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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-4 - Request for application; qualification to vote.

19:59-4 Request for application; qualification to vote.
4. a. Requests for an application to vote in any election as an overseas voter or a federal election as an overseas federal election voter or a State election or federal election as an overseas State and federal election voter may be made by or on behalf of an applicant to the county clerk of the county in which the applicant, or in the case of an overseas federal election voter who was born outside of the United States described in subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-2), in which the voter's parent, legal guardian, spouse, partner in civil union, or domestic partner, was formerly domiciled, or to the Secretary of State of New Jersey if the applicant does not know the county of former domicile. All such applications shall be forwarded to such voters by air mail or electronic means, if so requested by the voter. Any overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal voter requesting that an application for a ballot be sent to that voter by electronic means shall supply in the request to the Secretary of State or the county clerk, as appropriate, the telephone number and location to which the application is to be sent or the electronic address of the voter, as may be appropriate, and, if known, the address where the voter, or the voter's parent, legal guardian, spouse, partner in civil union, or domestic partner, as appropriate, was domiciled before departure from the United States. To qualify for a ballot to be sent by air mail, the applicant's completed application shall be received by the appropriate county clerk or the Secretary of State on or before the thirtieth day preceding the election. To qualify for a ballot to be distributed by electronic means, the applicant's completed application shall be received by the appropriate county clerk or the Secretary of State on or before the fourth day preceding the election.
b. An overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal voter may use the federal postcard application form to register to vote or to apply for an overseas ballot for any election in which the voter is eligible to vote. The voter may send the form by air mail or electronic means to either the appropriate county clerk or the Secretary of State and, in the case of the use of a federal postcard application for a ballot, may request that the ballot be sent by air mail or electronic means. Any federal postcard application for a ballot sent by an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal voter and received by a county clerk or the Secretary of State shall also be considered a request for registration if that voter is not already registered.
L.1976, c.23, s.4; amended 1978, c.130, s.1; 1993, c.73, s.6; 1995, c.195, s.1; 2008, c.61, s.4; 2017, c.39, s.3; 2022, c.72, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-5 - Application form.

19:59-5 Application form.
5. a. Other than a federal postcard application, an application for a ballot by an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter shall be in substantially the following form:
I the undersigned, certify the following as a basis for an application as citizen of the United States residing outside the United States to receive a ballot to be voted at the election to be held on ........ (date of election) for .......... (fill in elected office or public question, or both):
1. I am a citizen of the United States;
2. I presently reside at .................... (if mail should be addressed other than to my residence, also provide address for mail);
3. I was born on ..................... (month, day, year)
4. I hold a:
a. valid U.S. Passport # ............, dated .........., or
b. valid U.S. Passport Card # .........., dated .........., or
c. valid Certificate of Citizenship, dated .........., or
d. other valid form of identification recognized as such under federal or state law: .......... (form of identification), dated ...........
5. a. Immediately prior to taking up residence abroad I was domiciled in New Jersey and resided at ............ (street address), .............. (municipality), .............. (county) (If formerly registered to vote from that address check here ( ) ), or
b. I was born outside of the United States and my parent, legal guardian, spouse, partner in civil union, or domestic partner, before leaving the United States, was last domiciled in New Jersey, residing at .......... (street address), .......... (municipality), ..........(county).
6. I am not registered, entitled or applying to vote in any state other than New Jersey.
7. I understand that any false statement knowingly made in this application subjects me to the penalties provided by law for fraudulent voting.
.................... ..................... Applicant
(Signature)
Dated:....................... .........................Applicant
(Print or type name)
b. There shall also be sent to the applicant by air mail or electronic means such instructions and portions of the law or regulations as the Secretary of State shall direct.
c. Any overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter requesting that a ballot be sent to that voter by electronic means shall indicate on the application for the ballot the telephone number and location to which the ballot is to be sent or the electronic address of the voter, as may be appropriate.
L.1976, c.23, s.5; amended 1978, c.130, s.2; 1993, c.73, s.7; 2008, c.61, s.5; 2017, c.39, s.4; 2022, c.72, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-6 - Approval; lists; inspection; delivery to county board.

