19:44B-7. Powers and duties of commission
It shall be the duty of the commission to investigate and conduct hearings with regard to possible violations and impose penalties, to issue subpenas for the production of documents and the attendance of witnesses, and to enforce the provisions of this act in the manner set forth in "The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act," P.L.1973, c. 83 (C. 19:44A-1 et seq.). The commission shall have the authority to initiate a civil action in the Superior Court of New Jersey or in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the provisions of this act or enjoining violations thereof or recovering any penalty prescribed by this act. The commission shall promulgate such regulations and official forms and perform such duties as are necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
L.1981, c. 129, s. 7, eff. May 1, 1981.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Section 19:1-1 - As used in this Title.
Section 19:1-2 - Title applicable to commission governed municipalities
Section 19:1-3 - Title applicable to charter elections
Section 19:1-4 - Title applicable to referendum procedure
Section 19:2-1 - Primary elections for delegates, alternates, general, special elections.
Section 19:2-3 - General and special elections
Section 19:3-1 - Public offices, party offices and public questions classified
Section 19:3-2 - Filling of public offices, vacancies; public questions; exceptions
Section 19:3-2.1 - Election to office of Lieutenant Governor, certification.
Section 19:3-3 - Election of delegates, alternates at primary election.
Section 19:3-4 - Basis of election to office
Section 19:3-5 - Incompatible offices, prohibition; qualifications for certain elected offices.
Section 19:3-5.1 - Accepting nomination for more than one office.
Section 19:3-5.2 - Holding simultaneously more than one elective public office prohibited;
Section 19:3-6 - Form of public question; when question deemed approved; "legal voters" defined
Section 19:3-7 - Office forfeited by nonfiling of statement or filing of false statement
Section 19:3-9 - Circumstances under which office not void
Section 19:3-10 - Name not printed on ballot; next highest name printed
Section 19:3-11 - No certificate of election to candidate elected
Section 19:3-12 - Delivered certificate of election void
Section 19:3-13 - Candidate inducted into office; proceedings for vacation of office
Section 19:3-14 - No certificate of election delivered
Section 19:3-15 - Delivered certificate of election void
Section 19:3-16 - Candidate inducted into office; proceedings for vacation of office
Section 19:3-17 - No certificate of election delivered
Section 19:3-18 - Delivered certificate of election void
Section 19:3-19 - Surrender by delegates to national convention of certificate voided
Section 19:3-20 - Candidate whose nomination or election annulled ineligible to fill vacancies
Section 19:3-21 - Candidate removed from office ineligible to fill vacancies; exception
Section 19:3-22 - Appointments null and void
Section 19:3-23 - Vacation of office when nomination or election void
Section 19:3-24 - Right to seek recovery of office unabridged
Section 19:3-25 - What constitutes vacancy
Section 19:3-27 - Vacancies in United States house of representatives; election to fill
Section 19:3-29 - Other vacancies; election to fill.
Section 19:4-1 - Qualifications; persons not having right of suffrage; right to register.
Section 19:4-4 - Arrest under civil process on election day
Section 19:4-4.1 - Voters having more than one place of residence; authority to file statement
Section 19:4-4.2 - Form and contents of statement
Section 19:4-4.4 - Filing like statement on subsequent change of domicile
Section 19:4-4.6 - Act as remedial; construction
Section 19:4-4.7 - False oath, affirmation, fourth degree crime.
Section 19:4-10 - Geographical composition
Section 19:4-13 - Readjustment of boundaries for correct number of voters
Section 19:4-14 - Revision or readjustment of boundaries at option of county board
Section 19:4-15 - Division of election district, timing.
Section 19:4-16 - Maps of county, municipality; filing; formats.
Section 19:4-17 - Secretary of state as liaison with Bureau of Census
Section 19:4-18 - "Voting Precinct Transparency Act."
Section 19:5-1 - Powers of and restrictions upon political parties; party columns on official ballot
Section 19:5-2 - Membership and organization of municipal committees.
Section 19:5-5 - Maintenance of party organization
Section 19:6-2 - Application for membership on district board; qualifications.
