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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-2 - procedures, use of provisional ballots

19:53C-2. procedures, use of provisional ballots
8. a. The district board shall not permit other provisional ballots to be used at an election except those provisional ballots provided for by P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.). It shall confine the distribution and use of the provisional ballots to the polling place and election district in the manner herein directed, and shall not distribute provisional ballots outside the polling place or election district.
b. The board shall not store provisional ballots or envelopes with affirmation statements in a polling booth or in any other area designated for voters to mark the provisional ballot and complete the affirmation statement.
c. The board shall cause each booth or voting area in a polling place to be kept provided with sufficient pens or lead pencils to enable the voters to mark their provisional ballots and complete the affirmation statement.
d. The county board of elections shall arrange for the preparation of complete written instructions regarding the procedures for the use of the provisional ballot bags for each district board member. The board members shall be orally instructed on the procedures for the use of provisional ballots and affirmation statements at the training classes held for the board members.
L.1999,c.232,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-4 - Designated area for marking provisional ballot, affirmation statement

19:53C-4. Designated area for marking provisional ballot, affirmation statement
10. The district board shall designate an area within the polling place, which may be a voting booth, for the voter to mark the provisional ballot and affirmation statement. If the district board designates a voting booth for the voter to mark the provisional ballot and affirmation statement, the voting booth shall be arranged in accordance with the provisions of R.S.19:8-7. If a voting booth is not used, the area designated for voters to mark the provisional ballot and affirmation statement shall have swinging doors or privacy screens, shields, or curtains so that privacy is maintained as the voter prepares the provisional ballot and affirmation statement in secret and screened from the observation of others. No provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement shall be handed to a voter until the area designated for voters to mark the provisional ballot and affirmation statement is ready.
A district board member shall instruct the voter how to complete the affirmation statement and place the voted provisional ballot into the envelope.
If for any reason provisional ballots and envelopes with affirmation statements are not ready or available for distribution at any polling place, the district board member in charge shall notify the appropriate authority that additional ballots and affirmation statements are required.
L.1999,c.232,s.10; amended 2022, c.67, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-5 - Voters given provisional ballot, retire into designated voting area.

19:53C-5 Voters given provisional ballot, retire into designated voting area.
11. Every voter to whom a provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement is given shall retire into the designated voting area. Not more than one voter shall be permitted to enter or be in the same booth or voting area at one time, unless the voter is entitled to assistance, as provided for by law.
Any person or voter who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
L.1999,c.232,s.11; amended 2005, c.154, s.57.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-6 - Completion of affirmation statement

19:53C-6. Completion of affirmation statement
12. Prior to voting the provisional ballot or immediately thereafter, the voter shall complete the affirmation statement attached to the provisional ballot envelope. The statement shall conform with the requirements for such a statement contained in paragraph b. of section 7 of P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1).
At no time when in possession of the provisional ballot with attached affirmation statement shall the voter detach the statement from the ballot envelope.
L.1999,c.232,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-7 - Voting with provisional ballot.

19:53C-7 Voting with provisional ballot.
13. To vote for a candidate whose name is printed in any column, or to vote in favor of or against any public question printed on the provisional ballot, the voter shall:
a. Mark a cross x, plus + or check in the square provided for the name of each candidate in any column for whom the voter chooses to vote, or for a public question, make the same marking in the square provided for either the word "Yes" or "No" of each public question, if the ballot requires such designation to be considered valid;
b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c.88);
c. Complete the connecting line adjacent to the name of each candidate in any column for whom the voter chooses to vote, or for a public question, complete the connecting line adjacent to either the word "Yes" or "No" of each public question, if the ballot requires such designation to be considered valid; or
d. Fill in the designated space adjacent to the name of the candidate for whom the voter chooses to vote, or for a public question, fill in the designated space adjacent to either the word "Yes" or "No" of each public question, if the ballot requires such a designation to be considered valid.
L.1999,c.232,s.13; amended 2004, c.88, s.24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-8 - Write-in votes on provisional ballot permitted

