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NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-25.1 - Sample ballot not required to be sent under certain circumstances.

19:14-25.1 Sample ballot not required to be sent under certain circumstances.  9. A county clerk shall not be required to send a sample ballot for any election to a voter who has been sent a mail-in ballot for that election, pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-3), and whose voted ballot has been received by the county board of elections prior to the transmission of sample ballots to voters required by R.S.19:14-25. A county may send an acknowledgment to a voter when his or her mail-in ballot has been received by the board. L.2018, c.72, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-26 - Preservation of envelopes and ballots returned by postmaster

19:14-26. Preservation of envelopes and ballots returned by postmaster  The county board, commissioner, or superintendent, as the case may be, shall preserve all envelopes and sample ballots which shall have been mailed by the district boards but returned to it or him by the postmasters of the various municipalities of the county, for the space of six months and the same shall be open to public inspection for the space of three months after the primary or the general or other election, as the case may be.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-27 - Inclusion with sample ballot; other arrangements in certain counties

19:14-27. Inclusion with sample ballot; other arrangements in certain counties  Except as provided by section 19:14-33 of this Title, when any question or proposition shall be submitted to the people of the State at any general election or at any election held to vote on a constitutional amendment, there shall be mailed to each registered voter in the same envelope with the sample ballot a printed copy of the act of the Legislature or constitutional amendment which is so submitted; provided, however, in counties where sample ballots are so folded that they can be mailed to the registrants without being inserted in envelopes, as permitted by section 19:49-4 of this Title, the commissioner of registration shall make such arrangements for mailing the printed copy of the act of the Legislature or constitutional amendment as are practical to enable each registrant to receive a copy thereof. Amended by L.1947, c. 53, p. 188, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-28 - Descriptive marks in case of amendments

19:14-28. Descriptive marks in case of amendments  When an amendment to the constitution or to a statute is so mailed, such part thereof as is new and not contained in the existing constitution or statute shall be underscored, and if any portion of the existing law or constitution is to be omitted in the proposed amendment, such portion shall be enclosed in brackets in the printed copies of the existing law or constitution so mailed, and there shall be annexed a note explaining the significance of the brackets and underscoring.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-29 - Relation to statute or constitution made clear

19:14-29. Relation to statute or constitution made clear  When a copy of an act of the legislature is required by section 19:14-27 of this title to be printed and mailed to each registered voter, and such act is an amendment or supplement to a statute of this state, there shall be printed and mailed to each registered voter as hereinbefore provided, in addition to the copy of the act submitted, such portion of the statute to which the same is an amendment or supplement as shall be necessary clearly to disclose to the voter the relation of the act submitted to the existing statute law. When a copy of a constitutional amendment is required by said section 19:14-27 to be printed and mailed, then in addition to the copy of the constitutional amendments submitted, there shall be printed and mailed to each registered voter as hereinbefore provided, such portion of the constitution as shall be necessary clearly to disclose to the voter the relation of the amendment submitted to the existing constitution.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-30 - Attorney general to designate information to be sent

19:14-30. Attorney general to designate information to be sent  When under the provisions of this title it shall be necessary to mail to the voters any portion of the statute law of the state or any portion of the state constitution, the attorney general shall designate by writing filed with the secretary of state what portion of the statute law or state constitution shall be so printed and mailed.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-31 - Summary statement sufficient

19:14-31. Summary statement sufficient  The attorney general, in place of or in addition to designating any portion of the statute law or state constitution to be so printed and mailed, may, if he deems proper, make a summary statement of the existing law or constitutional provisions upon the subject so far as necessary to inform the voters of the effect which the adoption or rejection of the question or proposition submitted to them will have upon such statute law or state constitution, and the mailing of such summary statement shall be a compliance with the provisions of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-32 - Printing and delivery by secretary of state

19:14-32. Printing and delivery by secretary of state  When by section 19:14-27 of this title copies of an act of the legislature or of a constitutional amendment are required to be printed and mailed, the secretary of state shall cause to be printed and, at least twenty days before the election at which the question or proposition is to be submitted, shall deliver to each county clerk a number of copies of the printed matter to be mailed as hereinbefore required, at least twenty per cent greater than the number of registered voters in the county.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-33 - When referendum notices unnecessary

19:14-33. When referendum notices unnecessary  It shall not be necessary for the secretary of state, or any other official, to cause notice to be published of any state-wide proposition directed by the legislature to be submitted to the people, nor shall it be necessary for the secretary of state, or any other official, to cause to be printed and mailed to the registered voters copies of the act or acts to be voted upon.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-34 - County clerks to municipal clerks; packages sealed; record of delivery; receipts

