Title 19, Title 19: ELECTIONS

19:58-28. Canvass of presidential ballots The inner envelopes containing the Presidential ballots shall be opened and the Presidential ballots shall be removed therefrom and counted, and the votes so cast canvassed, and the results thereof certified, by the county board of electi…

19:58-29 Marking of Statewide voter registration system, duplicate voting records. 29. As soon as practicable after each election, the commissioner of registration shall cause to be marked the Statewide voter registration system and all duplicate voting records to show that a Pre…

19:58-3. Persons entitled to qualify and vote for presidential electors Any removed resident shall be entitled to qualify and vote for electors for President and Vice-President of the United States in any Presidential Election to be held in this State in the manner provided in th…

19:58-30. Ballots and other papers 30. The county board of elections shall keep, for a period of one year, all of the affidavits of residence and applications for Presidential ballots, together with all certificates accompanying the same, all voted Presidential ballots, and all o…

19:58-31. Powers of county board, clerk, superintendent and commissioner over voting by presidential ballot The county board of elections, the county clerk, the superintendent of elections and the commissioner of registration shall exercise the same powers over voting by Presiden…

19:58-32. Validity of election not affected by irregularities No election shall be held to be invalid by reason of any irregularity or failure in the preparation or forwarding of any Presidential ballots pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1964, c. 134, s. 32.

19:58-33 Violations; disenfranchisement. 33. Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this act, or who, not being entitled to vote under this act, fraudulently votes, or attempts to vote thereunder or enables, or attempts to enable another person, not entitled t…

19:58-4. Certificate of disqualification of removed resident; authority for determination Any certificate filed by an applicant for a Presidential ballot as to the disqualification of a removed resident, who does not reside in this State, to vote for electors for President and Vi…

19:58-5. Obtaining application form for presidential ballot An application form for a Presidential ballot may be obtained from the clerk of the municipality, or the county clerk of the county, in which such applicant was last registered to vote in this State prior to the date of …

19:58-6. Preparation of application forms for presidential ballots and forms of affidavits of residence; color of paper Application forms for Presidential ballots to be made by removed residents and forms of affidavits of residence shall be prepared by the county clerk and shall …

19:58-8. Application for presidential ballot by removed resident; form and contents An application for a Presidential ballot to be made by a removed resident shall be in substantially the following form: APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT-- REMOVED RESIDENT I, the undersigned, d…

19:58-9. Time and manner of application; certificate of registration officer in election district in which removed resident resides Applications for Presidential ballots shall be made, as prescribed by this act, to the clerk of the county, in which the ballot is to be voted, in p…

19:59-1 Short title amended. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law." L.1976, c.23, s.1; amended 2008, c.61, s.1.

19:59-10 Completion, transmittal of ballot. 10. a. For ballots sent to overseas voters or overseas federal election voters or overseas State and federal election voters, other than such ballots sent to the voter by electronic means, the procedure for completing the ballot shall b…

19:59-11 Receiving and handling of ballots. 11. Upon receipt of each ballot from an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter, other than a ballot which had been sent by electronic means to an overseas voter or overseas federal…

19:59-12 Request for ballots, transmittal. 12. An overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter may request, on any application form used, a ballot for all elections held during the calendar year in which the request is made and in…

19:59-13 Rules and regulations. 13. To effectuate the purposes of this act, P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-1 et seq.), and its administration, the Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary and desirable. L.1976, c.23, s.13; amended 2…

19:59-14 Validity of voted overseas ballot transmitted by electronic means. 3. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a copy of an overseas voter's or overseas federal election voter's or overseas State and federal election voter's voted ballot, or a voted f…

19:59-15 Procedure relative to ballot transmission by electronic means. 4. a. Immediately after a copy of an overseas voter's or overseas federal election voter's or overseas State and federal election voter's voted ballot, or a voted federal write-in absentee ballot, has been tr…

19:59-16 Information provided to overseas voters, overseas federal elections voters. 26. For the purpose of complying with the federal "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act," 52 U.S.C. s.20301 et seq., the office of the Secretary of State shall: a. be designated as…

19:59-2 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: a. "United States" means each of the several states, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the United States Virgin Islands; the term does not mean or include the Canal Zone or any other territ…

19:59-3 Registration of overseas voter, oversea federal election voter. 3. Upon compliance with the provisions of this act, P.L.1976, c.23 (C.19:59-1 et seq.), as amended by P.L.2017, c.39: a. any person meeting the qualifications of an overseas voter may register to vote and may…

