Title 19, Title 19: ELECTIONS

19:45-2. Expenses borne by State All costs, charges and expenses incurred by the State Board of Canvassers, Secretary of State or any other officer or official of the State government in carrying out any provisions of this Title shall be paid by the State. Amended by L. 1987, c. …

19:45-3. Expenditures by attorney general to prosecute violations of title The attorney general is hereby authorized to expend annually, under the direction and with the approval of the governor, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, for the purpose of securing eviden…

19:45-4. County's expenses All costs, charges and expenses incurred by the county clerk, county board, commissioner, superintendent, or any other officer or official of a county in carrying out the provisions of this title and the salaries of the members of the county board, comm…

19:45-5. Municipality's expenses All costs, charges and expenses incurred by the municipal clerk or any other officer or official of a municipality in carrying out the provisions of this title shall be paid by such municipality except as herein otherwise provided. Where any elect…

19:45-6 Members of district boards; compensation. 19:45-6. The compensation of each member of the district boards for all services performed by them under the provisions of this Title shall be as follows: In all counties, for all services rendered including the counting of the vo…

19:45-6.1. Voucher for compensation A voucher for compensation for services rendered by members of any district board of elections in this State for performing any of the services mentioned in section 19:45-6 of the Revised Statutes shall be submitted to the respective county boa…

19:45-6.2 Reimbursement to county from State for certain costs. 6. In accordance with the provisions of Art.VIII, Sec.II, par.5 of the Constitution, upon application for reimbursement by a county governing body to the Secretary of State and approval of the application by the Dire…

19:45-7 Members of county boards; commissioner of registration; compensation. 19:45-7. The compensation of the members of the several county boards shall be no less than the minimum salary and no more than the maximum salary as follows: Minimum MaximumCounty Population Salary Sal…

19:45-8. Compensation of judges holding court Each of the judges holding court, as herein required, shall be entitled to receive the sum of twenty dollars for each day he shall be personally present, pursuant to the provisions of this title, in addition to the salary to which he …

19:45-9. Compensation of county and municipal clerks The boards of chosen freeholders in the several counties may pay the county clerks for extra duties and services imposed upon and performed by them under this title an amount to be fixed by such boards. The governing bodies of …

19:46-10. Districting standards 5. a. The plan certified by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission for the establishment of Congressional districts shall provide for equality of population among districts; for the preservation of minority voting status within each district; for …

19:46-11. Meetings of the commission 6. Meetings of the New Jersey Redistricting Commission shall be held at convenient times and locations. The commission shall hold at least three public hearings in different parts of the State. The commission shall, subject to the constraints …

19:46-12. Use of districts 7. The establishment of Congressional districts shall be used thereafter for the election of members of the House of Representatives and shall remain unaltered through the next year ending in zero in which a federal census for New Jersey is taken, unles…

19:46-13. Original and exclusive jurisdiction of Supreme Court 8. Notwithstanding any statute, rule or regulation to the contrary and except as otherwise required by the Constitution of the United States or by any federal law, no court of this State shall have jurisdiction over a…

19:46-14. Assistance to commission 9. The commission shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of such staff or employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency as it may require and as may be available…

19:46-6. New Jersey Redistricting Commission 1. There is hereby established the New Jersey Redistricting Commission, which shall establish the Congressional districts for use in the decade of the 1990s. L.1991,c.510,s.1; per s.12, expired January 1, 2001.

19:46-7. Membership of commission 2. a. The commission shall consist of 13 members. The members of the commission shall be appointed with due consideration to geographic, ethnic and racial diversity and in the manner provided herein. b. There shall first be appointed 12 as follow…

19:46-8. Organizational meeting; quorum; vacancies 3. The commission shall meet to organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of the independent member but not later than February 15, 1992. At the organizational meeting the members of the commission shall determ…

19:46-9. Certification of Congressional districts 4. On or before March 20, 1992, or within three months after receipt by the Governor of the official statement by the Clerk of the House of Representatives regarding the number of Representatives to which the State is entitled, pu…

19:47-1 Words and terms defined. 19:47-1. As used in this subtitle: "Ballot", except when reference is made to irregular ballots, means that portion of the ballot containing the name of the candidate and the designation of the party by which he was nominated, or a statement of a …

19:47-2. Construction All provisions of law relating to elections shall apply to all elections where voting machines are used so far as the same may be applicable thereto and so far as such provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle.

