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NJ Rev Stat § 19:46-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:46-6 - New Jersey Redistricting Commission

19:46-6. New Jersey Redistricting Commission  1. There is hereby established the New Jersey Redistricting Commission, which shall establish the Congressional districts for use in the decade of the 1990s.  L.1991,c.510,s.1; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:46-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:46-8 - Organizational meeting; quorum; vacancies

19:46-8. Organizational meeting; quorum; vacancies  3. The commission shall meet to organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of the independent member but not later than February 15, 1992. At the organizational meeting the members of the commission shall determine such organizational matters as they deem appropriate. Thereafter, a meeting of the commission may be called by the chairman or upon the request of seven members, and seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof for the purpose of taking any action.  Vacancies in the membership of the commission occurring prior to the certification by the commission of Congressional districts or during any period in which the districts established by the commission may be or are under challenge in the courts of this State or the courts of the United States shall be filled within five days of their occurrence in the same manner as the original appointments were made.  L.1991,c.510,s.3; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:46-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:46-9 - Certification of Congressional districts

19:46-9. Certification of Congressional districts  4. On or before March 20, 1992, or within three months after receipt by the Governor of the official statement by the Clerk of the House of Representatives regarding the number of Representatives to which the State is entitled, pursuant to section 2a of 2 U.S.C., whichever is later, the commission shall certify the establishment of the Congressional districts to the Secretary of State. The commission shall certify the establishment of districts pursuant to a majority vote of its members. Any vote by the commission upon a proposal to certify the establishment of a Congressional district plan shall be taken by roll call and shall be recorded, and the vote of any member in favor of any Congressional district plan shall nullify any vote which he shall previously have cast during the life of the commission in favor of a different Congressional district plan. Any Congressional district plan introduced by a member of the commission shall be considered for adoption by the commission and subject to a recorded vote to ascertain the level of support for that plan among the members. If the commission is unable to certify the establishment of districts by the time required due to the inability of a plan to achieve seven votes, the two district plans receiving the greatest number of votes, but not fewer than five votes, shall be submitted to the Supreme Court, which shall select and certify whichever of the two plans so submitted conforms most closely to the standards established in section 5 of this act. The independent member of the commission may vote only when the vote of the other members of the commission in favor of a Congressional district plan results in a tie.  L.1991,c.510,s.4; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:46-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:46-10 - Districting standards

19:46-10. Districting standards  5. a. The plan certified by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission for the establishment of Congressional districts shall provide for equality of population among districts; for the preservation of minority voting status within each district; for the geographical contiguity of individual districts; and for reasonable protection for districts from decade to decade against disruptive alteration due to redistricting.  b. (1) In the plan, the population of each Congressional district shall be as nearly equal as practicable, and the difference in population between the most populous and least populous districts as small as practicable, as required by the Constitution of the United States and all applicable decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.  (2) No Congressional district shall be established which fragments an ethnic or racial minority community which, if left intact, would constitute a majority or significant number of voters or potential voters within a single district with the ability to elect the candidate of their choice. For the purposes of this paragraph, a minority community means any group enjoying special protection under the civil rights provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the federal "Voting Rights Act of 1965," as amended and supplemented (42 U.S.C. s. 1973 et seq.).  c. Congressional districts shall be drawn so that they are contiguous. d. To the fullest extent reasonable and when not in conflict with the foregoing standards, Congressional districts shall be drawn to preserve continuity from decade to decade.  L.1991,c.510,s.5; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:46-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:46-11 - Meetings of the commission

19:46-11. Meetings of the commission  6. Meetings of the New Jersey Redistricting Commission shall be held at convenient times and locations. The commission shall hold at least three public hearings in different parts of the State. The commission shall, subject to the constraints of time and convenience, review written plans for the establishment of Congressional districts submitted by members of the general public. Notwithstanding any statute, rule or regulation to the contrary, the commission shall not be subject to the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.).  L.1991,c.510,s.6; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:46-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:46-12 - Use of districts

19:46-12. Use of districts  7. The establishment of Congressional districts shall be used thereafter for the election of members of the House of Representatives and shall remain unaltered through the next year ending in zero in which a federal census for New Jersey is taken, unless such districts are ruled invalid by the courts of this State or the United States.  L.1991,c.510,s.7; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:46-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:46-13 - Original and exclusive jurisdiction of Supreme Court

19:46-13. Original and exclusive jurisdiction of Supreme Court  8. Notwithstanding any statute, rule or regulation to the contrary and except as otherwise required by the Constitution of the United States or by any federal law, no court of this State shall have jurisdiction over any judicial proceeding challenging the actions of the New Jersey Redistricting Commission, including its establishment of Congressional districts under this act, except that the Supreme Court of this State shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction to consider any cause brought upon the petition of a legally qualified voter of the State and to grant relief appropriate to the cause, including the issuance of an order to the commission to establish new districts. The Court shall give any petition filed as provided herein precedence over all other matters. It shall render judgment within 30 days of the date on which the petition is filed.  L.1991,c.510,s.8; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:46-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:46-14 - Assistance to commission

19:46-14. Assistance to commission  9. The commission shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of such staff or employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency as it may require and as may be available for its purposes, and to employ such stenographic, clerical and professional assistance as it may deem necessary in order to perform its duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for its purposes.  L.1991,c.510,s.9; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:47-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:47-1 - Words and terms defined.