19:59-4 Request for application; qualification to vote. 4. a. Requests for an application to vote in any election as an overseas voter or a federal election as an overseas federal election voter or a State election or federal election as an overseas State and federal election vot…

19:59-5 Application form. 5. a. Other than a federal postcard application, an application for a ballot by an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter shall be in substantially the following form: I the undersigned, certify the…

19:59-6 Approval; lists; inspection; delivery to county board. 6. Each county clerk, upon receipt of an application for a ballot by an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter, including a federal postcard application, shall d…

19:59-7 Form of ballot. 7. The county clerk shall prescribe the form of the ballot for overseas voters and overseas federal election voters and overseas State and federal election voters. L.1976, c.23, s.7; amended 2008, c.61, s.7; 2017, c.39, s.6; 2022, c.72, s.6.

19:59-8 Instructions for completion, return of ballots; notice. 8. a. Each county clerk shall send by air mail, with each ballot for an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter transmitted by such means, appropriate printed in…

19:59-8.1 Processing overseas voter, overseas federal election voter requests, transmittal by electronic means. 12. Whenever a county clerk receives a request by electronic means from an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election vote…

19:59-9 Printing of certificate upon margin of flap of inner envelope. 9. Upon the margin of the flap of the inner envelope to be sent to an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter shall be printed a certificate substantially…

19:60-1 School elections, adjustments, ballots. 1. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an annual school election shall be held in a Type II district on the third Tuesday in April. However, in any school year, the Commissioner of Education shall make any adjustments t…

19:60-1.1 Procedure for moving the date of school elections. 1. a. (1) The question of moving the date of a school district's annual school election to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, to be held simultaneously with the general election, shall be submitted to…

19:60-1.2 Moving date of certain school district annual school election. 1. a. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, a Type II district with a board of school estimate may move the date of the school district's annual school election pursuant to the provisi…

19:60-10. Printing of sample ballots 10. The county clerk shall cause samples of the official school election ballot to be printed in the same manner as prescribed for the printing of sample ballots for the general election by R.S.19:14-21. In counties not having a superintendent…

19:60-10.1 Information sent to newly-registered voters for school election. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a school election and who is eligible to participate in that election may be sent, ins…

19:60-11 Use of poll list in lieu of signature copy register. 11. The district board of election shall, for any school election held at a time other than the time of the general election, utilize a poll list instead of the signature copy register. The poll list shall be arranged …

19:60-12 Expenses; mandated expenditures. 12. All costs, charges and expenses, including the compensation of the members of the district boards and the compensation and expenses of the county board of elections, the county superintendent of elections, the clerk of the county, and…

19:60-2 Special elections; days, certain, changes; notice. 2. a. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the board of education of a type II district may call a special election of the legal voters of the district on only the fourth Tuesday in Janu…

19:60-3 District board members to perform election duties; designation of polling place, voting equipment. 3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:6-1, for school elections held at times other than at the time of the general election the county board of the county in which…

19:60-4 Submission of public questions. 4. The secretary of each board of education shall, not later than 10 o'clock a.m. of the 18th day preceding the annual April school election or the 60th day preceding a special school election, make and certify and forward to the clerk of t…

19:60-5 Petition of nomination; contents. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:13-4, each nominating petition for a candidate to be voted upon at a school election shall be addressed to the secretary of the board of education and therein shall be set forth: a. A statement …

19:60-6 Certificate accompanying nominating petition. 6. Accompanying the nominating petition and to be filed therewith, there shall be a certificate signed by the person endorsed in the petition stating that: a. The person is qualified to be elected to the office for which the p…

19:60-7 Nomination procedure; withdrawal, vacancy; objections. 7. Each candidate to be voted upon at a school election shall be nominated directly by petition, and the procedures for such nomination shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.1…

19:60-8 Positions on ballot determined by drawing. 8. The county clerk shall conduct the ballot draw for candidates for school board member in those school districts that hold November elections, in accordance with the procedures set forth in R.S.19:14-12. In those school distric…

19:60-9 Ballot, form, contents. 9. The ballot for a school election shall be a single or blanket form of ballot, upon which shall be printed in bold-faced type the words "OFFICIAL SCHOOL ELECTION BALLOT" or "OFFICIAL SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION BALLOT," as appropriate. Any public que…

19:61-1 Findings, declarations relative to elections. 1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. The "Help America Vote Act of 2002," Pub.L.107-252, was enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002. b. The new federal law, based upon recommendation…

19:61-2 Short title. 2. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Act." L.2004,c.88,s.2.