Title 19, ELECTIONS

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.

19:61-3 Federal Elections Assistance Fund. 3. There is hereby established in the Department of the Treasury a special, nonlapsing fund to be known as the Federal Elections Assistance Fund. The fund is established in accordance with paragraph (b) of section 254 of Pub.L.107-252, (…

19:61-4 Free-access system for voters. 4. a. The Secretary of State shall establish a free-access system, such as a toll-free telephone number, an Internet website or any combination thereof, that any individual who casts a provisional ballot, mail-in ballot, or overseas ballot i…

19:61-5 Free-access system for information to voters using mail-in, overseas ballots. 5. The Secretary of State shall establish a free-access system, such as a toll-free telephone number, an Internet website or any combination thereof, that any individual who casts a mail-in ball…

19:61-6 Filing of complaint, procedure in Division of Elections, alternative procedure. 6. a. After January 1, 2004, any individual who believes that there is, has been, or will be a violation of any provision of Title III of Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) may, pursuant …

19:61-7 Report on certain absentee ballots in federal elections. 7. No later than the 90th day following the day of each regularly scheduled general election of candidates for federal office, each county board of elections shall submit to the Secretary of State for transmittal to…

19:61-8 Reports on implementation of "Help America Vote Act of 2002." 8. The Attorney General shall issue a report on the progress of the implementation of the federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002," Pub.L.107-252 (116 Stat 1666) in the State to the Governor, the Senate Presiden…

19:61-9 Audits of election results. 1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Secretary of State shall appoint each year an independent, professional audit team. It shall oversee, in each county, post-election audits of the voter-verifiable paper rec…

19:62-1 Municipality with 500 or fewer persons may conduct elections by mail. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, regulation or rule to the contrary, a municipality with a population of 500 or fewer persons, according to the latest federal decennial census, may conduct all election…

19:62-10 Receipt time of ballot for it to be counted, counting. 10. a. For a ballot to be counted, it shall be received by the county board of elections no later than the time established for the closing of the polls for that election, pursuant to subsection h. of section 2 of th…

19:62-11 Criteria for a ballot to be counted. 11. If received in a timely manner, a ballot shall be counted only if: a. the ballot is returned in the inner envelope and the inner envelope is enclosed in the outer envelope; b. the envelopes in which it is returned manifest no sign…

19:62-12 Challenging of voter, ballot. 12. Any ballot and any voter casting a ballot in an election held by mail may be challenged pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Attorney General. L.2005,c.148,s.12.

19:62-13 Rules, regulations. 13. The Attorney General shall promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2005,c.148,s.13,

19:62-2 Election by mail, duties of county clerk. 2. If an election by mail is authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, P.L.2005, c.148 (C.19:62-1), the county clerk shall: a. publish, in advance of the election and pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Secret…

19:62-3 Election by mail, duties of county board of elections. 3. If an election by mail is authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, P.L.2005, c.148 (C.19:62-1), the county board of elections shall: a. consult with the county clerk and the municipal clerk with respect to the…

19:62-4 Election by mail, availability of voting machine accessible to disabled persons. 4. If an election by mail is authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, P.L.2005, c.148 (C. 19:62-1), the superintendent of elections or the commissioner of registration, as may be appropr…

19:62-5 Replacement ballot. 5. A registered voter may obtain a replacement ballot if a ballot has not been received by that person, or if it has been destroyed, spoiled or lost. A registered voter seeking a replacement ballot shall proceed to the office of the county clerk or mun…

19:62-6 Statement on ballot. 6. Each ballot obtained from the county clerk or the municipal clerk shall have printed or stamped on it the following statement: ANY PERSON WHO, BY USE OF FORCE OR ANY OTHER MEANS, UNDULY INFLUENCES A VOTER TO VOTE IN ANY PARTICULAR MANNER OR TO REFR…

19:62-7 Ballots for primary election for general election. 7. For a primary election for the general election: a. the county clerk shall mail the ballot of a political party to each voter in the municipality who is registered as being affiliated with the political party as of the…

19:62-8 Voter's actions prior to transmittal of ballot. 8. Prior to transmitting a ballot to the county board of elections, a registered voter shall mark it and place it in the inner envelope. The inner envelope shall then be placed in the outer envelope and that envelope shall b…

19:62-9 Open hours of office of municipal clerk on election days. 9. The office of the municipal clerk shall be open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the day of an election to provide replacement ballots or provisional ballots to voters, receive voted ballots being deposited in per…

19:63-1 Short title. 1. This act shall be known as and may be cited as "The Vote By Mail Law." L.2009, c.79, s.1.

19:63-10 Forwarding of requests to county board of elections, lists of requests kept. 10. a. Each county clerk, after processing the applications for mail-in ballots requiring approval under section 8 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-8) and furnishing the applicants with a mail-in ball…

19:63-11 Ballots marked "Official Mail-In Ballot." 11. a. Each mail-in ballot to be used at any election shall conform generally to the ballot to be used at the election in the voter's district but the ballots shall be clearly marked "Official Mail-In Ballot." At the top of every…

19:63-12 Directions for preparation, transmission of mail-in ballot; free-access system. 12. Each county clerk shall send, with each mail-in ballot, printed directions for the preparation and transmitting of the ballots as required by this act. The directions shall be printed in …

19:63-13 Certificate of mail-in voter. 13. a. On the margin of the flap on the inner envelopes to be sent to mail-in voters there shall be printed a certificate in the following form: CERTIFICATE OF MAIL-IN VOTER I, ........................., whose home address is ...............…

19:63-14 Certification by county clerk. 14. Each county clerk shall, from time to time and prior to each election, certify in writing under oath to the commissioner of registration of the county, the names and addresses of the persons to whom mail-in ballots to be voted at such e…

19:63-15 Marking of applicant's record. 15. The commissioner of registration upon receipt of the information from the county clerk required by section 14 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-14) shall mark the applicant's record in the Statewide voter registration system and duplicate voti…

19:63-16 Marking, delivery of mail-in ballot. 16. a. A mail-in voter shall be entitled to mark any mail-in ballot forwarded to the voter for voting at any election by indicating the voter's choice of candidates for the offices named, and as to public questions, if any, stated the…