19:53C-8. Write-in votes on provisional ballot permitted
14. Nothing in P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.) shall prevent any voter from writing or pasting within the proper title of office in the column designated personal choice, the name or names of any person or persons for whom the voter desires to vote whose name or names are not printed upon the provisional ballot for the same office. The writing shall be in ink or lead pencil, as may be required.
L.1999,c.232,s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-9 - Spoiled provisional ballot, affirmation statement; procedure

19:53C-9. Spoiled provisional ballot, affirmation statement; procedure
15. If any voter to whom a provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement has been handed spoils or renders any of the same unfit for use, the voter shall return the ballot and the envelope with affirmation statement to a district board member. The voter shall be furnished with another provisional ballot and envelope with affirmation statement. No more than two provisional ballots and envelopes with affirmation statements shall be furnished to a voter, except at the discretion of the board members.
The district board shall preserve each spoiled provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement and shall write "SPOILED" across the envelope and initial the same. Immediately thereafter, the "SPOILED" envelope shall be sealed and placed in the provisional ballot bag.
L.1999,c.232,s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-10 - Voted provisional ballot placed in envelope, written instructions.

19:53C-10 Voted provisional ballot placed in envelope, written instructions.
16. a. After voting the provisional ballot and completing the affirmation statement, and before leaving the polling booth or the designated voting area, as the case may be, the voter shall place the voted provisional ballot in the envelope. The voter shall seal the envelope and shall retain custody of the envelope until a member of the board is ready to accept the envelope.
b. The voter shall hand the sealed envelope to the member of the district board. The member shall keep the sealed envelope in full view of the voter, the other district board members and all other persons present until it is placed in the provisional ballot bag. The voter may also take hold of the envelope, with that member of the board, until the envelope is placed in the provisional ballot bag. The security of the provisional ballot bag and its contents while any election occurs shall be the responsibility of the members of the district board. After placing the envelope in the provisional ballot bag, the member of the district board shall hand to the voter the written notice of instructions on how the voter may access information regarding whether the ballot of the individual is accepted for counting, and if the vote is not counted, the reason for the rejection of the ballot, pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-4).
L.1999,c.232,s.16; amended 2004, c.88, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-11 - Inventory of provisional ballots

19:53C-11. Inventory of provisional ballots
17. Immediately following the closing of the polls on the day of an election, the members of the district board shall inventory the provisional ballots. All invalid provisional ballots placed in envelopes and marked "SPOILED" shall be counted and the number of those envelopes shall be recorded on the provisional ballot inventory form provided with the provisional ballot bag. All provisional ballots that have been voted, not used or found to be missing shall next be recorded on the provisional ballot inventory form. Upon the completion of the inventory of all provisional ballots, and if the members of the district board agree on that inventory, the provisional ballot inventory form shall be signed by those members. Any member not in agreement shall give the reason therefor on the form and so certify with the member's signature. All envelopes marked "SPOILED", and all voted and not voted provisional ballots, shall be placed in the provisional ballot bag and sealed with the numbered seal taken from the envelope provided with that bag.
L.1999,c.232,s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-12 - Transportation of provisional ballot bag

19:53C-12. Transportation of provisional ballot bag
18. Immediately following the sealing of the provisional ballot bag at a polling place on the day of any election, a member of the district board shall transport the ballot bag and all other election materials to a location designated by the commissioner of registration.
L.1999,c.232,s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-15 - Counting provisional ballots; standards for validity

