law to be filled at special or municipal elections, shall be filled at the general elections. All public questions to be voted upon by the people of the entire State and all other public questions, except such as are provided by law to be decided at any other elections, shall be voted upon and decided at the general elections. Amended 1948,c.438,s.2; 1995,c.278,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-3 - Election of delegates, alternates at primary election.

19:3-3 Election of delegates, alternates at primary election.  19:3-3. Delegates and alternates to the national conventions of the political parties shall be elected at the primary election to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in June in that year. The members of State, county and municipal committees of the political parties shall be chosen at the primary for the general election as hereinafter provided. amended 1946, c.11, ss.2,17 (1946, c.11, ss.2,17; repealed 1948, c.2, s.32); 1948, c.2, s.2; 1965, c.4, s.2; 1974, c.9, s.1; 1976, c.26; 2005, c.136, s.3; 2007, c.61, s.2; 2011, c.134, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-4 - Basis of election to office

19:3-4. Basis of election to office  At every election the person or persons, to the number to be elected therein, who shall by law be qualified for the office or offices to be filled at such election, and for whom the greatest number of votes shall have been given therein for such office or offices, shall be deemed and taken to be elected to such office or offices.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-4.1 - Database containing contact, other information about elected public officials.

19:3-4.1 Database containing contact, other information about elected public officials.  1. a. There shall be established in the Division of Elections in the Department of State a database containing the contact information for every elected public official in this State, including the gender identity or expression and race of the elected public official.  b. No later than the 21st day after an individual has been certified as elected to an elective public office in this State, including an individual selected to fill a vacancy in an elective public office for the remainder of a term, the officer responsible for issuing the certificate to each successful candidate as provided by R.S.19:20-5, R.S.19:20-9, and R.S.19:22-6 shall transmit to the individual a form, developed by the Secretary of State, for completion that records: 1) the individual's contact information, including full name, and the mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual's elective public office, if any; 2) gender identity or expression; and 3) race, using the same racial categories as required on the federal decennial census of the United States by the federal Bureau of the Census.  The division shall coordinate with the clerks of each county and municipality to ensure that the form is transmitted to individuals elected to public offices in those counties and municipalities, respectively.  Each completed form shall be transmitted to the officer responsible for issuing the certificate to each successful candidate as provided by R.S.19:20-5, R.S.19:20-9, and R.S.19:22-6 by the elected individual by mail or electronic means no later than the 10th day following the receipt thereof.  c. The division shall use the information from the forms received pursuant to subsection b. of this section, to establish separate databases of information on elected individuals, with at least one database sorted by gender identity or expression and at least one sorted by race.  The information in each database shall be: 1) reviewed and updated by the officer responsible for issuing the certificate to each successful candidate as provided by the provisions in R.S.19:20-5, R.S.19:20-9, and R.S.19:22-6 on a regular basis, but not less than annually; and 2) available to the public at a convenient location on the website of the division.  d. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an individual elected to a position in a special district, on a board of education, or on a board of fire commissioners. L.2019, c.377, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-5 - Incompatible offices, prohibition; qualifications for certain elected offices.

19:3-5 Incompatible offices, prohibition; qualifications for certain elected offices.  19:3-5. No person shall hold at the same time more than one of the following offices: elector of President and Vice-President of the United States, member of the United States Senate, member of the House of Representatives of the United States, member of the Senate or of the General Assembly of this State, county clerk, register, surrogate or sheriff. No person shall hold the office of member of the Senate or the General Assembly of this State and, at the same time, hold any other elective public office in this State, except that any person who holds the office of member of the Senate or the General Assembly and, at the same time, holds any other elective public office on the effective date of P.L.2007, c.161 may continue to hold that office of member of the Senate or that office of member of the General Assembly, and may hold that other elective public office at the same time if service in the Senate or the General Assembly and the other elective office are continuous following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.161. No person shall be elected an elector of President and Vice-President of the United States unless he shall possess the qualifications of a legal voter of the State, shall be of the age of 25 years or upwards and shall have been a citizen of the United States seven years next preceding such election. No person shall be elected a member of the House of Representatives, or an elector of President and Vice-President who shall hold any office of trust or profit under the United States. Amended 1971, c.2, s.9; 2007, c.161, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-5.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-5.1 - Accepting nomination for more than one office.

19:3-5.1 Accepting nomination for more than one office.  1. No person may accept a nomination by petition in the manner provided by R.S.19:13-8 or consent to the acceptance of a nomination in a petition for a primary election in the manner provided by R.S.19:23-7, for more than one office to be filled at the same general election, the simultaneous holding of which would be prohibited by the Constitution of the State of New Jersey or R.S.19:3-5. No provision of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, or of any other law, rule, or regulation shall be interpreted as to prevent a person from accepting a nomination by petition in the manner provided by R.S.19:13-8 or consenting to the acceptance of a nomination in a petition for a primary or general election in the manner provided by R.S.19:23-7 for the offices of Member of the United States House of Representatives or United States Senator and President or Vice President of the United States to be filled at the same general election. Notwithstanding any provision of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes or any other law, rule, or regulation, a person may appear on the ballot as a candidate for the offices of Member of the United States House of Representatives or United States Senator and President or Vice President of the United States simultaneously. L.1979, c.467, s.1; amended 2018, c.133.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-5.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-5.2 - Holding simultaneously more than one elective public office prohibited;

