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• Chapter 1

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  As used in this Title:
  
  
• 2
  Title applicable to commission governed municipalities
  
  
• 3
  Title applicable to charter elections
  
  
• 4
  Title applicable to referendum procedure
  
  
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• Chapter 2

• 1
  Presidential primary for delegates, alternates, scheduling of primary elections.
  
  
• 3
  General and special elections
  
  
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• Chapter 3

• 20
  Candidate whose nomination or election annulled ineligible to fill vacancies
  
  
• 19
  Surrender by delegates to national convention of certificate voided
  
  
• 18
  Delivered certificate of election void
  
  
• 17
  No certificate of election delivered
  
  
• 16
  Candidate inducted into office; proceedings for vacation of office
  
  
• 15
  Delivered certificate of election void
  
  
• 21
  Candidate removed from office ineligible to fill vacancies; exception
  
  
• 22
  Appointments null and void
  
  
• 23
  Vacation of office when nomination or election void
  
  
• 24
  Right to seek recovery of office unabridged
  
  
• 25
  What constitutes vacancy
  
  
• 26
  Vacancies in United States senate; election to fill; temporary appointment by governor.
  
  
• 27
  Vacancies in United States house of representatives; election to fill
  
  
• 29
  Other vacancies; election to fill.
  
  
• 14
  No certificate of election delivered
  
  
• 13
  Candidate inducted into office; proceedings for vacation of office
  
  
• 1
  Public offices, party offices and public questions classified
  
  
• 2
  Filling of public offices, vacancies; public questions; exceptions
  
  
• 2.1
  Election to office of Lieutenant Governor, certification.
  
  
• 3
  Election of delegates, alternates at presidential primary election.
  
  
• 4
  Basis of election to office
  
  
• 5
  Incompatible offices, prohibition; qualifications for certain elected offices.
  
  
• 5.1
  Prohibition on accepting nomination by petition for more than one office
  
  
• 5.2
  Holding simultaneously more than one elective public office prohibited; exceptions.
  
  
• 12
  Delivered certificate of election void
  
  
• 11
  No certificate of election to candidate elected
  
  
• 10
  Name not printed on ballot; next highest name printed
  
  
• 9
  Circumstances under which office not void
  
  
• 7
  Office forfeited by nonfiling of statement or filing of false statement
  
  
• 6
  Form of public question; when question deemed approved; "legal voters" defined
  
  
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• Chapter 4

• 11
  District with one voting machine or four electronic system voting devices; accommodation for person with disabilities; number of voters.
  
  
• 12
  Districts with more voters; allotment of voting machines devices; appointment of additional members of district board.
  
  
• 13
  Readjustment of boundaries for correct number of voters
  
  
• 14
  Revision or readjustment of boundaries at option of county board
  
  
• 15
  Division of election district, timing.
  
  
• 16
  Maps and descriptions; filing; public inspection; rules and regulations
  
  
• 17
  Secretary of state as liaison with Bureau of Census
  
  
• 10
  Geographical composition
  
  
• 4.7
  False oath, affirmation, fourth degree crime.
  
  
• 4.6
  Act as remedial; construction
  
  
• 1
  Constitutional qualifications; persons not having right of suffrage; right to register.
  
  
• 4
  Arrest under civil process on election day
  
  
• 4.1
  Voters having more than one place of residence; authority to file statement
  
  
• 4.2
  Form and contents of statement
  
  
• 4.3
  Statement to be furnished by and filed with election official having jurisdiction of indicated domicile
  
  
• 4.4
  Filing like statement on subsequent change of domicile
  
  
• 4.5
  Statement as prima facie evidence of domicile; right to register in voting district
  
  
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• Chapter 5

• 6
  Annual convention; members; time and place, platform; resolutions and public hearings
  
  
• 5
  Maintenance of party organization
  
  
• 4.2
  Inadequacy of time to give notice; filling of additional memberships on state committee
  
  
• 4.1
  Apportionment of members different from apportionment under which current members elected; adoption of bylaws; election of new members
  
  
• 4a
  Access to financial records of state committee; request by persons elected to committee
  
  
• 4
  Membership and organization of State committees; vacancies; national committee members.
  
  
• 3.2
  Adoption of constitution, bylaws by county committee, posting on Internet website.
  
  
• 3.1
  Access to financial records of county committees; request by persons elected to membership in committee
  
  
• 3
  Membership and organization of county committees; vacancies; certification of unit of representation and number of election districts.
  
  
• 2.1
  Access to financial records of municipal committees; request by persons elected to membership in committee
  
  
• 2
  Membership and organization of municipal committees.
  
  
• 1
  Powers of and restrictions upon political parties; party columns on official ballot
  
  
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• Chapter 6

• 21
  Board office; equipment; supplies
  
  
• 20
  Appointments by Governor in absence of nomination
  
  
• 19
  Filling vacancies
  
  
• 18
  Nomination for member of county board; certification, appointment, term.
  
  
• 17
  Membership; political affiliations; eligibility; vacancies; clerk; other employees; civil service; compensation
  
  
• 16
  Police assigned to district boards in municipalities
  
  
• 22
  Organization of county board of elections.
  
