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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:31-35 - Use of electronic poll books.

19:31-35 Use of electronic poll books.
1. Each county commissioner of registration and county board of elections shall require the use of electronic poll books, as further provided by this act, P.L.2019, c.80 (C.19:31-35 et seq.), at each polling place during the early voting period and on the day of any election, in place of the paper polling record or signature copy register, to access the registration record, eligibility, signature, and other information of each registered voter in the election district. The electronic poll books shall enable at least the same functionality currently provided by the paper polling records or signature copy register to be accomplished in the conduct of an election. An electronic poll book shall not be used unless it has been certified by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish electronic poll books standards and regulations governing the certification and use of electronic poll books. The Secretary of State shall not certify an electronic poll book unless it is in compliance with at least the capabilities and standards specified under section 2 of P.L.2019, c.80 (C.19:31-36) and the Secretary of State's standards and regulations. The Secretary of State shall provide the rules, regulations, and instructions regarding the examination, testing, and use of electronic poll books, including rules regarding the security and protection of the information stored in such electronic poll books, to each county commissioner of registration and board of elections.
L.2019, c.80, s.1; amended 2021, c.40, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:31-36 - Capabilities, standard of electronic poll book technology.

19:31-36 Capabilities, standard of electronic poll book technology.
2. The electronic poll book technology certified by the Secretary of State shall meet at least the following capabilities and standards:
a. The ability to enable a poll worker to perform by electronic means all of the same functions performed using a paper polling record and signature copy register, during the conduct of an election, including but not limited to, the following:
(1) retrieving a registered voter's name, address, and date of birth and identifying the municipality and the particular election district therein from which the person is registered;
(2) verifying whether additional identifying documents or proof of residency are needed to complete a voter's registration;
(3) accessing a registered voter's voting record and an imprint of the digitized image of the registered voter's signature;
(4) recording a registered voter's signature at the polls;
(5) assigning a sequential number of each voter permitted to vote;
(6) inspecting whether a registered voter already voted or was mailed a mail-in ballot;
(7) redirecting a voter to the correct polling place;
(8) recording any necessary notation of remarks on the voter's record as provided by R.S.19:15-23 and any other challenge and the determination thereof by the district board in connection with the conduct of an election;
(9) providing an auditable record of the election; and
(10) in the case of a primary election, the electronic poll books shall indicate for each registered voter the political party, if any, of which the voter is a member for the purpose of voting at that primary;
b. compatibility with the Statewide voter registration system established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.145 (C.19:31-31), which shall include the ability of the electronic poll books to import the records of all registered voters in the election district and updates to those records before election day, to record edits to those records on election day, and to export to the Statewide voter registration system all of the election activity and voter participation information at the closing of the polls or, as an alternative to the export capability, the capability to generate a report of the election activity and voter participation information for manual entry into the Statewide voter registration system;
c. a proven ability to successfully meet requirements concerning technology documentation, user safety, accessibility, durability, data encryption, non-interference with and separation from the voting system in use during an election, device and system security, audit log, data and power backup, compatibility, and functionality, as demonstrated under actual performance and use in other United States election administration jurisdictions; and
d. any other capability or standard deemed appropriate by the county commissioner of registration, county board of elections, or Secretary of State, or deemed necessary to comply with any provision of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.
L.2019, c.80, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:31-37 - Request for approval for use of electronic poll books.

