Title 19, ELECTIONS

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…

19:48-5. Payment for machines Any voting machines owned and in use by a municipality at the time of a county-wide installation at county expense may be taken over by the county if mutually agreeable between the county and municipality. In no case shall the municipality be reimbur…

19:48-6. Duties of officials concerning machines 19:48-6. The county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting machines, shall have the machine or machines and all necessary furniture and appliances …

19:48-7 Inoperative voting machines; use of emergency ballots; statements. 19:48-7. If any voting machine being used in any election district shall, during the time the polls are open, become damaged so as to render it inoperative in whole or in part, the election officers shall …

19:48-8. Rental of voting machines to associations, clubs, etc.; terms The superintendent of elections of any county having a superintendent of elections or the county board of elections of any county not having a superintendent of elections may, upon application of any recognize…

19:49-1. Official ballots furnished Official ballots of the form and description set forth in this subtitle for use upon voting machines shall be prepared and furnished in the same manner as now provided by law.

19:49-2 Official ballots. 19:49-2. All official general election ballots shall be in black ink in type as large as space will reasonably permit, provided, however, that above any public question to be voted upon by the voters of the entire State there shall be a description of th…

19:49-2.1. Repeal All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed insofar as they relate to counties of the first class where voting machines are or shall be used. L.1941, c. 163, p. 521, s. 2.

19:49-3 Number of official ballots to be furnished. 19:49-3. At least one week prior to the start of the early voting period for any primary, local, or general election two sets of official ballots shall be provided for each voting machine, for each polling place, for each electi…

19:49-4. Instruction ballots; sample ballots; preparation; mailing; posting a. (1) The officer or officers whose duty it may be under this subtitle to provide and furnish official ballots for any polling place where a voting machine is to be used shall also provide 2 sample ballo…

19:49-5. Irregular ballots Ballots voted for any person whose name does not appear on the machine as a nominated candidate for office are herein referred to as irregular ballots. Such irregular ballot shall be written or affixed in or upon the receptacle or device provided on the…

19:50-1 Instructional sessions for district board members. 19:50-1. a. Within 30 days before each election, the county board of elections shall cause new members of the district boards who are to serve in election districts to be instructed in the conduct of elections, and in the…

19:50-2 Instruction in use of voting machines; availability. 19:50-2. a. For the first four successive general elections after the adoption of a new type of voting machine in a county, the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections, as the case may be, having cu…

19:50-3. Voting machine model; voter assistance For instructing the voters on any election day there shall, so far as practicable, be provided by the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting …

19:52-1. Preparation of polling places 19:52-1. The district boards of each election district shall meet at the polling place three-quarters of an hour before the time set for opening of the polls at each election and shall proceed to arrange the furniture, stationery and voting …

19:52-2. Location of voting machines At all elections where voting machines may be used, the arrangement of the polling room shall be generally the same as is now provided for by law; the exterior of the voting machine and every part of the polling room shall be in plain view of …

19:52-2.1 Voting authorities; use, stringing. 1. In all counties wherein voting machines are used the county board of elections shall furnish for use in each election district at any election, a sufficient number of voting authorities in substantially the following form: City of …

19:52-2.2. Effective date This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. L.1944, c. 213, p. 752, s. 2.

19:52-3. Time allowed a voter 19:52-3. Where a voter presents himself for the purpose of voting, the election officer shall follow the procedure as now required by this title regarding the eligibility of a person to vote. If such eligibility is established, one of the district el…

19:52-3.1 Display of notice of official count of voters. 1. a. On the day of each primary and general election, the district boards of election at each polling place shall create and publicly display a notice containing an unofficial count of the cumulative number of voters who h…

19:52-4. Blind or physically disabled voters The provisions of this title relating to the assistance to be given to blind or physically disabled voters shall apply also where voting machines are used, and the word "booth" , when used in such provisions, shall include the voting m…

19:52-5. Locking, sealing of voting machine; reading, announcement of votes 19:52-5. Immediately upon the close of the polls, the district election officers shall lock and seal the voting machine against further voting and open the counter compartment in the presence of persons w…

19:52-6. Locking machine, rechecking, cost, deposit; irregular ballots, disposition. 19:52-6. For voting machines that are exempted by paragraph (2) of subsection b. of R.S.19:48-1, the district election officers shall, as soon as the count is completed and fully ascertained, as …

19:52-6.1. Manner of rechecking machines Whenever a judge of the Superior Court assigned to a county enters an order for the recheck of any voting machines the county board of elections of such county shall conduct such recheck in co-operation with the county clerk, the commissio…

19:52-7. Disposition of keys The keys of each voting machine shall be inclosed in an envelope to be supplied by the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting machines, on which shall be writte…

19:52-8 Voter security, paper ballots, privacy sleeves, screens, shield, curtain. 1. In a manner consistent with the requirement for voting machines to secure the voter's secrecy in the act of voting as required under R.S.19:48-1, and for electronic voting systems to provide for …

19:52-9 Certification, primary, general election, county clerk, list, easily identifiable location, Internet site, district-level results. 2. a. Upon the certification of the results of a primary or general election, each county clerk, in consultation with the commissioner of reg…

19:53-1 Unauthorized possession of equipment, tampering, etc., crime. 19:53-1. Any unauthorized person found in possession of any such voting machine in use or to be used in any election, or keys thereof, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Any person willfully tampe…

19:53A-1. Definitions As used in this act, unless otherwise specified: a. "Automatic tabulating equipment" includes apparatus which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on ballot cards, and tabulates the results. b. "Ballot card" means a tabulating card on which votes…