19:47-1 Words and terms defined.  19:47-1. As used in this subtitle: "Ballot", except when reference is made to irregular ballots, means that portion of the ballot containing the name of the candidate and the designation of the party by which he was nominated, or a statement of a proposed constitutional amendment, or other question or proposition with the word "yes" for voting for any question or proposition, and the word "no" for voting against any question. "Question" includes any constitutional amendment, proposition or other question submitted to the voters at any election. "Official ballot" means the material displaying the names of the candidates nominated and a statement of the questions submitted. "Irregular ballot" means a vote cast, by or on a special device, for a person whose name does not appear on the ballots. "Voting machine custodian" means the person who shall have charge of preparing and arranging the voting machine for elections. "Protective counter" means a separate counter built into the voting machine which cannot be reset, which records the total number of votes cast. The list of candidates used or to be used on the front of the voting machine for an election district in which the voting machine is used pursuant to law shall be deemed official ballots under this subtitle. Amended 2004, c.88, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:47-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:47-2 - Construction

19:47-2. Construction  All provisions of law relating to elections shall apply to all elections where voting machines are used so far as the same may be applicable thereto and so far as such provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-2 - Examination of voting machines by secretary of state

19:48-2. Examination of voting machines by secretary of state  Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any voting machine may apply to the Secretary of State to examine such machine. Before the examination the applicant shall pay to the Secretary of State an examination fee of four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00). The Secretary of State within a period of thirty days shall examine the machine and shall make and file in the office of the Secretary of State his report of the examination, which report shall state whether in his opinion the kind of machine so examined can be safely used by the voters at elections under the conditions prescribed in this subtitle. If the report states the machine can be so used, it shall be deemed approved, and machines of its kind may be adopted for use at elections as herein provided. Before making such report the Secretary of State shall require the voting machine to be examined by three examiners to be appointed for such purpose by him, one of whom shall be an expert in patent law and the other two mechanical experts, and shall require of them a written report on such machine, which the Secretary of State shall attach to his own report on the machine. Each examiner shall receive one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for his compensation and expenses in making an examination and report as to each voting machine examined by him from and out of the examination fee of four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00). Neither the Secretary of State nor any examiner shall have any pecuniary interest in any voting machine. When the machine has been so approved, any improvement or change that does not impair its accuracy, efficiency, or capacity, shall not render necessary a re-examination or reapproval thereof. Any form of voting machine not so approved cannot be used at any election. The certificate of approval, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence that the kind of machine so examined complies with the provisions of this subtitle, except that the action of the Secretary of State in approving such machine may be reviewed by the Superior Court in a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ. Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 355, s. 58.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.1 - State House Commission, convening of and action by

19:48-3.1. State House Commission, convening of and action by  For the purpose of this act, a vote by the majority of the members of the State House Commission shall constitute valid action by said commission, and the said State House Commission shall be convened by any member thereof. L.1940, c. 197, p. 847, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.2 - Authorized ballots; emergency, provisional ballots

19:48-3.2. Authorized ballots; emergency, provisional ballots  3. No ballots shall be prepared or used at any election in any election district under the provisions of this act other than such ballots as are required for use in voting machines, emergency ballots for use if a voting machine fails to operate, as provided in P.L.1992, c.3 (C.19:53B-1 et al.), and provisional ballots for use by certain voters who no longer reside at the place from which they are registered, as provided in P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.). L.1940, c.197, p.847, s.3; amended 1992, c.3, s.4; 1999, c.232, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.3 - State House Commission to provide voting machines in first and second class counties

19:48-3.3. State House Commission to provide voting machines in first and second class counties  In each county of the first class and each county of the second class in which voting machines of the type to meet the requirements of subtitle fifteen of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes have not been furnished by the board of chosen freeholders for use at all elections in all election districts in said county, such voting machines shall be provided by the State House Commission for use in all election districts of each said county in the manner provided by this act. L.1944, c. 7, p. 20, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.4 - Appropriation for purchase of voting machines

19:48-3.4. Appropriation for purchase of voting machines  There is hereby appropriated to the State House Commission the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) for the purpose of purchasing the voting machines required by this act. L.1944, c. 7, p. 20, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.5 - Purchase of voting machines; competitive bids; notice; procedure

19:48-3.5. Purchase of voting machines; competitive bids; notice; procedure  The State House Commission shall purchase such voting machines of the type described in subtitle fifteen of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, by competitive bidding and upon such notice and according to such procedure as the State House Commission shall prescribe. L.1944, c. 7, p. 20, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.6 - Purchase of voting machines as available