Section 19:6-4 - Removal of members
Section 19:6-5 - Removal of district board member; filing of vacancies
Section 19:6-6 - Board may function notwithstanding vacancies
Section 19:6-7 - Assignment of members to election districts
Section 19:6-8 - Term of office; notification of appointment
Section 19:6-9 - Attendance of members
Section 19:6-9.1 - Conduct of election may be divided into two shifts
Section 19:6-10 - Meeting, organization of district board.
Section 19:6-11 - Oath of office of members; power to administer oaths
Section 19:6-12 - Member becoming candidate
Section 19:6-13 - Vacancies; filling
Section 19:6-14 - Boards for changed or new election districts; appointment
Section 19:6-15 - Constabulary powers of members; police assistance
Section 19:6-15.1 - Uniforms and exposed weapons forbidden; penalty
Section 19:6-16 - Police assigned to district boards in municipalities
Section 19:6-17 - County board of elections, membership, appointments, compensation.
Section 19:6-17.1 - Nominations, appointments; timeframe.
Section 19:6-18 - Nomination for member of county board; certification, appointment, term.
Section 19:6-19 - Filling vacancies
Section 19:6-20 - Appointments by Governor in absence of nomination
Section 19:6-21 - Board office; equipment; supplies
Section 19:6-21.1 - Preparation of annual budget request by county board of elections.
Section 19:6-22 - Organization of county board of elections.
Section 19:6-23 - Oath of office of members; power to administer oaths
Section 19:6-24 - Powers and duties of board delegated to clerk.
Section 19:6-25 - Sitting on general election days required.
Section 19:6-26 - County boards of elections as; clerk
Section 19:6-27 - Board of State Canvassers
Section 19:6-28 - Proceedings open and public
Section 19:6-29 - Majority necessary for decisions; dissents
Section 19:6-30 - Maintenance of order, powers
Section 19:7-1 - Appointment of challengers
Section 19:7-2 - Appointment of challengers.
Section 19:7-3 - Filing of appointment, application for challengers
Section 19:7-4 - Permits issued to challengers, revocation
Section 19:7-6.1 - Limitation on number of challengers present in polling place
Section 19:8-2 - Suggested list of available places, selection.
Section 19:8-3 - Schoolhouses and public buildings; other locations; certification of expenses.
Section 19:8-3.1 - Accessibility of polling places.
Section 19:8-3.2 - Inaccessible polling place; alternate place, mail-in ballot.
Section 19:8-3.3 - Polling places, compliance with federal ADA.
Section 19:8-3.4 - Report of inaccessible polling places, ADA guidelines.
Section 19:8-3.5 - Review and compliance.
Section 19:8-3.6 - Report to federal authorities
Section 19:8-3.7 - Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee in each county.
Section 19:8-3.8 - "Polling Place Accessibility Fund"; use.
Section 19:8-4 - Certification of list of polling places.
Section 19:8-5 - Display of American flag
Section 19:8-5.1 - Sign identifying polling place, hours.
Section 19:8-6 - Proper equipment and voting instructions.
Section 19:8-7 - Booths; size; doors or curtains; shelf; privacy sleeves, folders.
Section 19:8-8 - Number of booths
Section 19:8-9 - Location of booths
Section 19:8-10 - Location of ballot boxes in polling places
Section 19:8-11 - By whom provided and repaired
Section 19:8-12 - Size and construction of boxes
Section 19:9-1 - "Election supplies" defined
Section 19:9-2 - Preparation of information and election supplies.
Section 19:9-3 - Distribution of supplies by secretary of state
Section 19:9-4 - Distribution of supplies by county clerks
Section 19:9-5 - Distribution of supplies by municipal clerks
Section 19:10-1 - Custodial officer to preserve two years
Section 19:12-1 - Certification as to creation of political party.
Section 19:12-5 - Notice that officers will be chosen at general election.
Section 19:12-6 - Statement designating public offices to be filled at election.
Section 19:12-7 - Publication of notice of election.
Section 19:12-8 - Contents of notice.
Section 19:12-9 - Publication of certain election procedures required
Section 19:12-10 - Public notice of dates relevant to elections and voters; internet sites.