19:53C-15. Counting provisional ballots; standards for validity
21. In counting the provisional ballots, the board shall deem void all provisional ballots which are wholly blank, or on which more names have been marked or designated for every office than there are persons to be elected to the office, and on which both "Yes" and "No" have been marked or designated upon every public question.
No provisional ballot which shall have, either on its face or back, any mark, sign, erasure, designation or device whatsoever, other than that which is permitted by P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.), by which the provisional ballot shall be distinguished from another provisional ballot shall be declared void unless the county board canvassing those provisional ballots or the judge of the Superior Court or other judge or officer conducting the recount thereof shall be satisfied that the placing of the mark, sign, erasure, designation or device upon the provisional ballot was not intended to identify or distinguish that ballot.
No provisional ballot shall be declared invalid by reason of the fact that the mark made with ink or the mark made with lead pencil appears other than black.
No provisional ballot cast for any candidate shall be invalid by reason of the fact that the name of that candidate may be misprinted, or the given name or the initials of the candidate may be omitted.
No provisional ballot cast for any candidate shall be invalid by reason of the use of any label permitted by P.L.1999, c.232 (C.19:53C-1 et al.) on which the title of office may be printed or the name of the candidate may be misprinted or part of the given name or surname or the initials of the candidate may be omitted, or because the voter in writing the name of the candidate may misspell the name or omit part of the given name or surname or the initials of the candidate.
No provisional ballot shall be declared "REJECTED" or invalid by reason of having a cross x, plus + or check appearing in a square provided for a blank space or a space wherein no name is printed.
L.1999,c.232,s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-16 - Invalid provisional ballots

19:53C-16. Invalid provisional ballots
22. In every case in which a provisional ballot shall be declared invalid, the ballot, which shall be enclosed in a envelope, shall not be canvassed or counted, but shall be marked "REJECTED" on the outside thereof.
Provisional ballots which shall be declared invalid with respect to a part of the candidates to be voted for or public questions to be voted upon shall be canvassed, estimated and numbered with respect to the part which is not invalid and preserved by the county board for a period of not less than six months.
L.1999,c.232,s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-17 - Votes counted, void votes

19:53C-17. Votes counted, void votes
23. If, for any reason, a provisional ballot voter votes a ballot other than the ballot for the district in which the voter is qualified to vote, the votes for those offices and questions for which the voter would be otherwise qualified to vote shall be counted. All other votes shall be void.
L.1999,c.232,s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-18 - Decision of county board final

19:53C-18. Decision of county board final
24. The decision of a majority of the county board on any question concerning a provisional ballot matter shall be deemed the decision of the board and final. If any member of the board dissents from any decision and wishes to make the dissension known to avoid any of the consequences which may result from that decision, the member may record the dissent in the signature copy register, if it is available, or in a note signed and dated. If the dissent is in the form of a note, it shall be appended to or recorded on the signature copy register afterwards by the superintendent of elections or the commissioner of registration, as shall be appropriate.
L.1999,c.232,s.24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-19 - Use of tally sheets

19:53C-19. Use of tally sheets
25. a. The clerk of the board shall, upon the tally sheets provided for that purpose, make a list of the names of all persons for whom one or more votes shall have been given, designating the office which that person shall be voted for, and of any public questions voted upon; and as each provisional ballot shall be read, the clerk shall write the figure "1" opposite the name of each person whose name is contained thereon, as designated for any office, or in the proper column designating the vote upon the public question. Provisional ballots may be counted by electronic ballot scanning equipment under the direction of the county board of elections.
b. When all the votes which were cast have been read, examined and numbered, as directed, the board shall tally the votes given for each person for any office to be filled at the election or any public question and note the same upon the tally sheets. The tally sheets shall be signed by all the members of the county board and the results thereof shall be certified.
L.1999,c.232,s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-20 - Votes tallied

19:53C-20. Votes tallied
26. Upon the receipt of a certified tally sheet from the county board, the county clerk shall add the votes contained thereon to the total vote for all candidates and in favor of or against all public questions cast at the polling place from which the tally sheet originated. The clerk shall report to the municipal clerks the results of the tally sheets by municipality, ward and election district.
L.1999,c.232,s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:53C-21 - List by district, number of provisional ballots used.