19:48-3.6. Purchase of voting machines as available  If the State House Commission is unable to purchase sufficient voting machines to meet the requirements of this act, it shall purchase such number as may be available and thereafter, from time to time, make further purchases of such voting machines as they become available, until sufficient voting machines have been purchased to meet the requirements of this act. L.1944, c. 7, p. 20, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.7 - Delivery of voting machines purchased

19:48-3.7. Delivery of voting machines purchased  All voting machines purchased by the State House Commission pursuant to this act shall be delivered to the superintendent of elections in counties having a superintendent of elections and to the county board of elections in each county of the second class. If the State House Commission is unable at its first purchase to purchase sufficient voting machines to meet the requirements of this act, it shall determine in its discretion the county or counties to which the voting machines purchased are to be delivered and the machines shall be delivered as required by such determination, and as further purchases are made the same procedure shall be followed. L.1944, c. 7, p. 21, s. 5. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 767, s. 26.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.8 - Certification to counties of voting machines purchased; appropriations in annual budget

19:48-3.8. Certification to counties of voting machines purchased; appropriations in annual budget  As soon as any voting machines are purchased by the State House Commission and the determination is made as to the number to be delivered to any county, the State House Commission shall certify to the board of chosen freeholders of said county the number of voting machines purchased for said county and the amount of the purchase price paid therefor. In the annual budget of said county for the year following the date of such certification, and in each annual budget thereafter until the full amount so certified is paid, the board of chosen freeholders of said county shall appropriate an amount sufficient to pay one-fifth of the total amount or amounts so certified by the State House Commission, together with three per centum (3%) interest from the date of certification; provided, however , that, in any year, the board of chosen freeholders may appropriate and pay any amount greater than herein required. L.1944, c. 7, p. 21, s. 6. Amended by L.1945, c. 122, p. 477, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.9 - Payments by counties out of first tax moneys

19:48-3.9. Payments by counties out of first tax moneys  In each county in which it is required by this act that an appropriation for the purposes of this act be included in the annual budget of any county, the board of chosen freeholders of said county shall direct the county treasurer of said county to pay, and the county treasurer, not later than the first day of March in such year, shall pay to the State Treasurer the amount of such appropriation out of the first moneys received from the various municipalities of the county for county taxes and before making any other payment out of said moneys. L.1944, c. 7, p. 21, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.10 - Certification to Commissioner of Local Government of moneys to be appropriated; withholding approval of county budget

19:48-3.10. Certification to Commissioner of Local Government of moneys to be appropriated; withholding approval of county budget  Whenever the State House Commission makes its certification to any county of money to be appropriated by said county pursuant to the provisions of this act, it shall make a like certification to the Commissioner of Local Government and it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Local Government to withhold approval of any county budget which does not contain any appropriation required by this act until such time as such appropriation is included. L.1944, c. 7, p. 21, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.11 - Use of voting machines when insufficient number delivered to counties

19:48-3.11. Use of voting machines when insufficient number delivered to counties  When voting machines are delivered to any county pursuant to the provisions of this act and they are insufficient to provide voting machines for use in all election districts of said county, such voting machines shall be installed and used in such municipalities of said county and in such wards thereof as, in counties having a superintendent of elections, the superintendent of elections shall designate and as, in counties of the second class, not having a superintendent of elections the commissioner of registration shall designate, giving preference to municipalities in the descending order of population measured by the last Federal census and, in any municipality, giving preference to the several wards thereof according to the same standard. L.1944, c. 7, p. 22, s. 9. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 767, s. 27.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.12 - Convening of State House Commission; majority vote

19:48-3.12. Convening of State House Commission; majority vote  For the purpose of this act, the State House Commission may be convened by any member thereof on ten days' notice, in writing, given to the other members thereof, and a vote of the majority of the members thereof shall constitute valid action by said commission. L.1944, c. 7, p. 22, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.13 - Ballots, type permitted

19:48-3.13. Ballots, type permitted  11. No ballots other than ballots required for use in voting machines, emergency ballots for use if a voting machine fails to operate and provisional ballots for use by certain voters who no longer reside at the place from which they are registered, as provided in P.L.1999, c. 232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.), shall be prepared or used at any election in any election district. L.1944, c.7, p.22, s.11; amended 1947, c.168, s.28; 1992, c.3, s.5; 1999, c.232, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.14 - Enforcement of act by Attorney General

19:48-3.14. Enforcement of act by Attorney General  If any provision of this act is not complied with, the Attorney-General, at the request of the State House Commission, shall forthwith proceed to enforce compliance with the same. L.1944, c. 7, p. 22, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.15 - Definitions

19:48-3.15. Definitions  As used in this act-- "Municipal election" means an election to be held in and for a single municipality only, at regular intervals; "Pertinent equipment" means channels, rollers, compensators, lockouts, pins and shutters used in connection with voting machines. L.1945, c. 59, p. 335, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:48-3.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:48-3.16 - Purpose of act

19:48-3.16. Purpose of act  The purpose of this act is to provide a method of establishing a uniform system of voting, by voting machines in all election districts, at any municipal election, in municipalities in which voting machines have been installed, pursuant to the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement, for use in part of, but not in all of, such election districts. L.1945, c. 59, p. 335, s. 2.