Title 19, ELECTIONS

19:34-21 Voting in wrong party ballot box. 19:34-21. A person who being a member of one political party shall vote in the ballot box used for the primary election of another political party shall in each case be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.40.

19:34-22 False voting at primary. 19:34-22. If a person not entitled to vote at any primary election as herein provided shall vote or offer to vote at such primary meeting or caucus knowing or having reason to believe himself not entitled to so vote, or if any person shall counse…

19:34-23 Primary election officials acting before taking oath; willfully disregarding or violating rules. 19:34-23. If any judge, inspector, clerk or other officer of a primary election shall act in such capacity before taking and subscribing to the oath or affirmation required b…

19:34-24. Betting on election No person shall make, lay or deposit any bet, wager or stake, to be decided by the result of any election, by the election or defeat of one or more persons at any election, or by any contingency connected with or growing out of any election. All cont…

19:34-25 Bribery. 19:34-25. a. If a person shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person in his behalf, give, lend or agree to give or lend, or shall offer, promise or promise to procure, or endeavor to procure, any money or other valuable consideration or thin…

19:34-26 Perjury; subornation of perjury. 19:34-26. If a person shall be guilty of willful and corrupt false swearing or affirming, or by any means shall willfully and corruptly suborn or procure a person to swear or affirm falsely, in taking any oath, affirmation or deposition p…

19:34-27 Improperly influencing or intimidating employees. 19:34-27. An employer of any workman, or any agent, superintendent or overseer of any company or corporation employing workmen, or any person who shall directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person in his beha…

19:34-28. Threatening or intimidating voters No person shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person in his behalf, make use of, or threaten to make use of, any force, violence or restraint, or inflict or threaten the infliction, by himself or through any other…

19:34-29. Obstructing or interfering with voter No person shall by abduction, duress or any forcible or fraudulent device or contrivance whatever, impede, prevent or otherwise interfere with the free exercise of the elective franchise by any voter; or compel, induce or prevail up…

19:34-3 Ballots; offenses concerning printing, distribution, possession and forgery thereof. 19:34-3. If any printer employed by any county or municipal clerk to print official ballots, or any person engaged in printing the same, shall appropriate to himself or give or deliver or…

19:34-30. Influencing of vote by employer; placards for such purpose No employer, in paying his employees the salary or wages due them, shall inclose their pay in "pay envelopes" upon which there is written or printed the name of any candidate or any political motto, device or ar…

19:34-31. Violation by person or corporation; misdemeanor; forfeiture of charter Sections 19:34-27 to 19:34-30 of this title shall apply to corporations as well as individuals, and any person or corporation violating the provisions thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and an…

19:34-32. Contributions by insurance corporations No insurance corporation or association doing business in this state shall, directly or indirectly, pay or use, or offer, consent or agree to pay or use, any money or property for or in aid of any political party, committee, organ…

19:34-33. Contributions by state, county or municipal committees No state, county or municipal committee or organization of any political party shall expend any money in aid of the candidacy of any candidate for election as a delegate at any national convention, or election to an…

19:34-34. Expenditures by party committee or organization or petitioners No such party committee or organization, nor any committee of any group of petitioners, nor any other person shall expend any money in aid of any candidate for public office, except as herein otherwise provi…

19:34-35 Other contributions and expenditures. 19:34-35. Any person who shall expend, aid or assist in the expenditure of any such money for a purpose not authorized by this title, or for a purpose not named in the statement accompanying such contribution, shall be guilty of a cr…

19:34-38. Certain expenditures prohibited No person shall pay, lend or contribute, or offer or agree to pay, lend or contribute, any money or other valuable consideration to or for any person for any of the following: a. The doing or procuring to be done of any act forbidden to b…

19:34-39. Other expenditures prohibited No person directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person: Inducing voters. a. Shall pay, lend or contribute, or offer or promise to pay, lend or contribute, money or other valuable consideration to or for any voter, or to or…

19:34-4 Voting by incarcerated person, fourth degree crime. 19:34-4. If a person convicted of a crime which disfranchises him while serving a sentence of incarceration shall vote at any election, unless he shall have been pardoned or restored by law to the right of suffrage, he s…

19:34-40. Receipts for certain purposes prohibited No person, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person: Voting or agreeing to vote. a. Shall receive, agree or contract for, before or during an election, any money, gift, loan or other valuable consideration, …

19:34-41. Payments and bank deposits in name of another No person shall make any payment of his money, or of the money of any other person, in connection with any nomination or election in any other name than that of the person who actually supplies such money, nor shall any pers…

19:34-42. Demand of contributions by office holders from other office holders No holder of a public office or position shall demand payment or contribution from another holder of a public office or position for the campaign purposes of any candidate or for the use of any politica…

19:34-42.1. Annual notice The Secretary of State shall, during the week of the third Monday in January of every year, send written notification to each State employee and each county and municipal clerk of the prohibitions of this act, and shall at the same time publicize such wr…