19:31-37 Request for approval for use of electronic poll books.
3. A county commissioner of registration and county board of elections shall submit to the Secretary of State a request for approval in the form, content, and timeframe specified by the Secretary of State. Within 10 days of receiving the request, the Secretary of State shall review the request for compliance with the Secretary of State's standards and regulations and all of the capabilities and standards required under this act, P.L.2019, c.80 (C.19:31-35 et seq.). A county commissioner of registration and county board of elections approved to use electronic poll books shall furnish at least two electronic poll books for each polling place. Each voter shall be required to sign the electronic poll book. Notwithstanding any provision of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a voter shall be permitted to vote by provisional ballot if the electronic poll book ceases to operate. Electronic poll books for each election shall be prepared by the commissioner of registration no later than the 10th day preceding the start of the early voting period for the election. At each election, the delivery of the electronic poll books to the municipal clerk and to the district boards or other officials charged with the same duties as the district boards in connection with the conduct of an election, and the return of those electronic poll books by the district boards or such other election officials to the commissioner of registration, shall be made in the manner prescribed by the commissioner of registration and shall comply with Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. The commissioner of registration shall retain the electronic poll books records for any election for a period of not less than six years following that election.
L.2019, c.80, s.3; amended 2021, c.40, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:31-38 - Rules, regulations.

19:31-38 Rules, regulations.
4. Notwithstanding any provision of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Secretary of State shall adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, within 90 days of the effective date of this act, P.L.2019, c.80 (C.19:31-35 et seq.), such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State deems necessary to implement the provisions of this act, which shall be effective during an interim period and may thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted by the Secretary of State in accordance with the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.2019, c.80, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:31A-9 - Erroneous record

19:31A-9. Erroneous record
When any legal voter shall apply to the district board in the district in which he resides and shall find that his name upon the signature comparison record is marked as having voted, the district board shall not permit such persons to vote. Application may be made by the registrant to the commissioner and upon due proof to the commissioner or his duly authorized clerk that such registered voter has not voted in such election the commissioner shall issue a certificate directed to the district board authorizing the district board to permit such person to vote.
The commissioner shall immediately following such election cause the members of the district board in such district to appear before him and unless such district board can explain to the satisfaction of the commissioner why such registrant's form was marked as voted the commissioner shall advise the county board that such district board or any member thereof has failed in the performance of its duty and the member or members of such board who have so failed in their duty shall be ineligible for appointment as members of any district board thereafter.
L.1944, c. 230, p. 786, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:31A-10 - Repeals

19:31A-10. Repeals
Sections 19:15-7, 19:15-13, 19:15-14, 19:15-15, 19:15-16, 19:15-35 and 19:15-36 of the Revised Statutes and "An act concerning elections and supplementing Title 19 of the Revised Statutes," approved June third, one thousand nine hundred and forty-one (P.L.1941, c. 177), are repealed.
L.1944, c. 230, p. 786, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-1 - Establishment of office; appointment by Governor with advice and consent of Senate; salary; vacancy.

19:32-1 Establishment of office; appointment by Governor with advice and consent of Senate; salary; vacancy.
19:32-1. The office of superintendent of elections in counties of the first class in which such office has previously been established is continued, and in those counties of the first class in which such office has not been previously established, is established. The offices shall be filled by some suitable persons who shall be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and who shall hold office for the term of five years from the date of appointment and until their successors are appointed and have qualified. Each superintendent shall receive such salary per annum as the governing body of such county may by resolution authorize, but not less than $7,500, to be paid by the county treasurer. The persons so appointed shall have their offices in the counties for which they are appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments, but shall be for the unexpired terms only. Any person filling a vacancy shall be from the same party as the original appointee. The annual salary of each deputy superintendent shall be 90% of what the superintendent receives for performing the duties of superintendent of elections and commissioner of registration.
Amended 1940, c.165, s.2; 1944, c.45; 1961, c.59, s.4; 1965, c.143; 1967, c.13; 1975, c.256, s.1; 1982, c.46, s.3; 1989, c.160, s.1; 1998, c.91, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-1.1 - Counties of first class; deputy superintendent of elections; appointment by Governor; term; vacancies

19:32-1.1. Counties of first class; deputy superintendent of elections; appointment by Governor; term; vacancies
The office of deputy superintendent of elections in counties of the first class is established. The office in each county shall be filled by a suitable person who shall be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall not be from the same political party as the superintendent of elections, and who shall hold office for a term of 5 years, running concurrently with the term of the superintendent and until his successor is appointed and has qualified. The initial appointment to the office of deputy superintendent of elections may be for a partial term, if necessary. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments but shall be for the unexpired term only. He shall have his office in the county for which he is appointed.
L.1982, c. 46, s. 1, eff. June 29, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-1.2 - Powers and duties

