Title 19, ELECTIONS

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 …

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 effec…

19:31-5 Persons entitled to register; failure to vote no grounds for removal. 19:31-5. Each person, who is at least 17 years of age at the time he or she applies for registration, who resides in the district in which he or she expects to vote, who will be of the age of 18 years o…

19:31-6 Registration places, time, requirements. 19:31-6. Any person qualified to vote in an election shall be entitled to vote in the election if the person shall have registered to vote on or before the 21st day preceding the election by: a. registering in person at any offices…

19:31-6.1 Acceptance of applications for registration during 20 days prior to election, ineligibility to vote. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Title to which this act is a supplement, any person authorized by law to accept applications for voter registration shall …

19:31-6.10. Severability If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, subsecti…

19:31-6.11 Voter registration agency defined; declination forms, contents. 26. a. As used in this section, "voter registration agency" means: Any agency or office serving as a food stamp issuer, pursuant to P.L.1988, c.79 (C.44:8-153 et seq.) and the "Food Stamp Act of 1977," Pub…

19:31-6.12. Registration of persons in armed forces 20. The Secretary of State is authorized, on behalf of this State, to enter into and to carry out an agreement with the Secretary of Defense of the United States for joint development and implementation of procedures for persons…

19:31-6.13. Commissioners of registration, registration assistance 34. The commissioner of registration in each of the several counties shall make available at the office of the commissioner to each person appearing in person thereat to apply for services or assistance provided t…

19:31-6.14 Procedures for automatic voter registration through State agencies which collect documents. 4. a. Any State agency, except for the Motor Vehicle Commission, that the Secretary of State verifies already collects sufficient information, including through documents or dat…

19:31-6.2. Application of other provisions to persons registered under act Except to the extent inconsistent herewith concerning the registration of voters, all other provisions shall be applicable to persons registered under the provisions of this act. L.1966, c. 177, s. 2.

19:31-6.3 Public agency defined; completion, submission of registration forms. 15. a. As used in this section, "public agency" shall mean: The Division of Worker's Compensation, the Division of Employment Services and the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insuranc…

19:31-6.4 Registration forms, contents, availability; duties of officials. 16. a. The Secretary of State shall cause to be prepared and shall provide to each county commissioner of registration forms of size and weight suitable for mailing, which shall require the information req…

19:31-6.4a. Rules, regulations 10. The Secretary of State may promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1991,c.318,s.10.

19:31-6.4b. Penalty 11. No State or county government employee shall be subject to any penalty, liability or disciplinary action for failure to fulfill any responsibility under the provisions of this act except if the employee engages in the fraudulent registration of a voter. L.…

19:31-6.4c Electronic submission of voter registration form. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person who is qualified to register to vote may submit a voter registration form electronically on a secure Internet website maintained by the Secretary o…

19:31-6.4d Voter registration Internet website. 6. a. For the purpose of facilitating online voter registration as quickly and efficiently as possible, the State shall procure a qualified vendor to develop and implement a voter registration Internet website and all necessary supp…

19:31-6.5 Acceptance of registration, commissioner's duties. 17. a. Upon receipt of any completed registration form, the commissioner of registration shall review it, and, if it is found to be in order, shall: (1) Send to the registrant written notification that such registrant i…

19:31-6.6. Prevention of fraudulent registration and voting; procedures For the purpose of preventing fraudulent registration and voting, the commissioner of registration in counties having a superintendent of elections, and the county board in all other counties, may, at any tim…

19:31-6.7. Presidential election; door-to-door canvassing 19. a. On December 31 of every year in which a Presidential Election has been held, each county may certify to the Secretary of State the number of newly registered voters who have been registered by door-to-door canvassin…

19:31-6.8. Amount of reimbursement of counties for new registrants The Secretary of State shall each year reimburse the counties $0.50 per new registrant, whether the registration was by mail or in person. L.1974, c. 30, s. 20. Amended by L.1974, c. 51, s. 7, eff. June 25, 1974.

19:31-6.9. Rules and regulations To effectuate the purposes of this act and in addition to any other powers and duties provided in or by this act, the Secretary of State may promulgate such rules as may be necessary, including rules delineating which defects if any in partially c…

19:31-6a Chief State election official designated, Secretary of State. 25. The Secretary of State is designated the chief State election official and shall be responsible for the coordination of this State's responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of the "National Voter Regis…

19:31-7 Registration by municipal clerks. 19:31-7. For the convenience of the voters the respective municipal clerks or their duly authorized clerk or clerks in all municipalities shall also be empowered to register applicants for permanent registration up to and including the 21…

19:31-7.1. Municipal clerks, registration assistance 35. The municipal clerk in each of the several municipalities of this State shall make available at the office of the clerk to each person appearing in person thereat to apply for services or assistance provided thereby the ass…

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,…

19:31A-7. Signature comparison record and duplicate permanent registration and voting form; voter's signature; form of record The commissioner of registration shall have printed on the back of the duplicate permanent registration and voting form a signature comparison record, whi…

19:31A-8 Signature comparison records; identification statements; disability certificates. 2. Every person qualified to vote in any election shall at any time after the opening of the polls be at liberty to enter the polling place or room and claim his right to vote at such elect…

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…

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 …

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 shal…

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 ti…

19:32-10. Preparation of challenge lists 19:32-10. In respect to each general, primary, municipal and special election, the superintendent shall prepare for each election district in the county a challenge list containing the names, alphabetically arranged, and the addresses of a…

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…

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 …

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.

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 …

19:32-2 Appointment of staff; civil service; salaries; expenses. 19:32-2. a. Except as provided in section 2 of P.L.1982, c.46 (C.19:32-1.2), each superintendent may appoint a chief deputy, a chief clerk, a secretary, such personnel as is authorized under R.S.19:48-6, and any oth…

19:32-21. Police powers of superintendents, deputies and assistants The superintendent and his chief deputy and assistants shall have and possess all the powers of constables, policemen and other peace officers.

19:32-22. Arrests without warrant; peace officers punishable for failure to assist 19:32-22. 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 superintend…

19:32-23. Detention of persons arrested Upon delivering the person so arrested to the officer in charge of the police station to which he is removed, such officer shall hold and detain the person so arrested until ordered released by the magistrate taking the complaint hereinafte…

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 m…

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…

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 …

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 o…

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…