19:14-34. County clerks to municipal clerks; packages sealed; record of delivery; receipts  The county clerks of the several counties, not later than three days prior to the general election shall cause to be delivered to the clerk of each municipality within their respective counties, the number of ballots hereinbefore required to be provided for each election district within his municipality at such election. The same shall be delivered in sealed packages, one for each election district of the municipality, with marks or directions on the outside of each clearly stating the election district for which it is intended, together with the number of ballots. The county clerk shall also keep a record of the time when and the manner in which each of the packages was delivered. Receipts for the ballots thus delivered shall be given by the clerk receiving the same and filed with the county clerk, and shall be preserved by such clerk for the period of one year.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:14-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:14-35 - Municipal clerk to member of district board; delivery by member of board to board; receipts

19:14-35. Municipal clerk to member of district board; delivery by member of board to board; receipts  The municipal clerk shall on the day preceding any such general election, deliver, at his office or in any other way that he sees fit, to one of the members of each district board within his municipality, the ballot box, the ballot box keys, the ballots, and all other equipment and supplies received from the county clerk or the county board for such election district, and in addition shall deliver to the member all other equipment and supplies as herein provided to be furnished by the municipal clerk to the district boards of his municipality for balloting at the general election, and take the receipt of the member therefor, which last mentioned receipt the clerk of the municipality shall file and preserve for one year. The member of each district board shall on the morning of election and before the proclamation of the opening of the polls, deliver the ballot box, the packages of ballots and all other equipment and supplies by him received to the district board of which he is a member, with the seals thereof unbroken, and shall take a receipt therefor from the board, which receipt the member shall file and preserve for one year.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-1 - Supervision of district boards by county board; district boards to hold and conduct elections

19:15-1. Supervision of district boards by county board; district boards to hold and conduct elections  The county board shall have supervision and direction of and authority over the district boards at all elections, including commission form of government elections held within the county. The district boards shall in their respective election districts hold and conduct all elections at which the method of voting hereinafter prescribed shall be observed.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-2 - Operation hours of polls; members present.

19:15-2 Operation hours of polls; members present.  19:15-2. The district boards shall open the polls for such election at 6:00 A.M. and close them at 8:00 P.M., and shall keep them open during the whole day of election between these hours; except that for a school election held at a time other than at the time of the general election the polls shall be open between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. and during any additional time which the school board may designate between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. The board may allow one member thereof at a time to be absent from the polling place and room for a period not exceeding one hour between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M. or for such shorter time as it shall see fit. At no time from the opening of the polls to the completion of the canvass shall there be less than a majority of the board present in the polling room or place, except that during a school election held at a time other than at the time of the general election there shall always be at least one member of each district election board present or if more than two district board members are designated to serve at the polling place, at least two members present. L.2015, c.181, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-3 - Lighting and equipment of booths

19:15-3. Lighting and equipment of booths  The board shall cause the booths of the polling places to be at all hours well and sufficiently lighted to enable voters to read and prepare their ballots with ease, and shall cause each booth to be kept provided with sufficient lead pencils to enable the voters to mark their ballots.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-4 - Official ballots only used; place of keeping and distribution; no envelopes

19:15-4. Official ballots only used; place of keeping and distribution; no envelopes  The board shall permit no other ballots to be used at the general election except the ballots which are by this title provided for. It shall confine the distribution and use of such ballots to the polling room in the manner herein directed, and shall distribute no ballots (other than official sample ballots as herein provided) outside the polling place. The board shall keep no ballots in the polling booths and shall not permit the use of envelopes for enclosing ballots on election day.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-5 - Emergency ballots; preparation; use

19:15-5. Emergency ballots; preparation; use  If at any election the ballots to be furnished therefor shall not be delivered at the time above mentioned, or if after delivery they shall be destroyed or stolen and other official ballots cannot be obtained in time for such election, the clerk of the county or municipality, or the district board, as the case may require, shall cause other ballots to be prepared as nearly in the form heretofore prescribed as practicable, but without the indorsement on the top. Upon the receipt of ballots thus prepared from the clerk of the county or municipality, accompanied by a statement, under oath, of the person preparing the same, that they have been so prepared and furnished because the original ballots have so failed to be received or have been destroyed or stolen, and that other official ballots could not be obtained in time for such election, or where the district board has caused such unofficial ballots to be prepared, the board shall cause the ballots so substituted to be used at the election.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-6 - Unofficial ballots; use permitted

19:15-6. Unofficial ballots; use permitted  If from any cause neither the official ballot nor ballots otherwise prepared as herein prescribed shall be ready for distribution at any polling place, or if the supply of ballots shall be exhausted before the polls are closed, unofficial ballots, made as nearly as possible in the form of the official ballot, may be used. The mode and manner of voting such unofficial ballots shall, nevertheless, in all respects conform as nearly as possible to the mode and manner of voting herein prescribed.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-8 - Persons allowed in polling place; simulated voting.