  
• 23
  Oath of office of members; power to administer oaths
  
  
• 24
  Powers and duties of board delegated to clerk
  
  
• 25
  Sitting on general election days required.
  
  
• 26
  County boards of elections as; clerk
  
  
• 27
  Board of State Canvassers
  
  
• 28
  Proceedings open and public
  
  
• 29
  Majority necessary for decisions; dissents
  
  
• 30
  Maintenance of order, powers
  
  
• 15.1
  Uniforms and exposed weapons forbidden; penalty
  
  
• 15
  Constabulary powers of members; police assistance
  
  
• 1
  Membership
  
  
• 2
  Application for membership on district board; qualifications.
  
  
• 3
  Appointment of district board members by county board, Assignment Judge of Superior Court.
  
  
• 4
  Removal of members
  
  
• 5
  Removal of district board member; filing of vacancies
  
  
• 6
  Board may function notwithstanding vacancies
  
  
• 7
  Assignment of members to election districts
  
  
• 8
  Term of office; notification of appointment
  
  
• 9
  Attendance of members
  
  
• 14
  Boards for changed or new election districts; appointment
  
  
• 13
  Vacancies; filling
  
  
• 12
  Member becoming candidate
  
  
• 11
  Oath of office of members; power to administer oaths
  
  
• 10
  Meeting, organization of district board.
  
  
• 9.1
  Conduct of election may be divided into two shifts
  
  
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• Chapter 7

• 6.1
  Limitation on number of challengers present in polling place
  
  
• 6
  Badge
  
  
• 5
  Powers
  
  
• 4
  Permits issued to challengers, revocation
  
  
• 3
  Filing of appointment, application for challengers
  
  
• 2
  Appointment of challengers.
  
  
• 1
  Appointment of challengers
  
  
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• Chapter 8

• 5
  Display of American flag
  
  
• 5.1
  Sign identifying polling place, hours.
  
  
• 6
  Proper equipment and voter instructions at polling places
  
  
• 7
  Booths; size; doors or curtains; shelf
  
  
• 8
  Number of booths
  
  
• 9
  Location of booths
  
  
• 10
  Location of ballot boxes in polling places
  
  
• 11
  By whom provided and repaired
  
  
• 12
  Size and construction of boxes
  
  
• 4
  Certification of list of polling places.
  
  
• 3.8
  "Polling Place Accessibility Fund"; use.
  
  
• 3.7
  Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee in each county.
  
  
• 1
  Location
  
  
• 2
  Suggested list of available places, selection.
  
  
• 3
  Schoolhouses and public buildings; other locations; certification of expenses.
  
  
• 3.1
  Accessibility of polling places.
  
  
• 3.2
  Inaccessible polling place; alternate place, mail-in ballot.
  
  
• 3.3
  Polling places, compliance with federal ADA.
  
  
• 3.4
  Report of inaccessible polling places, ADA guidelines.
  
  
• 3.5
  Review and compliance.
  
  
• 3.6
  Report to federal authorities
  
  
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• Chapter 9

• 5
  Distribution of supplies by municipal clerks
  
  
• 4
  Distribution of supplies by county clerks
  
  
• 3
  Distribution of supplies by secretary of state
  
  
• 2
  Preparation of information and election supplies.
  
  
• 1
  "Election supplies" defined
  
  
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• Chapter 10

• 1
  Custodial officer to preserve two years
  
  
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• Chapter 12

• 10
  Public notice of dates relevant to elections and voters; internet sites.
  
  
• 9
  Publication of certain election procedures required
  
  
• 8
  Contents of notice
  
  
• 7.1
  Posting of voter information notice by county board of elections; content and form.
  
  
• 7
  Publication of notice of elections.
  
  
• 6
  Statement designating public offices to be filled at election.
  
  
• 5
  Notice that officers will be chosen at general election.
  
  
• 3
  County clerk, forwarding of notice of creation of political party to municipal clerks.
  
  
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• Chapter 13

• 17
  Notice of declination to signers of petition or committees to fill vacancies
  
  
• 16
  Declined nomination
  
  
• 15
  Presidential and vice presidential electors; certificate of nomination, acceptance.
  
  
• 14.1
  Primary candidate for municipal office may not serve as other political party candidate in general election.
  
  
• 14
  Procedure; highest aggregate of votes to determine party candidates
  
  
• 18
  In general
  
  
• 19
  Nomination of successor.
  
  
• 20
  Vacancy procedure.
  
  
• 20.1
  Candidate vacancy not filled
  
  
• 21
  Candidate for Presidential elector.
  
  
• 22
  Secretary of State; statement to county clerks of nominations, vacancies.
  
  
• 23
  Secretary of state to county clerks of vacancy nominations; contents
  
  
• 13
  Amendment of petitions; time.
  
  
• 12
  Judicial hearing.
  
  
• 1
  Direct petition and primary election
  
  
• 2
  State convention; presidential and vice presidential electors
  
  
• 3
  To whom petition addressed
  
  
• 4
  Contents of petition
  
  
• 5
  Signatures to petition; number.
  
  
• 6
  Signing of petition; addresses
  
  
• 7
  Certification of petition.
  
  
• 8
  Candidate nominated by petition, conditions for acceptance of nomination.
  
  
• 8.1
  Petitions filed after deadline; ineligible candidates.
  