19:3-5.2 Holding simultaneously more than one elective public office prohibited; exceptions.  3. a. For elective public office other than as provided in R.S.19:3-5 or N.J.S.40A:9-4, a person elected to public office in this State shall not hold simultaneously any other elective public office. b. Notwithstanding the provision of subsection a. of this section, a person who holds simultaneously more than one elective public office on the effective date of P.L.2007, c.161 may continue to hold the elective public offices simultaneously if service in those elective public offices is continuous following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.161. L.2007,c.161,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-6 - Form of public question; when question deemed approved; "legal voters" defined

19:3-6. Form of public question; when question deemed approved; "legal voters" defined  Any public question voted upon at an election shall be presented in simple language that can be easily understood by the voter. The printed phrasing of said question on the ballots shall clearly set forth the true purpose of the matter being voted upon. Where the question concerns any amendment to the State Constitution, or any act or statute or other legal titles of any nature, the printed phrasing on the ballots shall include a brief statement interpreting same. In event that in any statute the public question to be voted upon is so stated as not clearly to set forth the true purpose of the matter being voted upon and no provision is made in said statute for presenting the same in simple language or printing upon the ballots a brief statement interpreting the same, there may be added on the ballots to be used in voting upon the question, a brief statement interpreting the same and setting forth the true purpose of the matter being voted upon in addition to the statement of the public question required by the statute itself. Such public question, when duly voted upon at an election, shall be deemed to be approved when that percentage of the legal voters of the State or any subdivision thereof as required by the statute authorizing the proposal of such public question shall vote in favor of its adoption. For the purpose of this Title it is hereby declared that the intent and meaning in any such statute of the words "legal voters" are persons entitled to vote, and who do vote, at the time and in the manner prescribed in and by such statute upon the public question submitted; and for the purpose of ascertaining what is the percentage of the legal voters of any district defined in such statute, upon the public question therein directed to be submitted, the persons who do not vote at such election, the persons who do not vote upon the public question and the persons whose ballots may be declared invalid, shall not be estimated, counted or considered. Amended by L.1938, c. 308, p. 706, s. 1; L.1941, c. 170, p. 543, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-7 - Office forfeited by nonfiling of statement or filing of false statement

19:3-7. Office forfeited by nonfiling of statement or filing of false statement  If any candidate for nomination for or election to any public office or party position, or his campaign manager, shall fail to file any statement or oath required by this Title to be filed, at the time, place and in the manner required by this Title, and duly verified as herein required, or shall file any false statement, the nomination or election of such candidate, if nominated or elected at the primary or other election concerning which such statement shall have been filed, shall be null and void. Amended by L.1949, c. 24, p. 71, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-9 - Circumstances under which office not void

19:3-9. Circumstances under which office not void  When upon the trial of any action or proceedings instituted under this Title for the purpose of securing a determination that any nomination for or election to any public office or party position is null and void, it shall appear from the evidence that the offense complained of was not committed by the candidate, or with his knowledge or consent, and that all reasonable means were taken by or on behalf of the candidate to prevent the commission of any such offense, or that the offenses complained of were trivial or unimportant, and that in all respects his candidacy and election were free from all illegal acts, or that any act or omission of any candidate complained of arose from accidental miscalculation or from some other reasonable cause of like nature, and in any case did not arise from any want of good faith, and under the circumstances it seems to the court or judge to be unjust that the candidate shall forfeit his nomination, position or office, then the nomination or election of such candidate shall not by reason of such offense complained of be void. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 323, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-10 - Name not printed on ballot; next highest name printed

19:3-10. Name not printed on ballot; next highest name printed  If it shall be determined in a manner hereinafter provided, that the nomination for an office of a successful candidate at any primary election is null and void, and if such determination shall have been made ten days before the election at which the candidates nominated at such primary election are to be voted for, an order shall be made by the court or judge making such determination prohibiting the printing of the name of such candidate on the ballot to be used at such election, and the name of the candidate for nomination or party position at such primary election receiving the next highest number of votes shall thereupon be printed upon the ballot as the nominee for the office.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-11 - No certificate of election to candidate elected

19:3-11. No certificate of election to candidate elected  If such determination shall not have been made ten days prior to the election at which the candidates at such primary election are to be voted for, and in case such candidate shall be elected at the election to the office for which he claimed nomination under such void primary, no certificate of election shall be delivered to such candidate and the election for the office for which such person was a candidate shall be null and void.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-12 - Delivered certificate of election void

19:3-12. Delivered certificate of election void  If such determination shall have been made after the delivery of the certificate of election to such candidate, the certificate shall be null and void, and the candidate shall not be inducted into the office for which the certificate was issued.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-13 - Candidate inducted into office; proceedings for vacation of office