Section 19:13-1 - Direct petition and primary election
Section 19:13-2 - State convention; presidential and vice presidential electors
Section 19:13-3 - To whom petition addressed
Section 19:13-4 - Contents of petition.
Section 19:13-5 - Signatures to petition; number.
Section 19:13-6 - Signing of petition; addresses
Section 19:13-7 - Certification of petition.
Section 19:13-8 - Candidate nominated by petition, conditions for acceptance of nomination.
Section 19:13-8.1 - Petitions filed after deadline; ineligible candidates.
Section 19:13-9 - Filing of petitions, time.
Section 19:13-10 - Objection to petition
Section 19:13-11 - Determination of validity of objections.
Section 19:13-12 - Judicial hearing.
Section 19:13-13 - Amendment of petitions; time.
Section 19:13-14 - Procedure; highest aggregate of votes to determine party candidates
Section 19:13-16 - Declined nomination.
Section 19:13-17 - Notice of declination to signers of petition or committees to fill vacancies
Section 19:13-19 - Nomination of successor.
Section 19:13-20 - Vacancy procedure.
Section 19:13-20.1 - Candidate vacancy not filled
Section 19:13-21 - Candidate for Presidential elector.
Section 19:13-22 - Secretary of State; statement to county clerks of nominations, vacancies.
Section 19:13-23 - Secretary of state to county clerks of vacancy nominations; contents
Section 19:14-1 - Copy for printer.
Section 19:14-2 - Contents; names of candidates; public questions
Section 19:14-3 - Detachable coupon; printing thereon
Section 19:14-4 - Official elections; ballots; specifications.
Section 19:14-5 - Printing body of ballot
Section 19:14-6 - Column designations; accompanying instructions.
Section 19:14-7 - Printed rulings on ballot
Section 19:14-8 - Arrangement of ballots.
Section 19:14-8.1 - Ballots for presidential electors
Section 19:14-9 - Duplicate nominations for same office; selection of column and designation
Section 19:14-10 - Nominations by petition.
Section 19:14-12 - Procedure for determining position on ballot.
Section 19:14-13 - Arrangement of public questions
Section 19:14-14 - Public questions at foot of ballot; instructions to voters
Section 19:14-16 - Style of type, rulings and spacing.
Section 19:14-18 - Number of ballots on hand
Section 19:14-19 - Custody of printed ballots
Section 19:14-20 - Correction of errors
Section 19:14-21.1 - Information sent to newly-registered voters for general election.
Section 19:14-22 - Form and contents; color of paper.
Section 19:14-23 - Envelopes for mailing official general election sample ballots
Section 19:14-24 - Delivery by municipal clerks to district boards.
Section 19:14-25.1 - Sample ballot not required to be sent under certain circumstances.
Section 19:14-26 - Preservation of envelopes and ballots returned by postmaster
Section 19:14-27 - Inclusion with sample ballot; other arrangements in certain counties
Section 19:14-28 - Descriptive marks in case of amendments
Section 19:14-29 - Relation to statute or constitution made clear
Section 19:14-30 - Attorney general to designate information to be sent
Section 19:14-31 - Summary statement sufficient
Section 19:14-32 - Printing and delivery by secretary of state
Section 19:14-33 - When referendum notices unnecessary
Section 19:14-34 - County clerks to municipal clerks; packages sealed; record of delivery; receipts
Section 19:15-2 - Operation hours of polls; members present.
Section 19:15-3 - Lighting and equipment of booths
Section 19:15-4 - Official ballots only used; place of keeping and distribution; no envelopes
Section 19:15-5 - Emergency ballots; preparation; use
Section 19:15-6 - Unofficial ballots; use permitted
Section 19:15-8 - Persons allowed in polling place; simulated voting.
Section 19:15-9 - Persons in polling place allowed to vote at closing of polls
Section 19:15-10 - Proclamation of opening of polls
Section 19:15-11 - Distribution and use of ballot box keys; locking ballot boxes
Section 19:15-12 - Ballot box shown to be empty; locking
Section 19:15-17 - Comparison of signatures or statements; identifying documentation.