  
• 9
  Filing of petitions, time.
  
  
• 10
  Objection to petition
  
  
• 11
  Determination of validity of objections.
  
  
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• Chapter 14

• 26
  Preservation of envelopes and ballots returned by postmaster
  
  
• 25
  Mailing by district board or commissioner of registration; county board of elections, duties of
  
  
• 24
  Delivery by municipal clerks to district boards
  
  
• 23
  Envelopes for mailing official general election sample ballots
  
  
• 22
  Form and contents; color of paper
  
  
• 21.1
  Information sent to newly-registered voters for general election.
  
  
• 21
  Preparation; delivery of sample ballots and envelopes to municipal clerk or commissioner of registration.
  
  
• 27
  Inclusion with sample ballot; other arrangements in certain counties
  
  
• 28
  Descriptive marks in case of amendments
  
  
• 29
  Relation to statute or constitution made clear
  
  
• 30
  Attorney general to designate information to be sent
  
  
• 31
  Summary statement sufficient
  
  
• 32
  Printing and delivery by secretary of state
  
  
• 33
  When referendum notices unnecessary
  
  
• 34
  County clerks to municipal clerks; packages sealed; record of delivery; receipts
  
  
• 35
  Municipal clerk to member of district board; delivery by member of board to board; receipts
  
  
• 20
  Correction of errors
  
  
• 19
  Custody of printed ballots
  
  
• 18
  Number of ballots on hand
  
  
• 1
  Copy for printer.
  
  
• 2
  Contents; names of candidates; public questions
  
  
• 2.1
  Inclusion on general election ballot of candidate with votes in primary by irregular ballot or write-in vote; requirements
  
  
• 3
  Detachable coupon; printing thereon
  
  
• 4
  Official general election, school election ballot specification
  
  
• 5
  Printing body of ballot
  
  
• 6
  Column designations; accompanying instructions.
  
  
• 7
  Printed rulings on ballot
  
  
• 8
  Arrangement of ballots.
  
  
• 16
  Style of type, rulings and spacings
  
  
• 14
  Public questions at foot of ballot; instructions to voters
  
  
• 13
  Arrangement of public questions
  
  
• 12
  Procedure for determining position on ballot.
  
  
• 10
  Nominations by petition.
  
  
• 9
  Duplicate nominations for same office; selection of column and designation
  
  
• 8.1
  Ballots for presidential electors
  
  
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• Chapter 15

• 25
  Ballot given to voter; instructions
  
  
• 24
  Challenging voter, procedure, violations by members of board, removal
  
  
• 23
  Questions asked persons challenged in municipalities having permanent registration
  
  
• 22
  Examination of challenged voter
  
  
• 21
  Challenge on grounds of disqualification; oath
  
  
• 20
  Challenge on ground of alienage; evidence of citizenship
  
  
• 26
  Ballots marked secretly in booth; violation disorderly persons offense.
  
  
• 27
  Voting
  
  
• 28
  Voting for personal choice
  
  
• 29
  Ballot spoiled by voter; procedure to obtain another
  
  
• 30
  Folding ballot; retention by voter until received by board
  
  
• 31
  Delivery of ballot by voter to board; procedure thereon
  
  
• 32
  Ballot deposited in ballot box by member of board
  
  
• 33
  Ballot box filled
  
  
• 34
  Time limit for challenging
  
  
• 19
  Challenge on ground of conviction of crime; questions and answers
  
  
• 18.3
  Challenged voter may appeal to Superior Court judge.
  
  
• 1
  Supervision of district boards by county board; district boards to hold and conduct elections
  
  
• 2
  Operation hours of polls; members present.
  
  
• 3
  Lighting and equipment of booths
  
  
• 4
  Official ballots only used; place of keeping and distribution; no envelopes
  
  
• 5
  Emergency ballots; preparation; use
  
  
• 6
  Unofficial ballots; use permitted
  
  
• 8
  Persons allowed in polling place; simulated voting.
  
  
• 9
  Persons in polling place allowed to vote at closing of polls
  
  
• 10
  Proclamation of opening of polls
  
  
• 18.2
  Grounds for challenging right to vote specified
  
  
• 18.1
  Challenged voter may establish right to vote
  
  
• 18
  Voter challenges
  
  
• 17
  Comparison of signatures or statements; identifying documentation.
  
  
• 12
  Ballot box shown to be empty; locking
  
  
• 11
  Distribution and use of ballot box keys; locking ballot boxes
  
  
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• Chapter 16

• 10
  Public announcement of results
  
  
• 9
  Casting of totals; notation on tally sheets
  
  
• 8
  Tally sheets; entries; disposition
  
  
• 7
  Reading, stringing of ballots
  
  
• 6
  Majority decision of board final; dissents entered
  
  
• 5
  Invalid ballots marked "void," numbering, stringing
  
  
• 4
  Void ballots; distinguishing marks
  
  
• 3
  Counting votes; distinguishing marks; ballots improperly prepared
  
  
• 2
  Votes counted publicly without adjournment
  
  
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• Chapter 17

• 5
  Failure to deliver proper statements, etc., penalty
  
  
• 3
  Filing of statements.
  