19:32-1.2. Powers and duties
The deputy superintendent of elections shall assist the superintendent of elections in the performance of his duties, shall serve as superintendent in his absence, and shall have such powers and duties as the superintendent may delegate to him from time to time. In addition, the deputy superintendent is constituted the chief deputy of the superintendent and shall have all of the powers and duties of the chief deputy. No county with a deputy superintendent so appointed shall also have a chief deputy appointed pursuant to R.S. 19:32-2.
L.1982, c. 46, s. 2, eff. June 29, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-4 - Offices, equipment and supplies

19:32-4. Offices, equipment and supplies
The board of chosen freeholders of the counties shall provide suitable room or rooms for the transaction of the business of such superintendent and procure suitable furniture therefor and any books, stationery, fuel and supplies that may be necessary from time to time. It shall provide a proper place for the safe-keeping of the records and papers.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-4.1 - Complaint forms provided to voters at elections.

19:32-4.1 Complaint forms provided to voters at elections.
9. On the day of every municipal, primary, general, special or annual school election the superintendent of elections in counties having a superintendent of elections or the county board of elections in all other counties shall provide to each polling place in the county sufficient numbers of a form on which voters or persons attempting to vote may register any complaint regarding the conduct of the election at the polling place where they voted or attempted to vote. In counties in which the primary language of 10% or more of the registered voters is Spanish, the form for the complaint shall appear in both English and Spanish. The form shall protect the anonymity of the complainant, if that person so wishes, and shall be accompanied by an envelope with the proper postage and the name and address of the superintendent of elections of the county or the chairman of the county board of elections, as the case may be. A complaint may be used by the superintendent of elections or any other municipal or State investigatory agency to conduct an investigation into possible violation of the State election law. Copies of the form containing the complaint shall be available from the superintendent of elections or the county board of elections, as the case may be. The original form of the complaint, or a copy, shall be kept on file with the superintendent of elections or the county board of elections, as the case may be, for two years after the election for which it was filed.
L.1991, c.249, s.2; amended 2005, c.136, s.47; 2011, c.134, s.44.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-5 - Investigations by superintendents and assistants; neglect to furnish information or exhibit records, fourth degree crime.

19:32-5 Investigations by superintendents and assistants; neglect to furnish information or exhibit records, fourth degree crime.
19:32-5. Such superintendents and their assistants, in order to enforce the laws of this State regarding the conduct of elections, shall investigate all complaints relating to the registration of voters, and for that purpose the superintendents and their assistants shall have full power and authority to visit and inspect any house, dwelling, building, inn, lodging house or hotel and interrogate any inmate, house-dweller, keeper, caretaker, owner, proprietor or landlord thereof or therein as to any person or persons residing or claiming to reside therein or thereat; to inspect and copy any books, records, papers or documents relating to or affecting the elections, either general, special, primary or municipal, or the registration of voters in the custody and control of district boards, county boards, or the clerks or other officers of municipalities; to require every lodging-house keeper, landlord or proprietor to exhibit his register of lodgers therein at any time to the superintendent, his subordinates or any other person so designated by such superintendent.
Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish any information required or authorized by this title, or to exhibit the records, papers, or documents herein authorized to be inspected, or which are required to be exhibited, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
Amended 2005, c.154, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-6 - Subpoenas; power to issue; service; failure to testify; false statements, crime.