19:53C-21 List by district, number of provisional ballots used.
2. Within 15 calendar days after an election other than the general election or three days after the certification of the results of that election, whichever occurs later, or in the case of a general election on the day of the certification of the results of the general election, the county board of election in each county shall prepare a report which lists by election district, and includes a county wide total by category for, the number of provisional ballots, including any spoiled, void, or invalid provisional ballots, used in the election. The report shall be a government record that is available for public inspection and copying pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.).
L.2005,c.152,s.2; amended 2023, c.124, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:57-27 - Ballots not to be invalidated because of omissions, withdrawal of candidates.

19:57-27 Ballots not to be invalidated because of omissions, withdrawal of candidates.
27. a. No absentee ballot shall be rejected or declared invalid because it does not contain all of the names of the candidates or all of the public questions to be voted for or upon in the election district in the election in which it is to be counted, and any absentee ballot shall be counted in determining the result of said election as to any office or public question, if the designation of the office and the name of the candidate for election to said office or the answer to such public question are written thereon so as to indicate the voter's choice, and notwithstanding that such designation, name or question may be or should have been printed or such choice indicated upon such military service ballot in the regular manner.
b. No absentee ballot received from an absentee voter for any election shall be rejected or declared invalid and replaced because of the withdrawal of any candidate occurring after the ballot is received from the voter prior to the date of the election in which the ballot is to be counted.
L.1953, c.211, s.27; repealed 2009, c.79, s.37; amended 2009, c.190.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-2 - Definitions

19:58-2. Definitions
As used in this act unless the context otherwise indicates the following terms shall have the following meaning:
"Removed resident" means a person, who was formerly a resident of one of the counties of this State but who has, or shall have, removed to another state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands or to another county within this State, who has registered as a voter in the county of his former residence in this State at the time of his removal therefrom, and who by reason of an insufficient period of residence in the state or the county, to which he has or shall have removed, will not be able to qualify to vote at a Presidential Election to be held in such state or county or elsewhere, except as he may be qualified to vote in this State, or in such other county of this State, for the election of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, pursuant to this act.
"Presidential Election" means an election to be held for the election of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States.
"Presidential ballot" means a ballot to be cast at a Presidential Election pursuant to this act.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 2. Amended by L.1972, c. 30, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1972; L.1976, c. 24, s. 1, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-3 - Persons entitled to qualify and vote for presidential electors

19:58-3. Persons entitled to qualify and vote for presidential electors
Any removed resident shall be entitled to qualify and vote for electors for President and Vice-President of the United States in any Presidential Election to be held in this State in the manner provided in this act.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 3. Amended by L.1976, c. 24, s. 2, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-4 - Certificate of disqualification of removed resident; authority for determination

19:58-4. Certificate of disqualification of removed resident; authority for determination
Any certificate filed by an applicant for a Presidential ballot as to the disqualification of a removed resident, who does not reside in this State, to vote for electors for President and Vice-President of the United States in the election district in which he resides shall be sufficient authority for said clerks and boards to make any determination in connection with the subject matter of such certificate.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 4. Amended by L.1972, c. 30, s. 2, eff. May 25, 1972; L.1976, c. 24, s. 3, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-5 - Obtaining application form for presidential ballot

19:58-5. Obtaining application form for presidential ballot
An application form for a Presidential ballot may be obtained from the clerk of the municipality, or the county clerk of the county, in which such applicant was last registered to vote in this State prior to the date of such election.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 5. Amended by L.1976, c. 24, s. 4, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-6 - Preparation of application forms for presidential ballots and forms of affidavits of residence; color of paper

19:58-6. Preparation of application forms for presidential ballots and forms of affidavits of residence; color of paper
Application forms for Presidential ballots to be made by removed residents and forms of affidavits of residence shall be prepared by the county clerk and shall be printed on paper of a different color from that used for applications for military service and civilian absentee ballots and sufficient quantities thereof shall be furnished by the county clerk to each municipal clerk in his county not later than August 1 preceding such election.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 6. Amended by L.1976, c. 24, s. 5, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-8 - Application for presidential ballot by removed resident; form and contents