  
• 2
  Certification of statement of result of count of votes; form
  
  
• 1
  Statement of results
  
  
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• Chapter 18

• 8
  Inspection of ballot boxes, books and documents by Superior Court
  
  
• 7
  Preservation of records; sale as waste paper
  
  
• 6
  Ballot box keys deposited with county clerk
  
  
• 5
  Register of voters in municipalities not having permanent registration filed with county clerk
  
  
• 4
  Preservation of ballot boxes and contents
  
  
• 3
  Municipal clerk's office open until all ballot boxes delivered; record of times of delivery
  
  
• 2
  Ballot boxes delivered to municipal clerks
  
  
• 1
  Election records placed in ballot box.
  
  
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• Chapter 19

• 11
  Form of certificate to statement of canvass
  
  
• 12
  Statements to county clerk and chairmen of Republican and Democratic State Committees
  
  
• 13
  Other statement delivered to secretary of state
  
  
• 14
  Statements of results by district boards preserved
  
  
• 15
  Secretary of state to procure missing statements
  
  
• 16
  Defective statements completed by secretary of state
  
  
• 17
  Statements delivered to messenger of secretary of state
  
  
• 10
  Form of statement of canvass
  
  
• 9
  Contents of statement of canvass; certification
  
  
• 8
  Canvass and statement of result of election
  
  
• 1
  Time and place of meeting; tabulation by clerk of statements of district boards and combined results
  
  
• 2
  Absence of county clerk; substitute
  
  
• 3
  Oath of substitute clerk
  
  
• 4
  Adjournment of meeting
  
  
• 5
  Statements obtained
  
  
• 6
  Second adjournment of meeting
  
  
• 7
  Custody of statements during adjournment
  
  
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• Chapter 20

• 9
  Certificates issued to successful municipal candidates; signing and attestation
  
  
• 8
  Statements and certificates filed with municipal clerks
  
  
• 7
  Certificate prima facie evidence of legislator's right to seat
  
  
• 6
  Statement of result of canvass for secretary of state
  
  
• 5
  Certificates to successful candidates; signing and attestation
  
  
• 4
  Statements and certifications filed with county clerk
  
  
• 3
  Certification of statement; form
  
  
• 2
  Statement of determination
  
  
• 1
  Scope of authority
  
  
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• Chapter 21

• 7
  Form of statement and certificate
  
  
• 6
  Statement and certification of canvass
  
  
• 5
  Production of relevant statements, copies
  
  
• 4
  Substitute clerk of the board
  
  
• 3
  Oath of members
  
  
• 2
  Substitute members
  
  
• 1
  Meeting times.
  
  
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• Chapter 22

• 8
  Certificates of election of presidential, vice presidential electors, certifications as elector slate.
  
  
• 7
  Certificates of election of United States senators and congressmen
  
  
• 6
  Certificates to successful candidates by secretary of state
  
  
• 5
  Statements filed with secretary of state
  
  
• 4
  Form of statement and certificate
  
  
• 3
  Certification and signing of statement
  
  
• 2
  Basis of statement
  
  
• 1
  Statement of determination
  
  
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• Chapter 23

• 38
  Municipal clerk to members of district boards; receipt
  
  
• 39
  Members of district boards to board; receipts
  
  
• 40
  Primary elections, dates; time.
  
  
• 41
  Officers in charge
  
  
• 42
  Method of conducting primary elections.
  
  
• 45
  Requirements for voting in primary elections; affiliation.
  
  
• 37
  Public display of returned envelopes
  
  
• 36
  Return of unused sample ballots and envelopes
  
  
• 35
  Posting sample ballots
  
  
• 34
  Mailing sample ballots
  
  
• 33
  Sample ballots and envelopes furnished to district boards or commissioner of registration.
  
  
• 32
  Words on envelopes
  
  
• 31
  Sample ballot facsimile of official ballot
  
  
• 30.1
  Information sent to newly-registered voters for primary election.
  
  
• 45.1
  Notice of requirements for voting in primary elections, publication.
  
  
• 45.2
  Cost of publication; payment by counties
  
  
• 57
  Canvass of votes by secretary of state; certificates of election issued
  
  
• 56
  Certificates of election of members of state committee
  
  
• 55
  Canvass of votes by county clerks; statement
  
  
• 54
  Canvass of votes by municipal clerks; certificates of election to county committeemen
  
  
• 53
  Statements transmitted to clerks and superintendent of elections; access to office of municipal clerk.
  
  
• 52
  Certification of statement
  
  
• 51
  Form of statement
  
  
• 50
  Statements of result; contents
  
  
• 49
  Counting of votes.
  
  
• 48
  Challenges; procedure
  
  
• 47
  Preparation and casting of ballots
  
  
• 46
  Determination of right to vote.
  
  
• 45.3
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 58
  Provisions of title applicable.
  
  
• 30
  Number of ballots and envelopes; printing; delivery; cost paid by municipalities.
  
  
• 1
  Notice, State committee to county committee; county committee to municipal clerks.
  
  
• 18
  Grouping of candidates
  
  
• 17
  Designation on primary ticket of policy or faction
  
  
• 16
  Person nominated by petition; filing of certificate.
  
  
• 15
  Acceptance, statement by candidates to accompany petitions.
  
  
• 14
  Certification by municipal clerk.
  