19:59-6 Approval; lists; inspection; delivery to county board.
6. Each county clerk, upon receipt of an application for a ballot by an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter, including a federal postcard application, shall determine whether or not the applicant is qualified to vote such a ballot, make a list of those applications approved and disapproved, which list shall be open to inspection by election officials and the public, and shall forward an overseas ballot to each person whose application is approved. For each voter whose application is approved, the county clerk shall deliver to the county board of elections the completed application form for retention by the board for signature comparison with that on the certificate on the inner envelope containing the ballot upon its receipt.
L.1976, c.23, s.6; amended 2008, c.61, s.6; 2017, c.39, s.5; 2022, c.72, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-7 - Form of ballot.

19:59-7 Form of ballot.
7. The county clerk shall prescribe the form of the ballot for overseas voters and overseas federal election voters and overseas State and federal election voters.
L.1976, c.23, s.7; amended 2008, c.61, s.7; 2017, c.39, s.6; 2022, c.72, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-8 - Instructions for completion, return of ballots; notice.

19:59-8 Instructions for completion, return of ballots; notice.
8. a. Each county clerk shall send by air mail, with each ballot for an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter transmitted by such means, appropriate printed instructions for its completion and return, together with an inner and outer envelope similar to that required as to civilian vote by mail ballots with a legend on the inner envelope stating "Ballot for Overseas Voter," "Ballot for Overseas Federal Election Voter," or "Ballot for Overseas State and Federal Election Voter," as appropriate.
b. Each county clerk shall send to each overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter requesting that a ballot be sent to that voter by electronic means all appropriate printed instructions for its completion and return. The printed instructions sent to each such voter shall include a certificate substantially the same as provided for in section 9 of P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-9).
c. The printed instructions sent with each ballot to an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter, including instructions sent by electronic means, shall include a copy of the following notice:
PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENT VOTING
Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of the Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law, or who, not being entitled to vote thereunder, fraudulently votes or attempts to vote thereunder or enables or attempts to enable another person, not entitled to vote thereunder, to vote fraudulently thereunder or who prevents or attempts to prevent by fraud the voting of any person legally entitled to vote under this act, shall be guilty of an indictable offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject, in addition to such other penalties as are authorized by law, to disenfranchisement while serving a sentence of incarceration unless and until pardoned or restored by law to the right of suffrage.
L.1976, c.23, s.8; amended 1978, c.130, s.3; 1993, c.73, s.8; 2008, c.61, s.8; 2017, c.39, s.11; 2019, c.270, s.9; 2022, c.72, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-8.1 - Processing overseas voter, overseas federal election voter requests, transmittal by electronic means.

19:59-8.1 Processing overseas voter, overseas federal election voter requests, transmittal by electronic means.
12. Whenever a county clerk receives a request by electronic means from an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter that a ballot be sent to that person by electronic means, the county clerk shall verify the voter's eligibility to vote as an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter in the State and the county desired. If the overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter is eligible to vote therein, the county clerk shall send the appropriate ballot to the voter at least 45 days before the day of the election and thereafter by electronic means using the telephone number or electronic address supplied by the voter for that purpose. If the overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter is not eligible to vote in the State or the county desired, notice of noneligibility shall be provided to the voter by electronic means as soon as practicable after the receipt of the request.
L.1993, c.73, s.12; amended 2008, c.61, s.9; 2011, c.37, s.25; 2017, c.39, s.12; 2022, c.72, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-9 - Printing of certificate upon margin of flap of inner envelope.

19:59-9 Printing of certificate upon margin of flap of inner envelope.
9. Upon the margin of the flap of the inner envelope to be sent to an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter shall be printed a certificate substantially as follows:
I, the undersigned, residing at .................................. am the person who applied for, received and voted the enclosed Ballot.
Dated:...................
..............................Voter (SIGNATURE)
..............................Voter (PRINT or type name)
L.1976, c.23, s.9; amended 1994, c.77, s.16; 2008, c.61, s.10; 2017, c.39, s.13; 2022, c.72, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-10 - Completion, transmittal of ballot.