19:58-8. Application for presidential ballot by removed resident; form and contents
An application for a Presidential ballot to be made by a removed resident shall be in substantially the following form:
APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT-- REMOVED RESIDENT
I, the undersigned, do hereby apply for a Presidential ballot to be voted at the election to be held on and do hereby certify that: (date of election)
1. I am a citizen of the United States;
2. I was born on ; (date of birth)
3. I reside at (street and number or R.D. route) in in county in the (name of city or municipality) (name of county) State of and I have resided (name of state or, territory, commonwealth, or District of Columbia) at this address since my removal from my former address in New Jersey and expect to continue to reside there until and on the date of said election;
4. I formerly resided and was registered as a voter at (street and number or R.D. route) in in county in New (name of city or municipality) (name of county) Jersey and I continued to reside there until my removal to my present address;
5. I am unable to vote in said election at any place other than that of my former residence in New Jersey, where I believe that I am eligible to vote for electors for President and Vice-President of the United States by a Presidential ballot.
Applicant (signature)
Applicant (print name here)
L.1964, c. 134, s. 8. Amended by L.1972, c. 30, s. 3, eff. May 25, 1972; L.1976, c. 24, s. 7, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-9 - Time and manner of application; certificate of registration officer in election district in which removed resident resides

19:58-9. Time and manner of application; certificate of registration officer in election district in which removed resident resides
Applications for Presidential ballots shall be made, as prescribed by this act, to the clerk of the county, in which the ballot is to be voted, in person or by mail not later than 7 days preceding the date upon which the election, in which such ballots are to be voted, is to be held.
Each application for a Presidential ballot by a removed resident, who does not reside in this State shall be accompanied by a certificate of the commissioner of registration or other officer in charge of registration of voters in the election district in which the applicant resides, certifying that the applicant will not be entitled to vote for the electors for President and Vice-President of the United States in such election district, at the election at which such ballot is to be voted, by reason of an insufficient period of residence in the state to which he has so removed.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 9. Amended by L.1972, c. 30, s. 4, eff. May 25, 1972; L.1976, c. 24, s. 8, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-10 - Form of presidential ballot

19:58-10. Form of presidential ballot
The county clerk shall prescribe the form of the Presidential ballots, which shall in all respects conform with the provisions of this act and shall be of such character that they can be voted only for the election of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States nominated in this State and shall be plainly marked "Presidential Ballot."
L.1964, c. 134, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-11 - Duty of county clerk to furnish presidential ballots, inner and outer envelopes, and directions; payment of expenses

19:58-11. Duty of county clerk to furnish presidential ballots, inner and outer envelopes, and directions; payment of expenses
Each county clerk shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of Presidential ballots for each Presidential election to be held in this State and along with all such ballots there shall also be furnished by the county clerk inner and outer envelopes which shall be of different color than those used to enclose military service and civilian absentee ballots, and also printed directions for the preparation and transmitting of such ballots and all expenses of printing and mailing such ballots shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of such election are paid.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-12 - List of applicants; inspection

19:58-12. List of applicants; inspection
Each county clerk, upon receipt of applications for Presidential ballots for removed residents shall make a list of them according to the municipalities of the addresses, or former addresses, in this State of the voters making such applications, which list shall be open to examination at all times by the county board of elections, the commissioner of registration, and the superintendent of elections in counties in which there is a superintendent of elections, of the county.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 12. Amended by L.1976, c. 24, s. 9, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-13 - Examination and approval of qualifications of applicant; investigations

19:58-13. Examination and approval of qualifications of applicant; investigations
Upon receipt of any application for a Presidential ballot, the county clerk shall make an examination, from any available information, to determine whether or not such applicant is qualified to vote a Presidential ballot as applied for and in the case of an application by a removed resident, he shall, with the co-operation of the commissioner of registration of the county, cause the signature of the applicant appearing upon the application to be compared with the signature of said person appearing upon his permanent registration forms.
If, after such examination, the county clerk is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to such a Presidential ballot, he shall mark on the application "Approved," but otherwise he shall mark on the application "Disapproved" and shall so notify the applicant stating the reason therefor but no application for a Presidential ballot shall be disapproved because the name of the applicant is not printed thereon, if the signature is legible.
The commissioner of registration and the superintendent of elections in counties having superintendents of elections may investigate any application for any Presidential ballot.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-14 - Transfer of permanent registration forms of removed residents