  
• 13
  Vacancies caused by death or declining the office; new petition; oath of allegiance
  
  
• 12
  Committee on vacancies.
  
  
• 11
  Verification of petitions.
  
  
• 10
  Single or several petitions; signing rules and regulations.
  
  
• 8
  Numbers of signers to petitions
  
  
• 7
  Signers; certificates of candidates
  
  
• 6
  Address of petitions
  
  
• 5
  Party candidates for primary nominated by members of same party by petition
  
  
• 19
  Defective petition; notice to candidates
  
  
• 20
  Amendment of defective petition; time for
  
  
• 29
  Error in ballots; correction
  
  
• 28
  Style of ballot; paper and type
  
  
• 27
  Printing of ballots; number; cost paid by municipalities
  
  
• 26.2
  Application of laws on primary election for general election
  
  
• 26.1
  Primary election for U.S. Senate and Governorship; placement of names of candidates on ballot
  
  
• 25.1
  Designation or slogan on primary ballots
  
  
• 25
  Make up and printing ballot
  
  
• 24
  Primary election ballots; position.
  
  
• 21
  Certification by Secretary of State.
  
  
• 22
  Certification by county clerk.
  
  
• 22.1
  Certification by municipal clerks of nominees to county clerks in certain counties
  
  
• 22.4
  Printing ballots in counties
  
  
• 22.5
  Cost of printing ballots in certain counties
  
  
• 23
  Separate ballot for each party
  
  
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• Chapter 24

• 6
  Delegates and alternates at large; election; ballots
  
  
• 5
  Delegates grouped; choice for president included in petition
  
  
• 4
  National convention delegates.
  
  
• 3
  Nomination by petition
  
  
• 2
  Certification as to number of delegates, alternates to be elected.
  
  
• 1
  Notification relative to number of delegates, alternates to be elected.
  
  
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• Chapter 25

• 4
  Certification of names indorsed.
  
  
• 3
  Presidential candidates.
  
  
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• Chapter 26

• 1
  Return of election documents, equipment.
  
  
• 2
  Primary books; public inspection; removal of names
  
  
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• Chapter 27A

• 8
  Format of recall petition; requirements
  
  
• 7
  Review of notice of intention; approval; publication; answer
  
  
• 6
  Notice of intention; filing
  
  
• 5
  Recall petition; signatures required
  
  
• 4
  Recall; vote required, service of term, statements, procedures
  
  
• 3
  Definitions
  
  
• 2
  Power to recall elected officials
  
  
• 9
  Circulator of recall petition
  
  
• 10
  Filing of petition by recall committee; time
  
  
• 11
  Review of petition by recall election official
  
  
• 12
  Contesting decisions of recall officials
  
  
• 13
  Issuance of certificate as to sufficiency of petition; scheduling of recall election; notice.
  
  
• 14
  Recall election, conduct
  
  
• 15
  Ballot used at recall election; filling of vacancy
  
  
• 16
  Results of recall election
  
  
• 17
  Recall committee, recall defense committee; regulation of contributions; reports
  
  
• 18
  Statutes inoperative
  
  
• 1
  Short title
  
  
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• Chapter 27

• 14
  Delivery of registers; disposition after election
  
  
• 1
  Nominations, elections and ascertainment and certification of results as provided for primary and general elections
  
  
• 2
  New register not required in unchanged election districts
  
  
• 3
  Nomination of candidates by petition
  
  
• 4
  Writ of election
  
  
• 5
  Proclamation
  
  
• 6
  Congressional vacancies.
  
  
• 7
  Writs delivered to secretary of state
  
  
• 8
  Copies of writ
  
  
• 9
  Publication of writ
  
  
• 10.1
  Vacancy in house of representatives between dates preceding primary and general elections.
  
  
• 13
  Make-up of registers of voters
  
  
• 12
  Notice of other special elections
  
  
• 11.4
  Office remaining vacant
  
  
• 11.3
  Nomination from floor
  
  
• 11.2
  Interim successor
  
  
• 11.1
  Filling of vacancies in Legislature.
  
  
• 11
  Filling vacancies in county, municipal offices.
  
  
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• Chapter 28

• 8
  Correction of errors in referendum recount
  
  
• 7
  Copy of certificate delivered to secretary of state in certain cases
  
  
• 6
  Copies of certificates delivered to successful candidates
  
  
• 5
  Order filed
  
  
• 4
  Revocation of election certificate; new certificate
  
  
• 3
  Recount; order and proceedings
  
  
• 2
  Expenses of recount; liability for; deposit by applicants
  
  
• 1
  Application for recount.
  
  
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• Chapter 29

• 9
  Form and effect of judgment
  
  
• 10
  Order of court putting successful party in office
  
  
• 11
  Review
  
  
• 13
  Enforcement of judgment on appeal
  
  
• 14
  Costs; liability for
  
  
• 8
  Judgment; misconduct by members of district boards
  
  
• 7
  Witnesses required to testify
  
  
• 6
  Witnesses and evidence
  
  
• 5
  Procedure at trial
  
  
• 4
  Time for trial; notice
  
  
• 3
  Filing of certain petitions.
  