19:59-10 Completion, transmittal of ballot.
10. a. For ballots sent to overseas voters or overseas federal election voters or overseas State and federal election voters, other than such ballots sent to the voter by electronic means, the procedure for completing the ballot shall be as follows:
Upon completion of the ballot by indicating the voter's choice of candidates for the offices named or the voter's choice regarding a public question, or both, the ballot shall be placed in the inner envelope and sealed. Upon completion and signing in the voter's handwriting the certificate attached to the inner envelope, the inner envelope shall be placed in the outer envelope, which when sealed shall be mailed postage prepaid to the county board of elections whose address is printed thereon.
b. For ballots sent to overseas voters or overseas federal election voters or overseas State and federal election voters by electronic means, the procedure for completing the ballot shall be as follows:
After the ballot is received and completed by the voter by indicating that person's choice of candidates for the offices named or that person's choice regarding a public question, or both, the ballot shall be placed in a secure envelope. Upon completion and signing in the voter's handwriting of the certificate sent to the voter pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-8), it shall be placed in the same envelope as the voted ballot. The envelope shall then be sealed securely and sent immediately by air mail to the appropriate county board of elections in this State.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, a copy of an overseas voter's or overseas federal election voter's or overseas State and federal election voter's ballot may be transmitted by electronic means to the appropriate county board of elections in this State. Such a ballot shall be subject to the provisions of sections 3 and 4 of P.L.1995, c.195 (C.19:59-14 and C.19:59-15).
L.1976, c.23, s.10; amended 2008, c.61, s.7; 2017, c.39, s.6; 2022, c.72, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-11 - Receiving and handling of ballots.

19:59-11 Receiving and handling of ballots.
11. Upon receipt of each ballot from an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter, other than a ballot which had been sent by electronic means to an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter, the signature on the certificate on the inner envelope shall be compared to that on the person's application. All ballots, whether originally sent to an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter by air mail or electronic means, shall be approved, disapproved, processed, counted and disputes in connection therewith shall be handled in the same manner as is applicable to other vote by mail ballots. No ballot received after the time designated for the closing of the polls shall be counted.
L.1976, c.23, s.11; amended 1993, c.73, s.10; 2008, c.61, s.12; 2017, c.39, s.14; 2022, c.72, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-12 - Request for ballots, transmittal.

19:59-12 Request for ballots, transmittal.
12. An overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter may request, on any application form used, a ballot for all elections held during the calendar year in which the request is made and in which the voter is eligible to vote. Any instructions sent to an applicant pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-5) shall inform the applicant that such a request may be made. If such a request is made, a ballot shall be sent in a timely manner to the voter for all such elections in which the voter is eligible to vote and by the transmission method first requested by the voter unless the voter instructs otherwise.
L.1976, c.23, s.12; amended 1993, c.73, s.11; 2008, c.61, s.13; 2017, c.39, s.8; 2022, c.72, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-13 - Rules and regulations.

19:59-13 Rules and regulations.
13. To effectuate the purposes of this act, P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-1 et seq.), and its administration, the Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary and desirable.
L.1976, c.23, s.13; amended 2008, c.61, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-14 - Validity of voted overseas ballot transmitted by electronic means.

19:59-14 Validity of voted overseas ballot transmitted by electronic means.
3. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a copy of an overseas voter's or overseas federal election voter's or overseas State and federal election voter's voted ballot, or a voted federal write-in absentee ballot, which is transmitted by electronic means to the appropriate county board of elections in this State shall be considered valid and counted if it:
a. is from a qualified voter;
b. has been transmitted to the appropriate county board of elections no later than the time designated by law for the closing of the polls on that day; and
c. is accompanied by the following statement, which shall be certified by the voter's signature: "I understand that by transmitting by electronic means a copy of my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot. At the same time, I pledge to place the original voted ballot in a secure envelope, together with any other required certification, and send the documents immediately by air mail to the appropriate county board of elections."
L.1995, c.195, s.3; amended 2008, c.61, s.15; 2017, c.39, s.15; 2022, c.72, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-16 - Information provided to overseas voters, overseas federal elections voters.