19:3-13. Candidate inducted into office; proceedings for vacation of office  If such determination shall not have been made until after such candidate has been inducted into office, then upon a certified copy of the record of the determination being sent to the Attorney-General, it shall be his duty to institute appropriate proceedings for the vacation of such office where no other proceeding to the same purpose has been commenced. If the record relates to the election of any candidate for the office of United States Senator, member of Congress, State Senator or member of the General Assembly, the Attorney-General, instead of instituting appropriate proceedings for the vacation of the office, shall send the certified copy, within five days after the same is received by him, to the United States Senate, the House of Representatives, the State Senate or the General Assembly, as the case may be, if such United States Senate, House of Representatives, State Senate or General Assembly is then in session, and if not, then on the first day of such session. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 324, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-14 - No certificate of election delivered

19:3-14. No certificate of election delivered  If it shall be determined, in the manner hereinafter provided, that the election to an office of a candidate at any election is null and void, no certificate of election shall be delivered to the candidate whose election shall have been so determined to be null and void.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-15 - Delivered certificate of election void

19:3-15. Delivered certificate of election void  If such determination shall have been made after the delivery of the certificate of election to such candidate, the certificate shall be null and void, and the candidate shall not be inducted into the office for which the certificate was issued.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-16 - Candidate inducted into office; proceedings for vacation of office

19:3-16. Candidate inducted into office; proceedings for vacation of office  If such determination shall not have been made until after such candidate shall have been inducted into office, then upon a certified copy of the record of the determination being sent to the Attorney-General, it shall be his duty to institute appropriate proceedings for the vacation of such office where no other proceeding to the same purpose has been commenced. If the record relates to the election of any candidate to the office of United States Senator, member of Congress, State Senator, or member of the General Assembly, the Attorney-General, instead of instituting appropriate proceedings for the vacation of the office, shall send the certified copy, within five days after the same is received by him, to the United States Senate, the House of Representatives, the State Senate or the General Assembly, as the case may be, if such United States Senate, House of Representatives, State Senate or General Assembly is then in session, and if not, then on the first day of such session. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 324, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-17 - No certificate of election delivered

19:3-17. No certificate of election delivered  If it shall be determined in the manner hereinafter provided, that the election of a person to a party office is null and void, no certificate of election shall be delivered to the candidate whose election shall have been so determined to be null and void.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-18 - Delivered certificate of election void

19:3-18. Delivered certificate of election void  If such determination shall have been made after the delivery of the certificate of election to such candidate, the certificate shall be null and void, and whether such determination shall have been made before or after the delivery of a certificate of election, a certificate of election shall be delivered to the candidate having the next highest number of votes.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-19 - Surrender by delegates to national convention of certificate voided

19:3-19. Surrender by delegates to national convention of certificate voided  In the case of a delegate-at-large or district delegate to any national convention, whose election shall have been declared null and void under this Title, after a certificate of election has been issued to him, the Attorney-General shall transmit to such convention a certified copy of the judgment and determination of the court or judge declaring the election void, to the end that the certificate of election issued to the person having the next highest number of votes for such party position may be honored by the convention. Any delegate-at-large or district delegate to any national convention to whom a certificate of election shall have been delivered, which certificate shall have been declared null and void after such delivery, shall, upon the service upon him of a certified copy of the determination of the court or judge declaring the certificate null and void, forthwith surrender such certificate to the Clerk of the Superior Court. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 325, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-20 - Candidate whose nomination or election annulled ineligible to fill vacancies

19:3-20. Candidate whose nomination or election annulled ineligible to fill vacancies  A candidate nominated for or elected to an office, whose nomination or election has been annulled and set aside for any reason mentioned in this title, shall not, during the period fixed by law as the term of such office, be appointed to fill any vacancy which may occur in such office; but this provision shall not apply to appointments to any office the qualifications for which are prescribed by the constitution of this state or of the United States.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-21 - Candidate removed from office ineligible to fill vacancies; exception

19:3-21. Candidate removed from office ineligible to fill vacancies; exception  A candidate or other person removed from or deprived of his office for any offense mentioned in this title shall not, during the period remaining as the unexpired term of such office, or during the period fixed by law as the next ensuing term of such office, be appointed to fill any vacancy which may occur in such office; but this provision shall not apply to appointments to any office the qualifications for which are prescribed by the constitution of this state or of the United States.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-22 - Appointments null and void

19:3-22. Appointments null and void  An appointment to an office made in violation of or contrary to the provisions of section 19:3-20 or section 19:3-21 of this title shall be void.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-23 - Vacation of office when nomination or election void

19:3-23. Vacation of office when nomination or election void  When the nomination or election of a person to public office within this State or any of its political subdivisions shall have been declared null and void, such person shall remove or be removed from such office. It shall be lawful for the Attorney-General to institute a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ to remove from office a person whose nomination or election shall be void under the provisions of this Title. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 325, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:3-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:3-24 - Right to seek recovery of office unabridged

19:3-24. Right to seek recovery of office unabridged  Nothing in this Title contained shall abridge any right which a claimant to any office might otherwise have to institute a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ for the recovery of such office. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 326, s. 6.