  
• 2
  Petition filed with Clerk of Superior Court; contents; verification; bond to incumbent
  
  
• 1
  Grounds stated
  
  
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• Chapter 31

• 18
  Registry lists; distribution; contents.
  
  
• 18.1
  Registry lists; distribution; availability, use.
  
  
• 18.3
  Filing of original registry lists
  
  
• 18.4
  Repeal
  
  
• 19
  Correction of records by commissioner.
  
  
• 17
  Criminal conviction data; use
  
  
• 16.2
  Provision of list of eligible voters' deaths to chairman of county committee
  
  
• 16.1
  Failure to furnish information on deaths, third degree crime
  
  
• 16
  Data on eligible voters' deaths filed by health officer.
  
  
• 15
  Removal of name from Statewide voter registration system; change of residence; confirmation.
  
  
• 14
  New or altered districts; notice to registrants and to commissioner; registrations not invalidated
  
  
• 13.2
  Eligibility to vote in primary after change of declaration if 50 days before primary.
  
  
• 13.1
  Previous registration in another county; notice; transfer to inactive file
  
  
• 20
  Delivery of signature copy registers.
  
  
• 21
  Use of signature copy registers on election day.
  
  
• 22
  Return of signature copy registers, inspection by commissioner.
  
  
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• Chapter 31A

• 10
  Repeals
  
  
• 9
  Erroneous record
  
  
• 8
  Signature comparison records; identification statements; disability certificates.
  
  
• 7
  Signature comparison record and duplicate permanent registration and voting form; voter's signature; form of record
  
  
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• Chapter 31

• 34
  Rules, regulations.
  
  
• 33
  Annual report; submission, contents.
  
  
• 32
  Replacement of existing voter registration files.
  
  
• 31
  Establishment of single Statewide voter registration system.
  
  
• 30
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 29
  Violations, relief; actions
  
  
• 26
  Card index file; notations, information.
  
  
• 24
  General registration following complete loss, failure of Statewide voter registration system.
  
  
• 23
  Record of voting; maintenance of forms.
  
  
• 13
  Change in registration due to name change.
  
  
• 1
  Registration required to vote
  
  
• 6.4a
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 6.4
  Registration forms, contents, availability; duties of officials.
  
  
• 6.3
  Public agency defined; completion, submission of registration forms.
  
  
• 6.2
  Application of other provisions to persons registered under act
  
  
• 6.1
  Acceptance of applications for registration during 20 days prior to election, ineligibility to vote.
  
  
• 6a
  Chief State election official designated, Secretary of State.
  
  
• 6
  Registration places, time, requirements.
  
  
• 5
  Persons entitled to register; failure to vote no grounds for removal.
  
  
• 3.3
  Digitized images of signatures, use; other information.
  
  
• 3.2
  Voter registration; nondisclosure of street address for domestic violence, stalking victims.
  
  
• 3.1
  Statewide voter information on party affiliation.
  
  
• 3
  Registration forms, original and duplicate; contents
  
  
• 2
  Commissioner of registration.
  
  
• 6.4b
  Penalty
  
  
• 6.5
  Acceptance of registration, commissioner's duties.
  
  
• 12
  Errors in registration corrected
  
  
• 11
  Change of residence notice.
  
  
• 10.1
  Maintenance of original, updated voter registration forms.
  
  
• 10
  Filing of registration forms
  
  
• 7.1
  Municipal clerks, registration assistance
  
  
• 7
  Registration by municipal clerks.
  
  
• 6.13
  Commissioners of registration, registration assistance
  
  
• 6.12
  Registration of persons in armed forces
  
  
• 6.6
  Prevention of fraudulent registration and voting; procedures
  
  
• 6.7
  Presidential election; door-to-door canvassing
  
  
• 6.8
  Amount of reimbursement of counties for new registrants
  
  
• 6.9
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 6.10
  Severability
  
  
• 6.11
  Voter registration agency defined; declination forms, contents.
  
  
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• Chapter 32

• 35
  Interference with sealing ballot boxes, bags; third degree crime.
  
  
• 34
  Sealing, preserving and opening ballot boxes
  
  
• 33
  Register of guests and lodgers in lodging houses, inns and hotels.
  
  
• 32
  Attendance at elections; admission to polling places
  
  
• 31
  Subpoenas; refusal to obey; false statements; crime.
  
  
• 30
  Investigations by superintendents, assistants; neglect to furnish information or exhibit records, disorderly person.
  
  
• 29
  Offices, equipment and supplies
  
  
• 28
  Expenses of election held in municipality
  
  
• 27
  Appointment of deputy and assistants, salaries
  
  
• 26.2
  Duties, powers of deputy superintendent of elections
  
  
• 36
  Destroying, removing, defacing seals, third degree crime.
  
  
• 37
  Exercise of powers by superintendent or assistants, when
  
  
• 53
  Voting machines, forms, records, etc. to be turned over
  
  
• 52
  Appropriations for salaries and expenses
  
  
• 51
  Transfer of employees of county board of elections
  
  
• 50
  Salaries and expenses during fiscal year in which act takes effect
  
  
• 49
  Superintendent, deputy superintendent constituted commissioner, deputy commissioner of registration
  
  
• 48
  Removal of persons from polling places
  
  
• 47
  Complaint against person arrested; hearing by magistrate
  
  
• 46
  Detention of persons arrested
  
  
• 45
  Arrest without warrant; aid of peace officers in taking arrested person to police station
  
  
• 44
  Superintendent and assistants to have powers of peace officers
  
  
• 26.1
  Office of deputy superintendent of elections, certain; appointment; term; vacancies; salary
  
  
• 26
  Office of superintendent of elections, certain; appointment; salary; term; vacancies
  
  
• 7
  Attendance at elections; admission to polling places
  
  
• 6
  Subpoenas; power to issue; service; failure to testify; false statements, crime.
  