19:32-6 Subpoenas; power to issue; service; failure to testify; false statements, crime.
19:32-6 The superintendent shall have power to issue subpoenas for the purpose of investigating any complaint of violation of the election laws of the state, such subpoenas to be issued in the name of the superintendent and for the purpose of aiding him in enforcing the provisions of the election laws. He may in proper cases issue subpoenas duces tecum. A subpoena issued by the superintendent may be served by any peace officer or any other person designated by him for that purpose.
A person who shall omit, neglect or refuse to obey a subpoena attested in the name of the superintendent and made returnable by him or who shall refuse to testify under oath before such superintendent shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
A person who shall make any false statement under oath before the superintendent shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
Amended 2005, c.154, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-8 - Register of lodgers.

19:32-8 Register of lodgers.
19:32-8. When directed by the superintendent every landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper of a lodging house, inn or hotel, shall keep a register in which shall be entered the names and residences, the date of arrival and departure of his guests, and the room, rooms or bed occupied by them. This register shall be arranged so that there shall be a space on the same line in which each guest or lodger shall sign his name.
Such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper shall make a sworn report upon a blank to be prepared and furnished by the superintendent thirty days before the election next ensuing to such superintendent, containing a detailed description of the premises so used and occupied as a lodging house, inn or hotel, including the size and character of building, and in case only part of a building is so used, a statement as to what part, and the names of the lodgers therein, and all the employees, and all other persons living therein, including the landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper, and members of his family, who claim a voting residence at or in such lodging house, inn or hotel, together with the length of time they have been regularly lodged or lived therein, the beginning of such residence, the color, approximate age, height, weight, whereby the persons may be identified, the nationality, the occupation and place of business of such persons, and the room occupied by each person, and whether the person is a guest, landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper, and the signature of each person. Above the space reserved for the signature of each such person shall be printed the following words, "the foregoing statements are true." In the form of affidavit, which shall be sworn to by the landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper of such lodging house, inn or hotel, shall be included the statement that the signatures of the guests or lodgers certified to in such report were written in the presence of such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper, and that he personally knows them to be the persons therein described.
To the end that the sworn report herein shall truly set forth the facts therein stated, such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper shall question each male person lodging or living in the lodging house, inn or hotel, as to his intention of claiming such place as a voting residence, and the person shall thereupon declare his intention thereof, and if he shall claim the place as his voting residence, he shall give to such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper such facts regarding himself as are required to be incorporated in the sworn report herein provided for. Such report and affidavit shall be filed personally by the landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper with the superintendent at his office.
Any such landlord, proprietor, lessee or keeper or any lodger who shall violate this section shall be deemed guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
Amended 2005, c.154, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-9 - Card records of persons registered in municipalities not having permanent registration

19:32-9. Card records of persons registered in municipalities not having permanent registration
The district board of each election district in municipalities not having permanent registration shall on each day of registration transfer to cards to be provided for that purpose by the county clerk of the county, which cards shall be in form and style approved by the superintendent, a complete copy of the name of each person registered in its respective district, together with all the answers made and information given by such person at the time of registration, and such cards, inclosed and sealed in a cover, to be provided for that purpose by the county clerk, shall be delivered personally or by mail forthwith by the chairman of such district board, together with a statement on a blank form to be furnished by the county clerk, after approval by the superintendent, that the cards delivered contain a correct copy of all the names registered and information given by the person so registered, to the superintendent at his office in the county courthouse.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-11 - Sealing, preserving and opening ballot boxes

19:32-11. Sealing, preserving and opening ballot boxes
The superintendent, his chief deputy or assistants, shall have the power, when in his or their judgment it is deemed necessary at any election, upon the completion of the counting and canvassing of the ballots by any district board, to enter any place containing ballot boxes for the purpose of taking possession and sealing any ballot box or boxes with a seal to be adopted by the superintendent. When any ballot box shall be so sealed it may be removed to a vault or other place of security by the superintendent, his chief deputy or assistants, but shall not be opened and the seal thereof destroyed or affected without an order first had and obtained from a judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county. Taping or any other mechanical device may be used to make such sealing secure.
Amended by L.1953, c. 19, p. 347, s. 47.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-12 - Interference with sealing of ballot boxes, bags; third degree crime.