Section 19:15-18 - Voter challenges
Section 19:15-18.1 - Challenged voter may establish right to vote
Section 19:15-18.2 - Grounds for challenging right to vote specified
Section 19:15-18.3 - Challenged voter may appeal to Superior Court judge.
Section 19:15-19 - Challenge on ground of conviction of crime; questions and answers
Section 19:15-20 - Challenge on ground of alienage; evidence of citizenship
Section 19:15-21 - Challenge on grounds of disqualification; oath
Section 19:15-22 - Examination of challenged voter
Section 19:15-24 - Challenging voter, procedure, violations by members of board, removal
Section 19:15-25 - Ballot given to voter; instructions
Section 19:15-26 - Ballots marked secretly in booth; violation disorderly persons offense.
Section 19:15-28 - Voting for personal choice
Section 19:15-29 - Ballot spoiled by voter; procedure to obtain another
Section 19:15-30 - Folding ballot; retention by voter until received by board
Section 19:15-31 - Delivery of ballot by voter to board; procedure thereon
Section 19:15-32 - Ballot deposited in ballot box by member of board
Section 19:15-33 - Ballot box filled
Section 19:15-34 - Time limit for challenging
Section 19:15A-1 - Early voting.
Section 19:15A-2 - Appointment of challengers for early voting.
Section 19:15A-3 - Information available to the public.
Section 19:15A-4 - Early votes canvassed after closing of polls on day of election.
Section 19:15A-5 - Published information concerning early voting procedure.
Section 19:15A-6 - Reimbursement for local governing body.
Section 19:15A-7 - Adjustments to regulations, new regulations.
Section 19:15A-8 - Application of provisions of act.
Section 19:16-2 - Votes counted publicly without adjournment
Section 19:16-3 - Counting votes; distinguishing marks; ballots improperly prepared
Section 19:16-4 - Void ballots; distinguishing marks
Section 19:16-5 - Invalid ballots marked "void," numbering, stringing
Section 19:16-6 - Majority decision of board final; dissents entered
Section 19:16-7 - Reading, stringing of ballots
Section 19:16-8 - Tally sheets; entries; disposition
Section 19:16-9 - Casting of totals; notation on tally sheets
Section 19:16-10 - Public announcement of results
Section 19:17-1 - Statement of results
Section 19:17-2 - Certification of statement of result of count of votes; form
Section 19:17-3 - Filing of statements.
Section 19:17-5 - Failure to deliver proper statements, etc., penalty
Section 19:18-1 - Election records placed in ballot box.
Section 19:18-2 - Ballot boxes delivered to municipal clerks
Section 19:18-4 - Preservation of ballot boxes and contents
Section 19:18-6 - Ballot box keys deposited with county clerk
Section 19:18-7 - Preservation of records; sale as waste paper
Section 19:18-8 - Inspection of ballot boxes, books and documents by Superior Court
Section 19:19-1 - Meeting of board of county canvassers.
Section 19:19-2 - Absence of county clerk; substitute
Section 19:19-3 - Oath of substitute clerk
Section 19:19-4 - Adjournment of meeting
Section 19:19-5 - Statements obtained
Section 19:19-6 - Second adjournment of meeting
Section 19:19-7 - Custody of statements during adjournment
Section 19:19-8 - Canvass and statement of result of election
Section 19:19-9 - Contents of statement of canvass; certification
Section 19:19-10 - Form of statement of canvass
Section 19:19-11 - Form of certificate to statement of canvass
Section 19:19-13 - Other statement delivered to secretary of state
Section 19:19-14 - Statements of results by district boards preserved
Section 19:19-15 - Secretary of state to procure missing statements
Section 19:19-16 - Defective statements completed by secretary of state
Section 19:19-17 - Statements delivered to messenger of secretary of state
Section 19:20-1 - Scope of authority
Section 19:20-2 - Statement of determination
Section 19:20-3 - Certification of statement; form
Section 19:20-4 - Statements and certifications filed with county clerk
Section 19:20-5 - Certificates to successful candidates; signing and attestation
Section 19:20-6 - Statement of result of canvass for secretary of state
Section 19:20-7 - Certificate prima facie evidence of legislator's right to seat
Section 19:20-8 - Statements and certificates filed with municipal clerks
Section 19:20-9 - Certificates issued to successful municipal candidates; signing and attestation
Section 19:21-1 - Meeting times.