  
• 5
  Investigations by superintendents and assistants; neglect to furnish information or exhibit records, fourth degree crime.
  
  
• 4.1
  Complaint forms provided to voters at elections.
  
  
• 4
  Offices, equipment and supplies
  
  
• 3
  Municipal expenses payable by municipalities
  
  
• 2
  Deputy; clerk; secretary and other assistants; civil service; salaries; expenses.
  
  
• 1.2
  Powers and duties
  
  
• 1.1
  Counties of first class; deputy superintendent of elections; appointment by Governor; term; vacancies
  
  
• 1
  Establishment of office; appointment by Governor with advice and consent of Senate; salary; vacancy.
  
  
• 8
  Register of lodgers.
  
  
• 9
  Card records of persons registered in municipalities not having permanent registration
  
  
• 25
  Removal of persons from polling places
  
  
• 24
  Complaint against person arrested; hearing by magistrate
  
  
• 23
  Detention of persons arrested
  
  
• 22
  Arrests without warrant; peace officers punishable for failure to assist
  
  
• 21
  Police powers of superintendents, deputies and assistants
  
  
• 14
  When powers of superintendents and deputies exercisable
  
  
• 13
  Destroying, removing, defacing seal; third degree crime.
  
  
• 12
  Interference with sealing of ballot boxes, bags; third degree crime.
  
  
• 11
  Sealing, preserving and opening ballot boxes
  
  
• 10
  Preparation of challenge lists
  
  
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• Chapter 33

• 1
  Procedure for removing names from register.
  
  
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• Chapter 34

• 42.2
  Violations; penalty
  
  
• 43
  Soliciting for religious and charitable organizations
  
  
• 44
  Solicitation of candidates for contributions
  
  
• 45
  Contributions by certain corporations.
  
  
• 46
  Disfranchisement as additional penalty
  
  
• 47
  Second offense; punishment.
  
  
• 42.1
  Annual notice
  
  
• 42
  Demand of contributions by office holders from other office holders
  
  
• 41
  Payments and bank deposits in name of another
  
  
• 40
  Receipts for certain purposes prohibited
  
  
• 39
  Other expenditures prohibited
  
  
• 38
  Certain expenditures prohibited
  
  
• 35
  Other contributions and expenditures.
  
  
• 34
  Expenditures by party committee or organization or petitioners
  
  
• 33
  Contributions by state, county or municipal committees
  
  
• 48
  Neglect of duties.
  
  
• 49
  Abetting violations of title.
  
  
• 67
  Payment of or lending money or other valuable consideration to person to induce violation of act
  
  
• 66
  Knowing production, transmittal or dissemination of mass communication which appears to originate from or be on behalf of campaign of candidate for purpose of impeding campaign
  
  
• 65
  Person performing function in campaign of candidate for purpose of impeding campaign
  
  
• 64
  Short title
  
  
• 63
  Assistant for prosecutor; employment by citizens
  
  
• 62
  Prosecutor of pleas to present violations to grand jury
  
  
• 57
  Subpoena to issue, expenses
  
  
• 56
  Disobedience of subpoena, penalty
  
  
• 55
  False statements under oath.
  
  
• 54
  Failure to obey subpoena or refusal to testify.
  
  
• 53
  Failure to supply information.
  
  
• 52
  Indorsement of candidate by party committee before primary
  
  
• 51
  Failure of delegate to national convention to surrender void certificate
  
  
• 50
  Committeemen acting after their election voided
  
  
• 68
  Violators; disorderly persons
  
  
• 32
  Contributions by insurance corporations
  
  
• 14
  Member of district board revealing knowledge of how voter voted.
  
  
• 13
  Attempts by election officers to discover how voter voted; third degree crime.
  
  
• 12
  Attempt to cast illegal vote; third degree crime.
  
  
• 11
  Fraudulent voting; interference with election or canvass; third degree crime.
  
  
• 10
  Identifying or distinguishing marks on ballots.
  
  
• 9
  Prompting voter.
  
  
• 8
  Sample ballot not to be accepted
  
  
• 7
  Violation of ballot regulations.
  
  
• 6
  Prohibited actions in polling place on election day; exception for simulated voting.
  
  
• 5
  Interference with conduct of election.
  
  
• 4
  Voting by person convicted of disenfranchising crime.
  
  
• 3
  Ballots; offenses concerning printing, distribution, possession and forgery thereof.
  
  
• 2
  Offenses concerning nomination certificates or petitions.
  
  
• 1.1
  Crimes; election official defined.
  
  
• 15
  Electioneering within or about polling place; disorderly persons offense.
  
  
• 16
  Removal, destruction, mutilation of registry, voters' lists.
  