19:32-12 Interference with sealing of ballot boxes, bags; third degree crime.
19:32-12. Any person preventing, hindering or interfering with the said superintendent or his chief deputy or assistants in sealing such ballot box or boxes or bag or bags shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.
Amended 2005, c.154, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-13 - Destroying, removing, defacing seal; third degree crime.

19:32-13 Destroying, removing, defacing seal; third degree crime.
19:32-13. Any person who destroys, defaces or removes, or attempts to destroy, deface or remove, such a seal shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.
Amended 2005, c.154, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-14 - When powers of superintendents and deputies exercisable

19:32-14. When powers of superintendents and deputies exercisable
The powers herein granted may be exercised by the superintendent, his chief deputy or assistants, upon the completion of the counting and canvassing of the ballots at any election by the district board or within a period of ninety days thereafter.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-22 - Arrests without warrant; peace officers punishable for failure to assist

19:32-22. Arrests without warrant; peace officers punishable for failure to assist
The superintendent and his chief deputy and assistants are hereby authorized and empowered and without warrant, to arrest any person violating any provision of this title.
The superintendent and his chief deputy and assistants, as the case may be, shall have the right and power to call upon any constable, police officer or other peace officer to aid in taking any person so arrested to the nearest police station in the municipality in which the arrest is made, and such constable, police officer or other peace officer shall render such aid.
Any constable, police officer or other peace officer failing to comply with such request shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-24 - Complaint against person arrested; hearing by magistrate

19:32-24. Complaint against person arrested; hearing by magistrate
Upon delivering the person so arrested to the officer in charge of such police station the superintendent or his chief deputy and assistants, as the case may be, making the arrest, shall forthwith and as soon as may be make and sign before a magistrate of the municipality in which the arrest was made a complaint in writing, duly verified, setting forth the particular act for which such person was arrested. Upon the complaint being made, the magistrate before whom it is made shall forthwith and as soon as may be cause the person so arrested to be brought before him and proceed on such complaint, as in the case of other persons arrested on a complaint charging a criminal offense.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-25 - Removal of persons from polling places

19:32-25. Removal of persons from polling places
The superintendent, his chief deputy and assistants are hereby authorized and empowered to remove from any polling place or place where any election is being held any person found violating any provision of this title or in any way unlawfully interfering with the lawful conduct of any election.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26 - Office of superintendent of elections.

19:32-26 Office of superintendent of elections.
1. In any county of the second class and in any county of the fifth class, the governing body may establish, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, the office of superintendent of elections for the county, and said office when once established may be altered or abolished in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2018, c.163 (C.19:32-54 et al.).
The governing body shall file a certified copy of such ordinance or resolution, attested by the chief elected executive officer or director of the board of freeholders, if appropriate and clerk of the board, in the office of the Secretary of State within 10 days after adoption, and the ordinance or resolution shall take effect at the expiration of 30 days after the next primary election for the general election, or the next general election, after adoption whichever shall occur first.
The office so established shall be filled by some suitable person who shall be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of five years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and shall have qualified. In the event that no such appointment to such office is made within 30 days following the taking effect of the ordinance or resolution, heretofore or hereafter adopted, of the governing body of the county, as herein provided, then the governing body of the county shall appoint some suitable person to fill such office for a term of five years from the date of appointment and until the successor of such person is in the same manner appointed and shall have qualified. The governing body shall file notice of such appointment in the office of the Secretary of State.
Each superintendent so appointed in a county of the fifth class shall receive a salary of not less than $4,000 nor more than $8,000 per annum and each superintendent so appointed in a county of the second class shall receive a salary in such amount, not less than $4,000 per annum, as shall be determined by the governing body of the county; such salaries shall be paid by the county treasurer and the superintendent shall have his office in the county for which he is appointed.
Any vacancy occurring in such office of superintendent of elections shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment to such office was made, but for the unexpired term. Any person filling a vacancy shall be from the same political party as the original appointee.
L.1947, c.167, s.1; amended 1949, c.188, s.2; 1953, c.84, s.2; 1953, c.246; 1953, c.444; 1965, c.153; 1971, c.146; 1981, c.462, s.26; 1989, c.160, s.3; 1992, c.17, s.3; 2018, c.163 s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.1 - Office of deputy superintendent of elections.