19:59-16 Information provided to overseas voters, overseas federal elections voters.
26. For the purpose of complying with the federal "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act," 52 U.S.C. s.20301 et seq., the office of the Secretary of State shall:
a. be designated as the single State office responsible for providing information to all overseas voters and overseas federal election voters and overseas State and federal election voters who wish to register to vote or vote in any jurisdiction in the State with respect to voter registration procedures and vote by mail procedures to be used by overseas voters and overseas federal election voters or overseas State and federal election voters for all elections in which the voter is eligible to vote;
b. work with the federal Election Assistance Commission and the federal Department of Defense to develop standards to report data on the number of ballots transmitted and received by mail or electronic means by overseas voters or overseas federal election voters or overseas State and federal election voters pursuant to the "Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law," P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-1 et seq.) and section 7 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-7); and
c. provide such additional information relating to voting by overseas voters and overseas federal election voters and overseas State and federal election voters from this State as the Department of Defense determines is necessary.
L.2011, c.34, s.26; amended 2017, c.39, s.9; 2022, c.72, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-1 - School elections, adjustments, ballots.

19:60-1 School elections, adjustments, ballots.
1. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an annual school election shall be held in a type II district on the third Tuesday in April. However, in any school year, the Commissioner of Education shall make any adjustments to the school budget and election calendar which may be necessary to change the annual school election date or any other school budget and election calendar date if that date coincides with a period of religious observance that limits significantly the usual activities of the followers of a particular religion or that would result in significant religious consequences for such followers. The commissioner shall inform local school boards, county clerks and boards of election of these adjustments no later than the first working day in January of the year in which the adjustments are to occur.
As used in this subsection "a period of religious observance" means any day or portion thereof on which a religious observance imposes a substantial burden on an individual's ability to vote.
An annual school election shall be held simultaneously with the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in school districts in which the annual school election has been moved to that date pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.19:60-1.1) or pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2012, c.78 (C.19:60-1.2). The annual school election in November shall be for the purpose of submitting a proposal to the voters for the approval of additional funds in a Type II district without a board of school estimate pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5), for the purpose of electing members of the board of education, and for any other purpose authorized by law.
b. All school elections shall be by ballot and, except as otherwise provided by P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et al.), shall be conducted in the manner provided for general elections pursuant to Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. No party designation shall appear on any ballot to be used in a school election. At the request of one or more candidates, the ballot for a school election may include a designation in not more than three words that conveys the principles which the candidate or candidates therein named represent, but such designation shall not contain the name, or a derivative or any part thereof, as a noun or an adjective of any political party entitled to participate in a primary election.
L.1995, c.278, s.1; amended 2003, c.20; 2008, c.129, s.1; 2011, c.202, s.33; 2012, c.78, s.5; 2018, c.20, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-1.2 - Moving date of certain school district annual school election.

19:60-1.2 Moving date of certain school district annual school election.
1. a. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, a Type II district with a board of school estimate may move the date of the school district's annual school election pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.19:60-1.1).
b. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, in the event that the date of the annual school election is moved to the day of the general election in a Type II district with a board of school estimate, the election shall be held for the purpose of electing members of the board of education and for any other purpose authorized by law. The board of school estimate shall not determine the district's general fund tax levy for the budget year, other than the general fund tax levy required to support a proposal for additional funds pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5).
c. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, in a Type II district with a board of school estimate that has moved the date of its annual school election to November and subsequently moves the annual school election to the third Tuesday in April, a vote shall be held for the purpose of electing members of the board of education and for any other purpose authorized by law. The board of school estimate shall determine the district's general fund tax levy for the budget year, including any proposal for additional funds pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5).
L.2012, c.78, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-2 - Special elections; days, certain, changes; notice.