19:48-1 Voting machines, requirements. 19:48-1. a. Any thoroughly tested and reliable voting machines may be adopted, rented, purchased or used, which shall be so constructed as to fulfill the following requirements: (a) It shall secure to the voter secrecy in the act of voting; …

19:48-2. Examination of voting machines by secretary of state Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any voting machine may apply to the Secretary of State to examine such machine. Before the examination the applicant shall pay to the Secretary of State an examin…

19:48-3. Adoption of voting machines in counties other than counties of first class; purchase or rental; furnishing voting machines for election following enactment; competitive bidding; method of payment In all counties other than counties of the first class the board of chosen …

19:48-3.1. State House Commission, convening of and action by For the purpose of this act, a vote by the majority of the members of the State House Commission shall constitute valid action by said commission, and the said State House Commission shall be convened by any member the…

19:48-3.10. Certification to Commissioner of Local Government of moneys to be appropriated; withholding approval of county budget Whenever the State House Commission makes its certification to any county of money to be appropriated by said county pursuant to the provisions of thi…

19:48-3.11. Use of voting machines when insufficient number delivered to counties When voting machines are delivered to any county pursuant to the provisions of this act and they are insufficient to provide voting machines for use in all election districts of said county, such vo…

19:48-3.12. Convening of State House Commission; majority vote For the purpose of this act, the State House Commission may be convened by any member thereof on ten days' notice, in writing, given to the other members thereof, and a vote of the majority of the members thereof shal…

19:48-3.13. Ballots, type permitted 11. No ballots other than ballots required for use in voting machines, emergency ballots for use if a voting machine fails to operate and provisional ballots for use by certain voters who no longer reside at the place from which they are regist…

19:48-3.14. Enforcement of act by Attorney General If any provision of this act is not complied with, the Attorney-General, at the request of the State House Commission, shall forthwith proceed to enforce compliance with the same. L.1944, c. 7, p. 22, s. 12.

19:48-3.15. Definitions As used in this act-- "Municipal election" means an election to be held in and for a single municipality only, at regular intervals; "Pertinent equipment" means channels, rollers, compensators, lockouts, pins and shutters used in connection with voting mac…

19:48-3.16. Purpose of act The purpose of this act is to provide a method of establishing a uniform system of voting, by voting machines in all election districts, at any municipal election, in municipalities in which voting machines have been installed, pursuant to the provision…

19:48-3.17. Renting of voting machines In any case in which voting machines have been so installed for use in part of, but not in all of, the election districts of any municipality in any county of the first or second class, thereby preventing the holding of any such municipal el…

19:48-3.18. Agreements for rental of voting machines; terms and conditions Such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, of the county in which such municipality is located, is hereby authorized and empowered, in behalf and in the name of…

19:48-3.19. Certification to municipal clerk of voting machines rented In the event such an agreement is made, such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, shall, before the thirtieth day prior to the date of the municipal election for w…

19:48-3.2. Authorized ballots; emergency, provisional ballots 3. No ballots shall be prepared or used at any election in any election district under the provisions of this act other than such ballots as are required for use in voting machines, emergency ballots for use if a votin…

19:48-3.20 County clerk's duties on receipt of certification. 6. Upon receipt of such certification, the county clerk of the municipality in which such election is to be held shall proceed to prepare and furnish to such superintendent of elections or such county board of election…

19:48-3.21. Expenditures for voting machines rented; reimbursement of county by municipality Such superintendent of elections or such county board of elections, as the case may be, is hereby authorized to expend for the purpose of this act a sum not to exceed forty dollars ($40.0…

19:48-3.3. State House Commission to provide voting machines in first and second class counties In each county of the first class and each county of the second class in which voting machines of the type to meet the requirements of subtitle fifteen of Title 19 of the Revised Statu…

19:48-3.4. Appropriation for purchase of voting machines There is hereby appropriated to the State House Commission the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) for the purpose of purchasing the voting machines required by this act. L.1944, c. 7, p. 20, s.…

19:48-3.5. Purchase of voting machines; competitive bids; notice; procedure The State House Commission shall purchase such voting machines of the type described in subtitle fifteen of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, by competitive bidding and upon such notice and according to s…

19:48-3.6. Purchase of voting machines as available If the State House Commission is unable to purchase sufficient voting machines to meet the requirements of this act, it shall purchase such number as may be available and thereafter, from time to time, make further purchases of …

19:48-3.7. Delivery of voting machines purchased All voting machines purchased by the State House Commission pursuant to this act shall be delivered to the superintendent of elections in counties having a superintendent of elections and to the county board of elections in each co…

19:48-3.8. Certification to counties of voting machines purchased; appropriations in annual budget As soon as any voting machines are purchased by the State House Commission and the determination is made as to the number to be delivered to any county, the State House Commission s…

19:48-3.9. Payments by counties out of first tax moneys In each county in which it is required by this act that an appropriation for the purposes of this act be included in the annual budget of any county, the board of chosen freeholders of said county shall direct the county tre…

19:48-4. Custody and care of machines Voting machines, heretofore or hereafter installed in any manner provided by law, in any county not having a superintendent of elections, shall be placed, and remain, in the custody of the county board of elections, and voting machines, heret…