19:32-26.1 Office of deputy superintendent of elections.
1. The governing body of a county of the second or fifth class in which the office of superintendent of elections for the county has been established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1947, c.167 (C.19:32-26) may establish, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, the office of deputy superintendent of elections. The office of deputy superintendent of elections in each such county shall be filled by a suitable person who shall be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall not be from the same political party as the superintendent of elections, and who shall hold office for a term of five years, running concurrently with the term of the superintendent and until the deputy superintendent's successor is appointed and has qualified. The initial appointment to the office of deputy superintendent of elections may be for a partial term, as appropriate. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but shall be for the unexpired term only. The annual salary of a deputy superintendent of elections shall be 90% of the salary received by the superintendent of elections of the same county for performing the duties of superintendent of elections and commissioner of registration. The office of the deputy superintendent of elections shall be located in the county making the appointment.
L.1992, c.17, s.1; amended 2021, c.58, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.2 - Duties, powers of deputy superintendent of elections

19:32-26.2. Duties, powers of deputy superintendent of elections
2. A deputy superintendent of elections appointed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.17 (C.19:32-26.1) shall assist the superintendent of elections in the performance of the superintendent's duties, shall serve as superintendent in the absence of the superintendent, and shall have such powers and duties as the superintendent may delegate from time to time. In addition, the deputy superintendent is constituted the chief deputy of the superintendent and shall have all of the powers and duties of the chief deputy. No county with a deputy superintendent so appointed shall also have a chief deputy appointed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1947, c.167 (C.19:32-27).
L.1992,c.17,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.3 - Pilot program, participation.

19:32-26.3 Pilot program, participation.
1. There is established a pilot program to suspend the operations of the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections in participating counties. The governing body of a participating county shall have three years from the effective date of P.L.2013, c.17 (C.19:32-26.3 et seq.) to adopt an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, to commence its participation in the program. A certified copy of the ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State as soon as possible after it is adopted.
As used in P.L.2013, c.17 (C.19:32-26.3 et seq.), "participating counties" shall mean any county of the second class with a population of between 510,000 and 515,000 persons or between 490,000 and 495,000 persons, according to the 2010 federal decennial census for New Jersey.
L.2013, c.17, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.4 - Suspension of offices in participating counties.

19:32-26.4 Suspension of offices in participating counties.
2. a. Upon the adoption of a resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, to commence participation in the pilot program by a participating county, the operations of the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections in the participating county shall be suspended for a period of three years and the functions, powers, and duties of each office shall be transferred to and assumed by the county board of elections. The transfer of the functions, powers, and duties of the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections shall be completed no later than the 90th day following the adoption of the ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, and the term of office of each individual holding each office shall be terminated no later than that 90th day.
b. For the period that the suspension is in effect, whenever reference is made in any statute, regulation, document or judicial proceeding to the office of the superintendent of elections or the office of the deputy superintendent of elections concerning the functions, powers, and duties that had been vested therein prior to the suspension, the same shall mean and refer to the county board of elections.
L.2013, c.17, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.5 - Actions prior to expiration of suspension.