19:60-2 Special elections; days, certain, changes; notice.
2. a. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the board of education of a type II district may call a special election of the legal voters of the district on only the fourth Tuesday in January, the second Tuesday in March, the last Tuesday in September, or the second Tuesday in December when in its judgment the interests of the schools require such an election. The board of education shall give the municipal clerk or clerks, as the case may be, and the county board of elections no less than 60 days' notice, in writing, of its intention to hold a special election.
b. No business shall be transacted at any special election except such as shall have been set forth in the notices by which the election was called.
c. The Commissioner of Education may change in any school year any date authorized for a special school election pursuant to subsection a. of this section if that date coincides with a period of religious observance that limits significantly the usual activities of the followers of a particular religion or that would result in significant religious consequences for such followers or if the date authorized for a special school election falls within 45 days of the primary election or the General Election. The commissioner shall inform local school boards, county clerks, and boards of election of the adjustment no later than the first working day in January of the year in which the adjustments are to occur.
As used in this section "a period of religious observance" means any day or portion thereof on which a religious observance imposes a substantial burden on an individual's ability to vote.
L.1995, c.278, s.2; amended 2001, c.98; 2005, c.136, s.60; 2007, c.61, s.15; 2008, c.129, s.2; 2011, c.134, s.48; 2023, c.124, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-3 - District board members to perform election duties; designation of polling place, voting equipment.

19:60-3 District board members to perform election duties; designation of polling place, voting equipment.
3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:6-1, for school elections held at times other than at the time of the general election the county board of the county in which the election district is located shall designate two members of the district board of election to perform all the duties of the district board for that election, except that where electronic voting systems are in use in any election district in which there are more than 900 registered voters, the county board shall designate four members of the district board to perform all the duties of the district board for that election. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:6-10, the county board shall appoint one of the persons so designated to serve as judge and the other or another, as the case may be, of those persons so designated to serve as inspector for school elections.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. or any other law to the contrary:
(1) Upon the request of a board of education or the clerk of a municipality in the county or upon its own initiative, the county board may designate the polling place and voting equipment of one election district to serve as the polling place and voting equipment for the voters of one or more other election districts for school elections held at times other than at the time of the general election. Such a designation shall be based on the casting of no more than 500 ballots during each of the two preceding annual April school elections by the voters of the election districts for which that polling place is designated. If, at two consecutive annual April school elections thereafter, the number of ballots cast by the voters in those election districts is more than 500, the county board shall effect an appropriate revision of the election districts using that polling place. If a request is from a municipal clerk, the request shall apply only to the election districts in that municipality.
(2) If one polling place is designated for two or more election districts, the county board shall designate at least two members from among the members of the district boards of election of those election districts to perform all the duties of the district board for the school election held at times other than at the time of the general election. The county board shall also appoint one of the persons so designated to serve as judge and another of those persons to serve as inspector for school elections.
L.1995, c.278, s.3; amended 1996, c.3, s.1; 2011, c.202, s.34.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-4 - Submission of public questions.

19:60-4 Submission of public questions.
4. The secretary of each board of education shall, not later than 10 o'clock a.m. of the 18th day preceding the annual April school election or the 60th day preceding a special school election, make and certify and forward to the clerk of the county in which the school district is located a statement designating the public question to be voted upon by the voters of the district which may be required pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et al.) or Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
The secretary of each board of education of a school district in which the annual school election has been moved to November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.19:60-1.1), not later than 10 o'clock a.m. of the 74th day preceding the November school election, shall make and certify and forward to the clerk of the county in which the school district is located a statement designating any public question to be voted upon by the voters of the district which may be required pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et al.) or Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
L.1995, c.278, s.4; amended 2011, c.37, s.27; 2011, c.202, s.35; 2023, c.124, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-5 - Petition of nomination; contents.

19:60-5 Petition of nomination; contents.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:13-4, each nominating petition for a candidate to be voted upon at a school election shall be addressed to the secretary of the board of education and therein shall be set forth:
a. A statement that the signers of the petition are all qualified voters of the school district or, in the case of a regional school district, qualified voters of the constituent district which the candidate shall represent on the board of education of the regional district;
b. The name, residence and post office address of the person endorsed and the office for which he is endorsed;
c. That the signers of the petition endorse the candidate named in the petition for that office and request that the person's name be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election; and
d. That the person so endorsed is legally qualified to be elected to the office.
A candidate shall be permitted to sign or circulate, or both sign and circulate, the petition required to nominate that candidate for membership on the board.
Any form of a petition of nomination hereunder which is provided to candidates in a school election shall contain the following notice: "Notice: All candidates are required by law to comply with the provisions of 'The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act.' For further information, please call (insert phone number of the Election Law Enforcement Commission)."
L.1995, c.278, s.5; amended 2010, c.68, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-6 - Certificate accompanying nominating petition.