Section 19:21-2 - Substitute members
Section 19:21-3 - Oath of members
Section 19:21-4 - Substitute clerk of the board
Section 19:21-5 - Production of relevant statements, copies
Section 19:21-6 - Statement and certification of canvass
Section 19:21-7 - Form of statement and certificate
Section 19:22-1 - Statement of determination
Section 19:22-2 - Basis of statement
Section 19:22-3 - Certification and signing of statement
Section 19:22-4 - Form of statement and certificate
Section 19:22-5 - Statements filed with secretary of state
Section 19:22-6 - Certificates to successful candidates by secretary of state
Section 19:22-7 - Certificates of election of United States senators and congressmen
Section 19:23-1 - Notice, State committee to county committee; county committee to municipal clerks.
Section 19:23-5 - Party candidates for primary nominated by members of same party by petition
Section 19:23-6 - Address of petitions
Section 19:23-7 - Signers; certificates of candidates.
Section 19:23-8 - Numbers of signers to petitions
Section 19:23-10 - Single or several petitions; signing rules and regulations.
Section 19:23-11 - Verification of petition.
Section 19:23-12 - Committee on vacancies.
Section 19:23-14 - Certification by municipal clerk.
Section 19:23-15 - Acceptance, statement by candidates to accompany petitions.
Section 19:23-16 - Person nominated by petition; filing of certificate.
Section 19:23-17 - Designation on primary ticket of policy or faction
Section 19:23-18 - Grouping of candidates
Section 19:23-19 - Defective petition; notice to candidates
Section 19:23-20 - Amendment of defective petition; time specified.
Section 19:23-20.1 - Deadline for objection to nomination petition.
Section 19:23-20.2 - Duties, responsibilities of officer with whom original petition was filed.
Section 19:23-21 - Certification by Secretary of State.
Section 19:23-22 - Certification by county clerk.
Section 19:23-22.4 - Printing ballots in counties
Section 19:23-22.5 - Cost of printing ballots in certain counties
Section 19:23-23 - Separate ballot for each party
Section 19:23-24 - Primary election ballots; position.
Section 19:23-25 - Make up and printing ballot
Section 19:23-25.1 - Designation or slogan on primary ballots
Section 19:23-26.2 - Application of laws on primary election for general election
Section 19:23-27 - Printing of ballots; number; cost paid by municipalities
Section 19:23-28 - Style of ballot; paper and type
Section 19:23-29 - Error in ballots; correction
Section 19:23-30 - Number of ballots and envelopes; printing; delivery; cost paid by municipalities.
Section 19:23-30.1 - Information sent to newly-registered voters for primary election.
Section 19:23-31 - Sample ballot facsimile of official ballot.
Section 19:23-32 - Words on envelopes
Section 19:23-34 - Mailing sample ballots.
Section 19:23-35 - Posting sample ballots.
Section 19:23-36 - Return of unused sample ballots and envelopes
Section 19:23-37 - Public display of returned envelopes
Section 19:23-38 - Municipal clerk to members of district boards; receipt
Section 19:23-39 - Members of district boards to board; receipts
Section 19:23-40 - Primary elections, dates, time.
Section 19:23-41 - Officers in charge
Section 19:23-42 - Method of conducting primary elections.
Section 19:23-45 - Requirements for voting in primary elections; affiliation.
Section 19:23-45.1 - Notice of requirements for voting in primary elections, publication.
Section 19:23-45.2 - Cost of publication; payment by counties
Section 19:23-45.3 - Rules and regulations
Section 19:23-47 - Preparation and casting of ballots
Section 19:23-48 - Challenges; procedure
Section 19:23-49 - Counting of votes.
Section 19:23-50 - Statements of result; contents
Section 19:23-51 - Form of statement
Section 19:23-52 - Certification of statement
Section 19:23-54 - Canvass of votes by municipal clerks; certificates of election to county board.