19:34-42.2. Violations; penalty Section 1 of this act shall be subject to the penalty provisions of R.S. 19:34-35, but no penalty shall be imposed pursuant to any section of law amended herein for violations occurring prior to the effective date of this act. L.1975, c. 70, s. 3, …

19:34-43. Soliciting for religious and charitable organizations No person shall demand, solicit, ask or invite any payment or contribution for any religious, charitable or other cause or organization supposed to be primarily for the public good, from any candidate for nomination …

19:34-44. Solicitation of candidates for contributions No person shall demand, solicit, ask or invite any candidate for nomination or election to public office or party position to subscribe for the support of any club or organization, or to buy tickets to any entertainment or ba…

19:34-45 Contributions by certain corporations. 19:34-45. No corporation carrying on the business of a bank, savings bank, co-operative bank, trust, trustee, savings indemnity, safe deposit, insurance, railroad, street railway, telephone, telegraph, gas, electric light, heat or p…

19:34-46 Disenfranchisement as additional penalty. 19:34-46. In addition to any penalties provided for violation of any of the provisions of this title, the court imposing such penalty may add thereto that such offender be thenceforth disfranchised as a voter while serving a sent…

19:34-47 Second offense; punishment. 19:34-47. A person who, having once been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this title, shall again be convicted of a violation of any of its provisions, whether such conviction be for the same offense or not, shall on such s…

19:34-48 Neglect of duties. 19:34-48. Every person charged with the performance of any duty under the provisions of any law of this State relating to elections who willfully neglects or refuses to perform it, or who, in his official capacity, knowingly and fraudulently acts in co…

19:34-49 Abetting violations of title. 19:34-49. Any candidate who procures, aids, assists, counsels, advises or knowingly permits any person to violate this title shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.49.

19:34-5 Interference with conduct of election. 19:34-5. No person shall, during an election, with intent to hinder or delay same, or to hinder or delay any voter in the preparation of his ballot, remove or destroy any of the ballots or pencils placed in the booths or compartments…

19:34-50. Committeemen acting after their election voided Any person chosen as member of the state committee, county committee, or any municipal committee of any political party who shall sit or perform any duty, or exercise any functions as a member of such committee after his e…

19:34-51. Failure of delegate to national convention to surrender void certificate Any delegate at large or district delegate to any national convention who shall fail to surrender such certificate of election forthwith after the same has been declared null and void, or who shall…

19:34-53 Failure to supply information. 19:34-53. 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 g…

19:34-54 Failure to obey subpoena or refusal to testify. 19:34-54. Any person who shall omit, neglect or refuse to obey a subpoena attested in the name of the county clerk, municipal clerk, or county board and made returnable by such clerk or board, or refuses to testify under oa…

19:34-55 False statements under oath. 19:34-55. Any person who makes any false statement under oath before the county clerk, municipal clerk or county board shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.52.

19:34-56. Disobedience of subpoena, penalty 19:34-56. Every person upon whom a subpoena issued under and by virtue of this Title shall have been served, and to whom the lawful fees shall have been paid or tendered, shall obey the command of such subpoena, under the penalty of fif…

19:34-57. Subpoena to issue, expenses 19:34-57. If proof be made before any judge of the Superior Court or municipal court of facts constituting probable cause for believing that this Title has been violated, and that any person other than the accused has knowledge of the circums…

19:34-6 Prohibited actions in polling place on election day; exception for simulated voting. 19:34-6. a. If a person shall on election day tamper, deface or interfere with any polling booth or obstruct the entrance to any polling place, or obstruct or interfere with any voter, or…

19:34-62. Prosecutor of pleas to present violations to grand jury If the prosecutor of the pleas of the county shall be notified of any violation of any of the provisions of this title, he shall forthwith diligently inquire into the facts, and if there is reasonable ground for in…

19:34-63. Assistant for prosecutor; employment by citizens Any citizen may employ an attorney to assist the prosecutor of the pleas to perform his duties under this title, and such attorney shall be recognized by the prosecutor of the pleas and the court as associate counsel in t…

19:34-64. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair Campaign Practices Act." L.1975, c. 190, s. 1, eff. Aug. 16, 1975.

19:34-65. Person performing function in campaign of candidate for purpose of impeding campaign No person shall perform any function in the campaign of a candidate for public office or party position for the purpose of impeding the campaign of such candidate while concealing that …

19:34-66. Knowing production, transmittal or dissemination of mass communication which appears to originate from or be on behalf of campaign of candidate for purpose of impeding campaign No person shall knowingly produce, transmit or disseminate any election advertisement, litera…

19:34-67. Payment of or lending money or other valuable consideration to person to induce violation of act No person shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person acting in his behalf, knowingly give, lend, or agree, offer or promise to give or lend, any m…