19:60-6 Certificate accompanying nominating petition.
6. Accompanying the nominating petition and to be filed therewith, there shall be a certificate signed by the person endorsed in the petition stating that:
a. The person is qualified to be elected to the office for which the person is nominated, including a specific affirmation that the person is not disqualified as a voter pursuant to R.S.19:4-1 and that the person has not been convicted of a disqualifying crime pursuant to N.J.S.18A:12-1;
b. The person consents to stand as a candidate for election; and
c. If elected, the person agrees to accept and qualify into that office.
L.1995, c.278, s.6; amended 2017, c.219.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-8 - Positions on ballot determined by drawing.

19:60-8 Positions on ballot determined by drawing.
8. The county clerk shall conduct the ballot draw for candidates for school board member in those school districts that hold November elections, in accordance with the procedures set forth in R.S.19:14-12. In those school districts that elect school board members at the annual April school election, the ballot draw shall be conducted as follows:
a. The drawing shall be done by the secretary of the board of education seven working days following the last day for filing a petition for the nomination of such a candidate. The person making the drawing shall make public announcement at the drawing of each name, the order in which the name is drawn and the term of office for which the drawing is made.
b. A separate drawing shall be made for each full term and for each unexpired term, respectively. The names of the several candidates for whom petitions have been filed for each of the terms shall be written upon paper slips which shall be placed in capsules of the same size, shape, color and substance and then placed in a covered box with an aperture in the top large enough to admit a person's hand and to allow the capsules to be drawn therefrom. The box shall be turned and shaken thoroughly to mix the capsules and the capsules shall be withdrawn one at a time.
c. Where there is more than one person to be elected for a given term of office, the position of the names on the ballots for each term of office shall be determined as above described. The name of the candidate for each term of office first drawn from the box shall be printed directly below the proper term for which the person was nominated and the name of the candidate next drawn shall be printed next in order, and so on, until the last name shall be drawn from the box.
d. Two or more candidates for any given term of office may notify the secretary of the board in writing or the county clerk if the annual school election is to be held in November, at least seven days before the drawing date that they wish to have their names with their chosen designation, if any, bracketed together, so that their names and designation, if any, are selected as a group at the drawing and their names and designation are printed together on the ballot. The candidates shall determine among themselves the order in which their names are to appear within the bracket prior to so notifying the secretary.
The secretary of the board of education shall, within two days following the drawing, certify to the county clerk the results of the drawing.
L.1995, c.278, s.8; amended 2012, c.78, s.7; 2018, c.20, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-10 - Printing of sample ballots

19:60-10. Printing of sample ballots
10. The county clerk shall cause samples of the official school election ballot to be printed in the same manner as prescribed for the printing of sample ballots for the general election by R.S.19:14-21. In counties not having a superintendent of elections where the county board of elections does not have the equipment or facilities to address and mail sample ballot envelopes, the delivery of such sample ballots for mailing, issuance of a receipt for such delivery, and the mailing of sample ballots shall be effected in the same manner as prescribed for the sample ballot for the general election under subsection a. of R.S.19:14-21; and in counties having a superintendent of elections and in other counties where the county board of elections may have such equipment or facilities, the delivery of ballots for mailing, issuance of a receipt for such delivery, and the mailing of sample ballots shall be effected in the same manner as prescribed for the sample ballot for the general election under subsection b. of R.S.19:14-21 , subject to the condition that the latest time at which the county clerk may furnish sample ballots for mailing shall be the eighth day preceding the school election.
L.1995,c.278,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-10.1 - Information sent to newly-registered voters for school election.

19:60-10.1 Information sent to newly-registered voters for school election.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a school election and who is eligible to participate in that election may be sent, instead of a sample ballot, notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election, a statement indicating that a sample ballot will be available at the polling place on the day of the election, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed.
L.2005,c.139,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-11 - Use of poll list in lieu of signature copy register.