19:32-26.5 Actions prior to expiration of suspension.
3. Within 60 days prior to the expiration of the suspension provided for by section 2 of P.L.2013, c.17 (C.19:32-26.4), the governing body of a participating county shall undertake the following actions:
a. The governing body shall prepare a report in writing for the public and the Secretary of State on the impact of the suspension of the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections during the three-year period of the suspension with respect to:
(1) the operation and administration of State, county, municipal, school, special and federal elections;
(2) the maintenance and distribution of voting machines;
(3) the administration of voter registration in the county; and
(4) the cost of conducting elections in the county.
The report shall be made public and submitted to the secretary no later than the 45th day following the expiration of the suspension.
b. The governing body shall decide whether to adopt an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, within 60 days prior to the expiration of the suspension, with the adoption to be effective on the date of the expiration of the suspension, to either:
(1) abolish the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections; or
(2) re-establish such offices as they existed prior to the suspension.
L.2013, c.17, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.6 - Termination of suspension, certain circumstances.

19:32-26.6 Termination of suspension, certain circumstances.
4. In the event that the governing body of a participating county fails to decide whether to adopt an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, to abolish or re-establish the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections within 60 days prior to the expiration of the suspension, as provided for by section 3 of P.L.2013, c.17 (C.19:32-26.5), the suspension provided by section 2 of P.L.2013, c.17 (C.19:32-26.4) shall terminate and both of these offices shall be deemed abolished as of the date of the expiration of the suspension.
L.2013, c.17, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.7 - Re-establishment of offices; requirements.

19:32-26.7 Re-establishment of offices; requirements.
5. Once the office of superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent has been abolished in a participating county pursuant to P.L.2013, c.17 (C.19:32-26.3 et seq.), the county shall not be permitted to re-establish the offices and return to them the functions, powers, and duties provided by law until the following requirements have been met in the following order:
a. at least five years shall have passed since the offices were abolished;
b. a new ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, providing for the re-establishment of the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections, and the return of the functions, powers, and duties of each office provided by law from the county board of elections, shall be adopted by the county's governing body and a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, together with a tally of the vote to adopt it, shall be filed with the Secretary of State within 10 days after the adoption;
c. a written report shall be prepared for the secretary that:
(1) explains why the governing body of the county believes the re-establishment of the office of superintendent and the office of deputy superintendent are necessary;
(2) presents a plan for how the offices shall be re-established and shall work in conjunction with the county clerk and the county board of elections; and
(3) includes the financial information necessary to prove that re-establishing the offices shall improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of:
(a) operating and administering State, county, school, municipal, special and federal elections;
(b) maintaining and distributing voting machines; and
(c) overseeing the administration of voter registration in the county; and
d. the re-establishment of the office of superintendent of elections and the office of deputy superintendent of elections shall be approved by the secretary after the secretary has had a maximum of 90 days to review the report. The secretary shall be authorized to receive answers to such questions that the secretary deems necessary to ask to ensure that the operation and administration of elections, maintenance and distribution of voting machines and administration of voter registration shall be conducted by the county in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.
In the event that the secretary decides that the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections should be re-established in a participating county, qualified individuals to serve in each office shall be appointed as provided by law and the functions, powers, and duties of the offices shall be re-established within one year after the secretary's decision.
L.2013, c.17, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.8 - Appointment to fill office.

19:32-26.8 Appointment to fill office.
6. a. An individual shall be appointed to fill the office of superintendent of elections, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1947, c.167 (C.19:32-26) and an individual shall be appointed to fill the office of deputy superintendent of elections, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.17 (C.19:32-26.1), in a participating county if the offices are re-established pursuant to either section 3 or section 5 of P.L.2013, c.17 (C.19:32-26.5 or C.19:32-26.7), as the case may be.
b. A participating county is hereby authorized to abolish the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections, pursuant to P.L.2013, c.17 (C.19:32-26.3 et seq.), notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1947, c.167 (C.19:32-26).
L.2013, c.17, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-26.9 - Preparation of annual budget request by county superintendent of elections.

19:32-26.9 Preparation of annual budget request by county superintendent of elections.
5. A county superintendent of elections shall prepare the annual budget request for the office of the county superintendent of elections pursuant to the requirements of section 3 of P.L.2015, c.249 (C.40A:4-45.45b).
L.2015, c.249, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-27 - Appointment of deputy and assistants, salaries.