19:58-14. Transfer of permanent registration forms of removed residents
The county clerk, upon receipt of an application for a Presidential ballot, based upon the applicant's removal from this State to another state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or from one county of this State to another county of this State, shall notify the commissioner of registration thereof and the commissioner of registration shall thereupon transfer the applicant's permanent registration forms to a Presidential ballot file until after the election and then to the inactive file.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 14. Amended by L.1972, c. 30, s. 5, eff. May 25, 1972; L.1976, c. 24, s. 10, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-15 - Delivery of ballots; deadline for applications

19:58-15. Delivery of ballots; deadline for applications
Each county clerk shall deliver a Presidential ballot for use under this act, to each applicant, whose application therefor has been so approved, in person, or by forwarding the same by first-class mail, in a sealed envelope, to the applicant's present address as given in the application, if said application is received not less than 8 days prior to the day fixed for the holding of the election in which such ballot is to be voted.
Such ballots shall be forwarded as soon as practicable after the receipt and approval of the applications therefor, and if to be forwarded to persons at an address located without the limits of the 50 States and the District of Columbia by mail, they shall be forwarded by air mail.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-16 - Forwarding applications and accompanying certificates to county board of elections; list of applications

19:58-16. Forwarding applications and accompanying certificates to county board of elections; list of applications
Each county clerk, after processing the applications for Presidential ballots, in the manner prescribed by this act, shall forward such applications, including those disapproved, together with any certificates accompanying the same, to the county board of elections and he shall keep a list of such applications showing the disposition thereof, which shall be made available to the public and all election officers charged with the duty of administering this act.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-17 - Directions to be sent with ballots; envelopes

19:58-17. Directions to be sent with ballots; envelopes
Each county clerk shall send, with each Presidential ballot, appropriate printed directions for the preparation and transmission of such ballot, together with an inner and outer envelope of the character described in the act hereby supplemented in the case of civilian absentee ballots, except that there shall be printed on each inner envelope a legend which shall read "Removed Resident--Presidential Ballot" .
L.1964, c. 134, s. 17. Amended by L.1976, c. 24, s. 11, eff. May 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-19 - Certificate; form

19:58-19. Certificate; form
19. Upon the said margin of said flap on the inner envelope to be sent to a removed resident there shall be printed a certificate in affidavit form substantially as follows:
State of ........................
County of ......................., or (if applicable)
Country of ......................
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that:
1. I am a citizen of the United States;
2. I was born on ......................
(date of birth)
3. I reside at ............................................. in
(street and number or R.D. route)
.............................. in ...............................
(name of city or municipality) (name of county)
County in the State of ................................. and I have
(name of state, territory, commonwealth, or District of Columbia)
resided at this address since my removal from my former address in New Jersey and expect to continue to reside there until and on the date of said election;
4. I formerly resided at .....................................
(street and number or R.D. route)
in .............................. in ...........................
(name of city or municipality) (name of county)
county in New Jersey and I was registered as a voter, and continued to reside at said address until my removal to my present address;
5. Because of the insufficient period of my residence at my present address, .................................................
I am unable to vote at the election to be held on ................
(date of election)
but I believe that I am eligible to vote at my former residence in the State of New Jersey for electors for President and Vice-President of the United States at such election.
............................ Applicant
(SIGNATURE)
............................ Applicant
(PRINT name here)
L.1964,c.134,s.19; amended 1968,c.238,s.14; 1972,c.30,s.6; 1976,c.24,s.13; 1994,c.77,s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-20 - Certification of names and addresses of recipients of ballots