19:60-11 Use of poll list in lieu of signature copy register.
11. The district board of election shall, for any school election held at a time other than the time of the general election, utilize a poll list instead of the signature copy register. The poll list shall be arranged in a column or columns appropriately headed so as to indicate the election, the date thereof, and the school district and election district in which the same is used, in such a manner that each voter voting in the polling place at the election may sign the voter's name and state the voter's address therein and the number of the voter's official ballot may be indicated opposite the signature. The district board shall compare the signature in the poll lists with that in the signature copy registers before accepting the ballot.
If one polling place is designated for two or more election districts pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-3), the provisions of this section shall apply to the members of the district boards of election designated to serve as the election officers at the polling place for those election districts. The signature copy registers for those election districts shall be provided to those election officers.
L.1995, c.278, s.11; amended 1996, c.3, s.2; 2011, c.202, s.38.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:60-12 - Expenses; mandated expenditures.

19:60-12 Expenses; mandated expenditures.
12. All costs, charges and expenses, including the compensation of the members of the district boards and the compensation and expenses of the county board of elections, the county superintendent of elections, the clerk of the county, and the municipal clerks for any school election held at a time other than the time of the general election shall be paid by the board of education of the school district. All costs, charges and expenses submitted to the board of education for payment shall be itemized and shall include the separate identification of costs to prepare, print and distribute sample ballots. Amounts expended by a county or a municipality in the conduct of school elections for which the board of education shall make payment shall be considered mandated expenditures exempt from the limitations on the county tax levy and from the limitations on final municipal appropriations imposed pursuant to P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.1 et seq.), and any costs to the board of education which exceed the amount of the costs to that board for the annual school election immediately preceding the enactment of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et seq.) shall not be included for the purpose of calculating a school district's tax levy growth limitation pursuant to P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 et al.).
L.1995, c.278, s.12; amended 1996, c.3, s.3; 2011, c.202, s.39.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:61-1 - Findings, declarations relative to elections.

19:61-1 Findings, declarations relative to elections.
1. The Legislature finds and declares:
a. The "Help America Vote Act of 2002," Pub.L.107-252, was enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002.
b. The new federal law, based upon recommendations by several national study commissions including the National Commission on Federal Election Reform, resulted from a consensus that the nation's electoral system needs improvements to ensure that every eligible voter has the opportunity to vote, that every vote will be counted that should be counted, and that no legal vote will be canceled by a fraudulent vote.
c. Accordingly, the "Help America Vote Act of 2002" authorizes substantial amounts of federal aid to the states to fund the purchase of more reliable voting systems, and mandates changes in the conduct of federal elections in all states to ensure greater access to the polls by individuals with disabilities, to provide more information for individuals who wish to vote and better training of poll workers, and to reduce the possibility of fraud.
d. The "Help America Vote Act of 2002" also clearly defines the rights and privileges of those eligible individuals who seek to vote, including all overseas and military service voters, and seeks to prevent disenfranchisement due to mistaken determinations of ineligibility to vote, the use of outdated voting systems that are unreliable or insufficiently accessible for disabled voters, or unnecessary administrative obstacles.
e. The purpose of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-1 et al.) is to begin the process of implementing the changes in New Jersey's election law required by the "Help America Vote Act of 2002" to accomplish the purposes described above, providing a fair, deliberative and consensus-oriented process for enacting election reform required by the federal law, and ensure the timely fulfillment by this State of all requirements for eligibility to receive appropriated federal funds.
L.2004,c.88,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:61-3 - Federal Elections Assistance Fund.

19:61-3 Federal Elections Assistance Fund.
3. There is hereby established in the Department of the Treasury a special, nonlapsing fund to be known as the Federal Elections Assistance Fund.
The fund is established in accordance with paragraph (b) of section 254 of Pub.L.107-252, (42 U.S.C.15404) for the purpose of receiving:
a. all moneys appropriated or otherwise made available by the State for the purpose of carrying out the activities required by Pub.L.107-252;
b. all payments which will be received from the federal government pursuant to Pub.L.107-252;
c. interest earned on deposits made in the fund; and
d. such other additional amounts as may be appropriated under federal or State law.
The State Treasurer is authorized to transfer into the fund in a timely manner such State moneys as will be necessary to insure that the State qualifies for the maximum amount of federal funds appropriated to implement Pub.L.107-252.
L.2004,c.88,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:61-4 - Free-access system for voters.

