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NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-4 - Blind or physically disabled voters

19:52-4. Blind or physically disabled voters  The provisions of this title relating to the assistance to be given to blind or physically disabled voters shall apply also where voting machines are used, and the word "booth" , when used in such provisions, shall include the voting machine inclosure or curtain.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-5 - Locking, sealing of voting machine; reading, announcement of votes

19:52-5. Locking, sealing of voting machine; reading, announcement of votes  19:52-5. Immediately upon the close of the polls, the district election officers shall lock and seal the voting machine against further voting and open the counter compartment in the presence of persons who may be lawfully present at that time, giving full view of the counters. The judge of the district board, under the scrutiny of a member of such board who is not a member of the same political party as the judge, shall then in the order of the offices as their titles are arranged on the machine, read and announce in distinct tones the result as shown by the counters, and shall then read the votes recorded for each office on the irregular ballots. He shall also, in the same manner, read and announce the vote on each constitutional amendment, proposition or other question. As each vote is read and announced, it shall be recorded in two statements of canvass by two other members of such district board who are not members of the same political party, and when completed the record thereof shall be compared with the numbers on the counters of the machine. If found to be correct, the result shall be announced by the judge of such board and the statement of canvass, after being duly certified, shall be filed as now provided by law for filing election returns. After the reading and announcing of the vote and before the doors of the counter compartment of the voting machine shall be closed, ample opportunity shall be given to any person or persons lawfully present to compare the results so announced with the counters of the machine and any necessary corrections shall then and there be made by such district board. No tally sheets nor return blanks as required by law for use in election districts where paper ballots are used shall be furnished or used in election districts where voting machines are used, but in lieu thereof there shall be furnished two copies of a statement of canvass to conform to the requirements of the make and type of voting machine or machines being used. Amended 1996, c.120, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-6 - Locking machine; rechecking; cost; deposit; irregular ballots, disposition of

19:52-6. Locking machine; rechecking; cost; deposit; irregular ballots, disposition of  The district election officers shall, as soon as the count is completed and fully ascertained, as by this subtitle required, lock the counter compartment and it shall so remain for a period of 15 days, except it be opened by order of a judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county. Within such period and upon written request of any defeated candidate, or in the case where a public question is involved upon petition of any 10 qualified voters of a county or municipality using machines who voted in the election in question, the judge shall, at a cost of $2.00 per district to the candidate or petitioners, order the machines in question opened and the registering counters rechecked against the election officers' returns. Any candidate or petitioners requesting such recheck, shall deposit with the county clerk, the amount necessary for all the districts requested. The county clerk, if it appears that an error or errors have occurred as a result of which the election is changed or the difference between the negative and affirmative of any public question is altered so as to change the results of the election, shall upon the warrant of such judge of the Superior Court, pay to such candidate or petitioners the cost of such recheck. In the event it shall appear after such recheck that the results of the election remain unchanged, the county clerk shall, upon the warrant of such judge, pay the funds so deposited into the county treasury. Such recheck shall be made under the supervision of the county election officials and in co-operation with the parties at interest or their representatives. When irregular ballots of whatever description have been voted, the district election officers shall return all such ballots in a properly secured package indorsed "irregular ballots" and return and file such package with the municipal clerk at the same time the original statement of the results of the election made by them is filed. Such package shall be preserved for 6 months next succeeding such election, and it shall not be opened or its contents examined during that time except by the order of a judge of a court lawfully empowered to direct the same to be opened and examined. At the end of the 6 months, such packages may be opened and the ballots disposed of at the discretion of the official having charge thereof. Amended by L.1942, c. 56, p. 293, s. 1; L.1943, c. 80, p. 298, s. 1; L.1953, c. 19, p. 356, s. 59; L.1955, c. 260, p. 950, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:52-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:52-7 - Disposition of keys

19:52-7. Disposition of keys  The keys of each voting machine shall be inclosed in an envelope to be supplied by the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting machines, on which shall be written the number of the machine and the district and ward where it has been used, which envelope shall be securely sealed and indorsed by the district election officers, and shall be returned to the source from which the keys were received. The number on the seal and the number registered on the protective counter shall be written on the envelope containing the keys. All keys for any voting machine shall be kept securely by the officials having them in charge. No unauthorized person shall have in his possession any key or keys of any voting machine and all district election officers or persons intrusted with such keys for election purposes, or in the preparation of the machine therefor, shall not retain them longer than necessary to use them for such legal purpose. All machines shall be stored by the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting machines, as soon after the close of the election as possible, and the machines shall at all times be stored in a suitable place, which place shall be a fireproof public building in such counties or municipalities, as the case may be, as have same. Amended by L.1945, c. 56, p. 331, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53-1 - Unauthorized possession of equipment, tampering, etc., crime.