Section 19:23-55 - Canvass of votes by county clerks; statement
Section 19:23-56 - Certificates of election of members of state committee
Section 19:23-57 - Canvass of votes by secretary of state; certificates of election issued
Section 19:23-58 - Provisions of title applicable.
Section 19:24-1 - Notification relative to number of delegates, alternates to be elected.
Section 19:24-2 - Certification as to number of delegates, alternates to be elected.
Section 19:24-3 - Nomination by petition
Section 19:24-4 - National convention delegates.
Section 19:24-5 - Delegates grouped; choice for president included in petition
Section 19:24-6 - Delegates and alternates at large; election; ballots
Section 19:25-3 - Presidential candidates.
Section 19:25-4 - Certification of names indorsed.
Section 19:26-1 - Return of election documents, equipment.
Section 19:26-2 - Primary books; public inspection; removal of names
Section 19:27-2 - New register not required in unchanged election districts
Section 19:27-3 - Nomination of candidates by petition
Section 19:27-4 - Writ of election
Section 19:27-5 - Proclamation
Section 19:27-6 - Congressional vacancies.
Section 19:27-7 - Writs delivered to secretary of state
Section 19:27-8 - Copies of writ
Section 19:27-9 - Publication of writ
Section 19:27-11 - Filling vacancies in county, municipal offices.
Section 19:27-11.1 - Filling of vacancies in Legislature.
Section 19:27-11.2 - Interim successor
Section 19:27-11.3 - Nomination from floor
Section 19:27-11.4 - Office remaining vacant
Section 19:27-12 - Notice of other special elections
Section 19:27-13 - Make-up of registers of voters
Section 19:27-14 - Delivery of registers; disposition after election
Section 19:27A-1 - Short title
Section 19:27A-2 - Power to recall elected officials
Section 19:27A-3 - Definitions.
Section 19:27A-4 - Recall; vote required, service of term, statements, procedures
Section 19:27A-5 - Recall petition; signatures required
Section 19:27A-6 - Notice of intention; filing.
Section 19:27A-7 - Review of notice of intention; approval; publication; answer
Section 19:27A-8 - Format of recall petition; requirements.
Section 19:27A-9 - Circulator of recall petition.
Section 19:27A-10 - Filing of petition by recall committee; time
Section 19:27A-11 - Review of petition by recall election official
Section 19:27A-12 - Contesting decisions of recall officials
Section 19:27A-14 - Recall election, conduct
Section 19:27A-15 - Ballot used at recall election; filling of vacancy
Section 19:27A-16 - Results of recall election
Section 19:27A-17 - Recall committee, recall defense committee; regulation of contributions; reports
Section 19:27A-18 - Statutes inoperative
Section 19:28-1 - Application for recount.
Section 19:28-2 - Expenses of recount; liability for; deposit by applicants
Section 19:28-3 - Recount; order and proceedings
Section 19:28-4 - Revocation of election certificate; new certificate
Section 19:28-6 - Copies of certificates delivered to successful candidates
Section 19:28-7 - Copy of certificate delivered to secretary of state in certain cases
Section 19:28-8 - Correction of errors in referendum recount
Section 19:29-1 - Grounds stated
Section 19:29-3 - Filing of certain petitions.
Section 19:29-4 - Time for trial; notice
Section 19:29-5 - Procedure at trial
Section 19:29-6 - Witnesses and evidence
Section 19:29-7 - Witnesses required to testify
Section 19:29-8 - Judgment; misconduct by members of district boards
Section 19:29-9 - Form and effect of judgment
Section 19:29-10 - Order of court putting successful party in office
Section 19:29-13 - Enforcement of judgment on appeal
Section 19:29-14 - Costs; liability for
Section 19:31-1 - Registration required to vote
Section 19:31-2 - Commissioner of registration.
Section 19:31-3 - Registration forms, original and duplicate; contents
Section 19:31-3.1 - Statewide voter information on party affiliation.
Section 19:31-3.3 - Digitized images of signatures, use; other information.
Section 19:31-5 - Persons entitled to register; failure to vote no grounds for removal.
Section 19:31-6 - Registration places, time, requirements.
Section 19:31-6a - Chief State election official designated, Secretary of State.