19:58-20. Certification of names and addresses of recipients of ballots
Each county clerk shall, from time to time, prior to each Presidential election, certify in writing, under oath, to the commissioner of registration of the county, the names and home addresses of the persons to whom Presidential ballots to be voted at such election have been delivered or forwarded pursuant to this act.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-21 - Marking and handling of presidential ballots by voters

19:58-21. Marking and handling of presidential ballots by voters
Any voter shall be entitled to mark any Presidential ballot, so forwarded to him, for voting at any election by indicating his choice of candidates for the offices named. When so marked, such ballot shall be placed in said inner envelope, which shall then be sealed, and the voter shall then fill in the form of certificate attached to said inner envelope, at the end of which he shall sign and print his name in his own handwriting. The inner envelope with the certificate shall then be placed in said outer envelope, which shall then be sealed.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 21. Amended by L.1968, c. 238, s. 15, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-22 - Mailing of ballots to county board of elections

19:58-22. Mailing of ballots to county board of elections
Said sealed outer envelope with the inner envelope and the ballot enclosed therein, shall then be mailed with sufficient postage to the county board of elections to which it is addressed, or shall be presented in person to the county board of elections at the office of said board.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-23 - Completed ballots; handling by county boards

19:58-23. Completed ballots; handling by county boards
23. The county board of elections shall, promptly after receiving each Presidential ballot, remove the inner envelope, containing the ballot, from the outer envelope and shall compare the signature and the information contained on the flap of the inner envelope with the signature and information contained in the application for the ballot together with the affidavit of residence, if any, accompanying the same. The county board shall reject any such ballot unless the board is satisfied as a result of such comparison and any other source of information available that the voter is legally entitled to vote such a ballot and that the ballot conforms with the requirements of this act. Disputes as to the qualifications of voters to vote Presidential ballots or as to whether or not or how such Presidential ballots shall be counted in such election shall be referred to the Superior Court of the county for determination.
After such investigation the county board of elections shall detach or separate the certificate from the inner envelope containing the Presidential ballots, unless it has been rejected by it or by the Superior Court, marking the envelope so as to identify the election district in which the ballot contained therein is to be voted as indicated by the voter's present or former address in this State on the certificate attached to or accompanying said inner envelope.
L.1964,c.134,s.23; amended 1991,c.91,s.262.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-25 - Ballots received prior to closing of polls counted; validity of ballots notwithstanding absence of voter's name on certificate

19:58-25. Ballots received prior to closing of polls counted; validity of ballots notwithstanding absence of voter's name on certificate
All valid Presidential ballots received by the county boards prior to the time designated for the closing of the polls for each election shall be counted and no Presidential ballot shall be rejected or declared invalid because the voter's name is not printed on the certificate upon the flap of the inner envelope enclosing the same, if such certificate is properly and legibly signed and it otherwise conforms with the provisions of this act.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-26 - Person receiving presidential ballot not to vote in person

19:58-26. Person receiving presidential ballot not to vote in person
No person who has applied for a Presidential ballot and to whom such a ballot has been either delivered in person or forwarded by mail by a county clerk, shall be permitted to vote in person at the polling place in his election district on the day of the election, but a Presidential ballot properly authenticated in the manner provided by this act may be voted and counted notwithstanding that the voter is in the State on the day of the election.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-27 - Death of voter

19:58-27. Death of voter
Whenever it shall be made to appear by due proof to the county board that a voter who has marked and forwarded a Presidential ballot as provided in this act has died, prior to the opening of the polls on the day of the election, such ballot shall be rejected by the county board and retained by the county board in the same manner as provided herein in cases of other rejected ballots.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-28 - Canvass of presidential ballots

19:58-28. Canvass of presidential ballots
The inner envelopes containing the Presidential ballots shall be opened and the Presidential ballots shall be removed therefrom and counted, and the votes so cast canvassed, and the results thereof certified, by the county board of elections and the votes so counted and canvassed shall be counted, in determining the result of the election of such electors, at the same time and in the same manner as is required by the act hereby supplemented in the case of absentee ballots, except that it shall only be necessary to count or canvass such votes on a county wide basis and not on a ward and district basis.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 28. Amended by L.1972, c. 86, s. 1, eff. July 10, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-29 - Marking of Statewide voter registration system, duplicate voting records.