19:53-1 Unauthorized possession of equipment, tampering, etc., crime.  19:53-1. Any unauthorized person found in possession of any such voting machine in use or to be used in any election, or keys thereof, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Any person willfully tampering or attempting to tamper with, disarrange, deface or impair in any manner whatsoever, or destroy any such voting machine while the same is in use at any election, or who shall, after such machine is locked in order to preserve the registration or record of any election made by the same, tamper or attempt to tamper with any such voting machine, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.53.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-1 - Definitions

19:53A-1. Definitions  As used in this act, unless otherwise specified: a. "Automatic tabulating equipment" includes apparatus which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on ballot cards, and tabulates the results. b. "Ballot card" means a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded. c. "Ballot labels" means the pages, cards, or other material containing the names of offices and candidates and the statements of measures to be voted on, which are placed on the voting device. d. "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by each of the county boards of election for the automatic counting of ballots. e. "Electronic voting system" means a system in which votes are recorded on ballot cards, and such votes are subsequently counted and tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment at one or more counting centers. f. "Voting device" means an apparatus which the voter uses to record his votes on a tabulating card. g. "County boards of elections" shall mean the county board of elections appointed in the various counties or the person or board in charge of elections in the various counties as provided in Title 19 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes. L.1973, c. 82, s. 1, eff. April 12, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-2 - Use of electronic voting systems; devices, certain, prohibited.

19:53A-2 Use of electronic voting systems; devices, certain, prohibited.  2. a. The board of chosen freeholders of any county may adopt, acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, or abandon any electronic voting system or mechanical system authorized herein which has been approved for use in the State, in any election or primary or combination thereof, and may use such system in all or a part of the districts within its boundaries. The county authorities, on the adoption and acquisition of an electronic voting system, shall provide for the payment therefor in such manner as they deem for the best interest of the locality, in such manner as may be provided by law. b. The provisions of this act shall be controlling with respect to elections where electronic voting systems are used, and shall be liberally construed so as to carry out the purpose and intent of this act. Any provisions of law relating to the conduct of elections which conflict with this act shall not apply to the conduct of elections with an approved electronic voting system. c. Following the effective date of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-1 et al.), an electronic voting system that uses a voting device requiring the voter to punch out a hole in a ballot card or pull a mechanical lever as a means of recording the voter's vote shall not be used in any election in any district within this State. L.1973,c.82,s.2; amended 2004, c.88, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-3.1 - Reimbursement for purchase, retrofit of voting machine to produce paper record, provision suspended until certain conditions met.

19:53A-3.1 Reimbursement for purchase, retrofit of voting machine to produce paper record, provision suspended until certain conditions met.  3. Unless federal funding is made available to pay for the purchase or retrofit of a voting machine to produce a voter-verified paper record as required by P.L.2005, c.137 (C.19:53A-3.1 et al.), a county shall be reimbursed by the State for such costs upon application for reimbursement to the Attorney General and approval of the application by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 5 of the New Jersey Constitution. This provision shall be suspended until the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of R.S.19:48-1 or paragraph (2) of subsection i. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.82 (C.19:53A-3) have been met. L.2005, c.137, s.3; amended 2009, c.17, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-4 - Approval

19:53A-4. Approval  No voting device shall be used in an election in this State unless in combination with automatic tabulating equipment used to count and tabulate ballots it meets the requirements in section 3 of this act, and has been approved by the Secretary of State, or other person, agency or board charged with the examination and approval of voting machines. When such device has been approved, any improvement or change which does not impair its accuracy, efficiency, or ability to meet such requirements shall not require a reexamination or reapproval thereof. L.1973, c. 82, s. 4, eff. April 12, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-5 - Ballots; labels, form; samples; write-ins.

19:53A-5 Ballots; labels, form; samples; write-ins.  5. a. Ballot labels shall be in plain clear type in black, of such size and arrangement as to fit the construction of the voting device; they shall be on clear white material or on material of different colors to identify different ballots or parts of the ballot, and in primary elections to identify each political party. b. The titles of offices and the names of candidates may be arranged in vertical columns or in a series of separate pages. The office title with a statement of the number of candidates to be voted for shall be printed above or at the side of the names of the candidates for that office. The names of candidates shall be in the order provided by law, and in general elections the party designation of each candidate, which may be abbreviated, and a slogan not to exceed six words may follow his or her name. In case there are more candidates for an office than can be arranged in one column or on one ballot page, the ballot label shall be clearly marked that the list of candidates is continued on the following column or page, and so far as possible, the same number of names shall be arranged on each column or page. Arrows may be used to indicate the place to vote for each candidate and on each measure. c. The different parts of the ballot, such as partisan, nonpartisan, and measures, shall be prominently indicated on the ballot labels, and, if practicable, each part shall be placed on a separate page or pages. In the event that two or more elections are held on the same day, the ballot labels shall be clearly marked to indicate the ballot for each election, and, if practical, the ballot labels for each election shall be placed upon separate pages, and labels of a different color or tint may be used for each election. d. Sample ballots, which shall be facsimile copies of the official ballot or ballot labels, shall be provided as required by law. At least three copies shall be posted in each polling place on election day. Sample ballots may be printed on a single sheet or on a number of pages stapled together. e. In elections in which voters are authorized to vote for persons whose names do not appear on the ballot, at the discretion of the county board of elections either (1) a separate write-in ballot, which may be in the form of a paper ballot, card or envelope in which the voter places his or her ballot card after voting, shall be provided to permit voters to write in the title of the office and the name of the person or persons for whom he or she wishes to vote, or to attach a sticker of suitable size on which is printed the title of the office and the name of the person or persons for whom he or she wishes to vote; or (2) provisions shall be made for the voter to write the name of the person or persons for whom he or she wishes to vote on the ballot card in the location designated and to mark the ballot card in the location provided. L.1973,c.82,s.5; amended 1975, c.316, s.4; 2004, c.88, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-6 - Preparation for elections; ballot cards; secrecy while marking ballot