19:61-4 Free-access system for voters.
4. a. The Secretary of State shall establish a free-access system, such as a toll-free telephone number, an Internet website or any combination thereof, that any individual who casts a provisional ballot, mail-in ballot, or overseas ballot in all elections where they are qualified to vote, may access to ascertain whether the ballot of that individual was accepted for counting and, if the vote was not counted, the reason for the rejection of the ballot. The system shall at all times preserve the confidentiality of each voter, and shall ensure that no person, other than the individual who cast the ballot, may discover whether or not that individual's ballot was accepted or rejected, unless so informed by the voter.
b. The free-access system shall be prominently displayed on the New Jersey Division of Elections website under a "Track My Ballot" user portal.
c. To applicable situations, the free-access system shall record the date that the mail-in ballot was mailed; the date that the overseas ballot was mailed or transmitted via electronic mail; the date the ballot was received; the notation that the ballot was "Accepted" or "Rejected;" and the code for rejection.
d. Beginning on February 1, 2021, the free-access system shall provide a publicly viewable macro-report of the total number of rejected ballots by county and by code along with the totals for votes cast by mail-in ballot, overseas ballots, and total ballots cast. This report shall be kept and made available on the Secretary of State's website for a period of 10 years.
L.2004, c.88, s.4; amended 2020, c.70, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:61-5 - Free-access system for information to voters using mail-in, overseas ballots.

19:61-5 Free-access system for information to voters using mail-in, overseas ballots.
5. The Secretary of State shall establish a free-access system, such as a toll-free telephone number, an Internet website or any combination thereof, that any individual who casts a mail-in ballot or an overseas ballot in a federal election may access to ascertain: (1) whether an application for a mail-in ballot or an overseas ballot has been approved and if not, the reason for its rejection; and (2) whether the mail-in ballot or overseas ballot was received and accepted for counting and, if the ballot was not counted, the reason for the rejection of the ballot. The system shall at all times preserve the confidentiality of each person who has requested an application to vote by mail-in ballot or overseas ballot, or who has voted by mail-in ballot or overseas ballot, and shall ensure that no person, other than the individual who requested or cast the ballot, may discover whether or not that individual's application or ballot was received and accepted, unless so informed by the voter. This system may be the same one used for provisional ballots, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-4).
L.2004, c.88, s.5; amended 2009, c.79, s.35; 2011, c.37, s.28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:61-7 - Report on certain absentee ballots in federal elections.

19:61-7 Report on certain absentee ballots in federal elections.
7. No later than the 90th day following the day of each regularly scheduled general election of candidates for federal office, each county board of elections shall submit to the Secretary of State for transmittal to the Election Assistance Commission, established pursuant to section 201 of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. s.15321), a report on the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to military service voters and overseas voters and the combined number of such ballots which were returned by such voters, judged to be valid, cast and canvassed. The report shall be in the format developed by the commission. The Secretary of State shall make copies of each such report available to the general public.
L.2004, c.88, s.7; amended 2008, c.61, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:61-8 - Reports on implementation of "Help America Vote Act of 2002."

19:61-8 Reports on implementation of "Help America Vote Act of 2002."
8. The Attorney General shall issue a report on the progress of the implementation of the federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002," Pub.L.107-252 (116 Stat 1666) in the State to the Governor, the Senate President, Senate Minority Leader, Speaker of the General Assembly, and Assembly Minority Leader. The report shall be issued quarterly in the first year, with the first report due on July 1, 2004, and shall be issued biennially thereafter.
L.2004,c.88,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:62-1 - Municipality with 500 or fewer persons may conduct elections by mail.

19:62-1 Municipality with 500 or fewer persons may conduct elections by mail.
1. Notwithstanding any other law, regulation or rule to the contrary, a municipality with a population of 500 or fewer persons, according to the latest federal decennial census, may conduct all elections by mail, provided there is an affirmative vote to do so by the governing body of the municipality and by the governing body of the county in which the municipality is located. An election conducted by mail shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this act, P.L.2005, c.148 (C.19:62-1 et seq.).
L.2005,c.148,s.1.