19:32-27 Appointment of deputy and assistants, salaries.
2. a. Except as provided in section 2 of P.L.1992, c.17 (C.19:32-26.2), each superintendent may appoint a chief deputy, a clerk, a secretary and any other assistants he considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Title, and may remove the same whenever he deems it necessary. Those so appointed shall not be subject to any of the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes but shall be in the unclassified service. Subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, the salaries of the persons so appointed shall be fixed and such salaries certified to and approved under his hand shall be paid semimonthly by the county treasurer of the county in which such persons are so engaged. All other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Title when certified to and approved by the superintendent shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county in which the superintendent shall maintain his office.
b. The superintendent shall determine the amount of the salary to be paid to each person appointed by the superintendent, and shall submit the proposed salaries to the governing body for review and approval. Following the review and approval of the governing body, the salaries shall be fixed and shall be paid to those persons pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section.
L.1947, c.167, s.2; amended 1992, c.17, s.4; 2015, c.250, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-28 - Expenses of election held in municipality

19:32-28. Expenses of election held in municipality
All necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Title when certified to and approved by such superintendent in connection with an election held in and for a municipality only shall be paid by the municipality.
L.1947, c. 167, p. 727, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-29 - Offices, equipment and supplies

19:32-29. Offices, equipment and supplies
The board of chosen freeholders of such counties shall provide suitable room or rooms for the transaction of the business of such superintendent and procure suitable furniture therefor and any books, stationery, fuel and supplies that may be necessary from time to time. It shall provide a proper place for the safe-keeping of the records and papers.
L.1947, c. 167, p. 727, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-30 - Investigations by superintendents, assistants; neglect to furnish information or exhibit records, disorderly person.

19:32-30 Investigations by superintendents, assistants; neglect to furnish information or exhibit records, disorderly person.
5. Such superintendents and their assistants, in order to enforce the laws of this State regarding the conduct of elections, shall investigate all complaints relating to the registration of voters, and for that purpose the superintendents and their assistants shall have full power and authority to visit and inspect any house, dwelling, building, inn, lodging house or hotel and interrogate any inmate, house-dweller, keeper, caretaker, owner, proprietor or landlord thereof or therein as to any person or persons residing or claiming to reside therein or thereat; to inspect and copy any books, records, papers or documents relating to or affecting the elections, either general, special, primary or municipal, or the registration of voters in the custody and control of district boards, county boards, or the clerks or other officers of municipalities; to require every lodging-house keeper, landlord or proprietor to exhibit his register of lodgers therein at any time to the superintendent, his subordinates or any other person so designated by such superintendent.
Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish any information required or authorized by this Title, or to exhibit the records, papers, or documents herein authorized to be inspected, or which are required to be exhibited, shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
L.1947,c.167,s.5; amended 2005, c.154, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-31 - Subpoenas; refusal to obey; false statements; crime.

19:32-31 Subpoenas; refusal to obey; false statements; crime.
6. The superintendent shall have power to issue subpoenas for the purpose of investigating any complaint of violation of the election laws of the State, such subpoenas to be issued in the name of the superintendent and for the purpose of aiding him in enforcing the provisions of the election laws. He may in proper cases issue subpoenas duces tecum. A subpoena issued by the superintendent may be served by any peace officer or any other person designated by him for that purpose.
A person who shall omit, neglect or refuse to obey a subpoena attested in the name of the superintendent and made returnable by him or who shall refuse to testify under oath before such superintendent shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
A person who shall make any false statement under oath before the superintendent shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
L.1947,c.167,s.6; amended 2005, c.154, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 19 - Elections › Section 19:32-32 - Attendance at elections; admission to polling places

19:32-32. Attendance at elections; admission to polling places
The superintendent, his subordinates, or any person or persons designated by him, may attend at any election, any of whom shall be admitted at any time within any polling place and within the guard rails thereof.
L.1947, c. 167, p. 728, s. 7.