19:58-29 Marking of Statewide voter registration system, duplicate voting records.
29. As soon as practicable after each election, the commissioner of registration shall cause to be marked the Statewide voter registration system and all duplicate voting records to show that a Presidential ballot was delivered or forwarded to the respective registered voters. For each such ballot that has been voted, received and counted, the commissioner of registration shall also, by reference to the certificates removed from the inner envelopes of such ballots, cause to be noted the words "Voted by Presidential Ballot" in the space provided in the Statewide voter registration system and duplicate voting record for recording the ballot number of the voter's ballot in such election. The record of voting forms in the Presidential ballot file shall be conformed to the foregoing entries in the duplicate forms.
L.1964,c.134,s.29; amended 2005, c.145, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-30 - Ballots and other papers

19:58-30. Ballots and other papers
30. The county board of elections shall keep, for a period of one year, all of the affidavits of residence and applications for Presidential ballots, together with all certificates accompanying the same, all voted Presidential ballots, and all of the certificates which have been detached or separated by said board from said inner envelopes, and all inner envelopes together with their certificates, and together with their contents, which have not been opened because the county board or the Superior Court rejected them. Specific power is hereby granted to the superintendent of elections in counties having a superintendent of elections and the prosecutor in all other counties to impound all such ballots whenever he shall deem such action to be necessary.
L.1964,c.134,s.30; amended 1991,c.91,s.263.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-31 - Powers of county board, clerk, superintendent and commissioner over voting by presidential ballot

19:58-31. Powers of county board, clerk, superintendent and commissioner over voting by presidential ballot
The county board of elections, the county clerk, the superintendent of elections and the commissioner of registration shall exercise the same powers over voting by Presidential ballots as over other voting in elections except as otherwise provided in this act.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-32 - Validity of election not affected by irregularities

19:58-32. Validity of election not affected by irregularities
No election shall be held to be invalid by reason of any irregularity or failure in the preparation or forwarding of any Presidential ballots pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.1964, c. 134, s. 32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:58-33 - Violations; disenfranchisement.

19:58-33 Violations; disenfranchisement.
33. Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this act, or who, not being entitled to vote under this act, fraudulently votes, or attempts to vote thereunder or enables, or attempts to enable another person, not entitled to vote thereunder, to vote thereunder, or who prevents or attempts to prevent by fraud the voting of any person legally entitled to vote under this act, or who knowingly certifies falsely in any paper required to be executed under this act, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree 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.1964, c.134, s.33; amended 2005, c.154, s.59; 2019, c.270, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:59-3 - Registration of overseas voter, oversea federal election voter.

19:59-3 Registration of overseas voter, oversea federal election voter.
3. Upon compliance with the provisions of this act, P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-1 et seq.), as amended by P.L.2017, c.39: a. any person meeting the qualifications of an overseas voter may register to vote and may apply for and vote by mail-in ballot in any election held in the election district of this State in which the voter was formerly domiciled; b. any person meeting the qualifications of an overseas federal election voter may register to vote and may apply for and vote by mail-in ballot in any federal election held in the election district of this State in which the voter, 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; and c. any person meeting the qualifications of an overseas State and federal voter as described in subsection l. of section 2 of P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-2) may register to vote and may apply for and vote by mail in a State election described in subsection m. of section 2 of P.L. 1976, c.23 (C.19:59-2) and a federal election described in subsection c. of section 2 of P.L. 1976, c.23 (C.19:59-2) held in the election district of this State in which the voter was formerly domiciled.
L.1976, c.23, s.3; amended 1993, c.73, s.5; 2008, c.61, s.3; 2017, c.39, s.2; 2022, c.72, s.2.