19:15-8 Persons allowed in polling place; simulated voting.  19:15-8. a. No person shall be allowed or permitted to be present in the polling place or polling room during the progress of the election except the officers connected with the election, persons connected with the operation of a simulated election for minors as described in subsection b. of this section, the several candidates, the duly authorized challengers, such voters as are present for the purpose of voting and their dependent children, minors present for the purpose of voting in a simulated election, and such officers as may be duly detailed to be present, pursuant to this title, for preserving the peace or enforcing the provisions hereof. b. A county board of elections may authorize a simulated election for minors at a polling place, provided the simulated election does not interfere with the orderly conduct of the official voting process. Amended 1994, c.154; s.1; 2000, c.173, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-9 - Persons in polling place allowed to vote at closing of polls

19:15-9. Persons in polling place allowed to vote at closing of polls  After the hour fixed for closing the polls voters already within such place or room or in line shall be permitted to prepare and cast their ballots.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-10 - Proclamation of opening of polls

19:15-10. Proclamation of opening of polls  The district boards, before they receive any vote, shall make public proclamation of the opening of the election and of their readiness to receive the votes of the voters, and thereupon the election shall be opened.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-11 - Distribution and use of ballot box keys; locking ballot boxes

19:15-11. Distribution and use of ballot box keys; locking ballot boxes  At the opening of the election each of the keys of the locks of the ballot box shall be taken by a different member of the board, who shall keep the same until the statement of the result of the election shall be made and certified, as directed by this title, and shall not during that time suffer any other member of the board, or any other person, on any pretense to take or have the same. In all cases in which the members of the board are directed to lock the ballot box, each of the locks thereof shall be locked by the member who shall have the key belonging thereto, as directed by this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-12 - Ballot box shown to be empty; locking

19:15-12. Ballot box shown to be empty; locking  Immediately before proceeding to receive the votes the board shall in an open and public manner exhibit the ballot box so that those present may see that there is nothing contained therein, and thereupon close and lock the same, leaving open the aperture in the lid thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-17 - Comparison of signatures or statements; identifying documentation.

19:15-17 Comparison of signatures or statements; identifying documentation.  19:15-17. a. The comparison of signatures of a voter made upon registration and upon election day, and if the voter alleges his inability to write, the comparison of the answers made by such voter upon registration and upon election day, shall be had in full view of the challengers. b. If a voter has registered by mail after January 1, 2003 to vote for the first time in his or her current county of residence and did not provide personal identification when registering pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4), the voter shall be permitted to vote starting at the first election held after January 1, 2004 at which candidates are seeking federal office after displaying one of the following items: (1) a current and valid photo identification card; (2) a current utility bill, bank statement, government check or pay check; (3) any other government document that shows the voter's name and current address; or (4) any other identifying document that the Attorney General has determined to be acceptable for this purpose. If the voter does not display one of these documents, the voter shall not be permitted to vote by machine but shall instead be provided with a provisional ballot, pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et seq.). This subsection shall not apply to any voter entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act" (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1 et seq.) or to any voter who is provided the right to vote other than in person under section 3 of Pub.L.98-435, the "Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act," or any other voter entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other federal law. This subsection shall also not apply to any person who registers to vote by appearing in person at any voter registration agency or to any person whose voter registration form is delivered to the county commissioner of registration or to the Attorney General, as the case may be, through a third party by means other than by mail delivery. c. Each county commissioner of registration shall collect and maintain, in the manner prescribed by the Attorney General, the information provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section and section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4). Access to the personal identification information provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section and section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4). shall be prohibited, in accordance with subsection a. of section 6 of P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5). Amended 2004, c.88, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:15-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:15-18 - Voter challenges

19:15-18. Voter challenges  19:15-18. The members of the district boards and any duly authorized challenger, respectively, shall at any election challenge every person who shall claim to have a right to vote therein whom they or he shall know, suspect or believe not to be qualified or entitled to so vote, and said members of the district board or challenger shall have the power and right to ask all questions which are suitable and necessary to determine such person's right.  No member of the district board and no duly authorized challenger shall, however, challenge, delay or prevent the right to vote of any person because of that person's race, color, national origin, expected manner of casting a vote or residence in a particular ward, housing complex or section of a municipality or county, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit a challenge based upon the failure of the challenged voter to meet the applicable statutory residency qualification for voting in the particular election district. Any member of the district board or duly authorized challenger who violates this section is guilty of a disorderly persons offense.  Amended 1991,c.249,s.1.