19:53A-6. Preparation for elections; ballot cards; secrecy while marking ballot  a. Prior to any election at which electronic voting devices are used the county board of elections shall have the voting devices prepared for the election and shall provide the district election officers with voting devices, voting booths, ballot boxes, ballot cards, "write-in" ballots and other records and supplies as required. b. Ballot cards shall be of the size, design and stock suitable for processing by automatic data processing machines. Each ballot card shall have an attached numbered perforated stub, which shall be removed by an election officer before it is deposited in the ballot box. In primary elections the ballot cards of each political party shall be distinctly marked or shall be of a different color or tint so that the ballot cards of each political party are readily distinguishable. c. Unless the voting device enables the voter to mark his choices in secret, the board of elections shall provide a sufficient number of voting booths for each voting district, which shall be of a size and design so as to enable the voter to mark his ballot in secret. L.1973, c. 82, s. 6, eff. April 12, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-9 - Absentee votes, permitted methods.

19:53A-9 Absentee votes, permitted methods.  9. Absentee votes may be cast on paper ballots or ballot cards, or both methods may be used, provided that, following the effective date of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-1 et al.), absentee votes shall not be cast in any election in this State by means of ballot cards that require the voter to punch out a hole in the card as a means of recording the voter's vote. Such ballots may be counted by automatic tabulating equipment or by special canvassing boards appointed by and under the direction of the county board of elections. A true copy of absentee paper ballots may be made on ballot cards, which after being duly verified, shall forthwith be counted in the same manner as other ballot cards, except that, following the effective date of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-1 et al.), ballot cards that require a hole to be punched out in the card to record a vote shall not be used in any election in this State. Such paper ballots and ballot cards shall be forthwith marked with corresponding numbers, which numbering shall be done in such manner as not to identify any voter and such marking shall not be considered to be a marked ballot. Such paper ballots and corresponding ballot cards shall both be preserved in the same manner as other ballot cards are required to be preserved hereunder. L.1973,c.82,s.9; amended 2004, c.88, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-10 - Effect of overvote or misvote

19:53A-10. Effect of overvote or misvote  Any overvote or misvote for one or more offices shall not invalidate the entire ballot. L.1973, c. 82, s. 10, eff. April 12, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-11 - Instruction of voters; model of device

19:53A-11. Instruction of voters; model of device  For instructing the voters on any election day there shall, so far as practicable, be provided by the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting devices, for each polling place a mechanically operated model of at least a portion of the face of the device. Such model, if furnished, shall, during the election, be located on the district election board's table or in some other place which the voters must pass to reach the voting device, and each voter shall before entering the voting device booth or before voting, be instructed regarding the operation of the device and such instruction illustrated on the model, and the voter be given opportunity personally to operate the model. The voter's attention shall also be directed to the fact of the device and he shall have the ballot explained as to the location of the public questions or referendum, the location of the officers and the names of all candidates to be voted for. L.1973, c. 82, s. 11, eff. April 12, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-12 - Challengers

19:53A-12. Challengers  Challengers may be appointed in the same manner as provided in R.S. 19:7-1 et seq., for each counting center set up in each county and said challengers shall have the right to be present and represent the candidates or party appointing them during any time the counting center is open or operating whether for testing of equipment, programs, ballot cards or for counting the ballot cards or for any other purpose. L.1973, c. 82, s. 12, eff. April 12, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-13 - Application of Title 19

19:53A-13. Application of Title 19  The provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes except as herein modified shall be applicable to the use of electronic voting systems in elections as herein provided for. L.1973, c. 82, s. 13, eff. April 12, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-14 - Recount

19:53A-14. Recount  In case of a recount the ballot cards shall be recounted in the manner provided by section 8 of this act unless the court ordering the recount directs that they be counted manually. L.1973, c. 82, s. 14, eff. April 12, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:53A-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:53A-15 - Tampering with or willfully injuring record or equipment or interference with conduct of election; penalty; application of laws.

19:53A-15 Tampering with or willfully injuring record or equipment or interference with conduct of election; penalty; application of laws.  15. a. Any person who before, during or after an election tampers with or willfully injures any voting device, ballot cards, or other records or equipment used in the election, or interferes or attempts to interfere with the correct operation of such device or equipment or the secrecy of voting, is guilty of a crime of the third degree. b. The penal laws and election laws relating to misconduct at elections apply to elections conducted with voting devices and automatic tabulating equipment. L.1973,c.82,s.15; amended 2005, c.154, s.54.