  
• 17
  Unlawfully taking ballot box or removing contents; destroying ballots; willfully suppressing records.
  
  
• 31
  Violation by person or corporation; misdemeanor; forfeiture of charter
  
  
• 30
  Influencing of vote by employer; placards for such purpose
  
  
• 29
  Obstructing or interfering with voter
  
  
• 28
  Threatening or intimidating voters
  
  
• 27
  Improperly influencing or intimidating employees.
  
  
• 26
  Perjury; subornation of perjury.
  
  
• 25
  Bribery.
  
  
• 24
  Betting on election
  
  
• 23
  Primary election officials acting before taking oath; willfully disregarding or violating rules.
  
  
• 22
  False voting at primary.
  
  
• 21
  Voting in wrong party ballot box.
  
  
• 20
  Soliciting or procuring or assisting unlawful registration and other violations of election law.
  
  
• 19
  Insignia at polls.
  
  
• 18
  Interfering with return of ballot boxes.
  
  
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• Chapter 36

• 4
  "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
  
  
• 3
  Organization, performance of duties.
  
  
• 2
  Vacancies; filling.
  
  
• 1
  Time and place of meeting.
  
  
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• Chapter 37

• 5
  Ordinance or resolution necessary
  
  
• 4
  Result not binding
  
  
• 3
  Count and canvass of votes
  
  
• 2
  Question placed on ballot by county clerk.
  
  
• 1.1
  Petition of voters.
  
  
• 1
  Referendum.
  
  
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• Chapter 44A

• 23
  Construction of act
  
  
• 24
  Supersedure of inconsistent acts
  
  
• 25
  Severability
  
  
• 26
  Repeals
  
  
• 27
  Public policy.
  
  
• 27.1
  Ineligibility of certain candidates for public financing.
  
  
• 27.2
  Rules, regulations concerning disclosures and organization
  
  
• 28
  Application of act.
  
  
• 29
  Contribution limits, gubernatorial elections.
  
  
• 29.1
  Limits on contributions, expenditures.
  
  
• 30
  Appropriations for fund for election campaign expenses.
  
  
• 22.3
  Identification of source of financing of communications; requirements; enforcement.
  
  
• 22.2
  Findings, declarations relative to campaign advertisements
  
  
• 20.20
  Request for reimbursement of contribution.
  
  
• 20.21
  Breach of terms of government contract concerning contributions.
  
  
• 20.22
  Exception for public exigency.
  
  
• 20.23
  Applicability of act to State agencies and authorities.
  
  
• 20.24
  Contract, bid applications and specs to describe requirements of act.
  
  
• 20.25
  Inapplicability of act under federal law or eminent domain.
  
  
• 20.26
  Submission of list of political contributions by contractor to State, local agencies; definitions.
  
  
• 20.27
  Annual disclosure statement by business entities of contributions filed with ELEC; definitions; enforcement.
  
  
• 21
  Criminal penalties; forfeiture of office
  
  
• 22
  Violations; civil penalties; forfeiture.
  
  
• 22.1
  Summary action by candidate, injunctive relief
  
  
• 32
  Primary and general election bank accounts of candidates; deposits; expenditures; nonliability of banks.
  
  
• 33
  Public funding.
  
  
• 33.1
  Substituted candidates for nomination for Governor, eligibility as qualified candidate
  
  
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• Chapter 44B

• 1
  Definitions.
  
  
• 2
  Financial disclosure statement; filing and certification.
  
  
• 3
  Forms; preparation; transmittal to candidates.
  
  
• 4
  Contents
  
  
• 5
  Notice to commission of candidates by Secretary of State.
  
  
• 6
  Willful and knowledgeable failure to file or filing false statement; penalty
  
  
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• Chapter 44A

• 6.1
  ELEC, authority to issue certain advisory opinions.
  
  
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• Chapter 44B

• 7
  Powers and duties of commission
  
  
• 8
  Candidate with responsibility for filing reports or documents; failure to file or omission in or incorrect statement; penalty; hearings; enforcement
  
  
• 9
  Financial disclosure statements as public records
  
  
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• Chapter 44A

• 47
  Repayment by debate non-participant.
  
  
• 46
  Number of debates; timing, sponsorship.
  
  
• 45
  Interactive debates.
  
  
• 34
  Separate bank accounts for other funds; disposition of contributions of political committees
  
  
• 35
  Expenditures from fund for election campaign expenses; rules and regulations; purposes; return of unexpended funds
  
  
• 36
  Funds considered "spend in aid of the candidacy of any candidate or candidates."
  
  
• 37
  Statements from gubernatorial candidates; printing and mailing with sample ballot
  
  
• 38
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 40
  Violations; misdemeanor; forfeiture of office
  
  
• 41
  Violations; fines; hearings; assessment of penalty
  
  
• 42
  Liberal construction of act
  
  
• 43
  Severability
  
  
• 44
  Borrowing by candidates.
  
  
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• Chapter 44B

• 10
  Use in investigations and production in evidence
  
  
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• Chapter 44A

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 10
  Treasurers, depositories; requirements.
  
  
• 10.1
  Establishment of legislative leadership committee
  
  
• 11
  Procedures for contributions, expenditures; requirements.
  
  
• 11.2
  Permitted use of contributions.
  
  
• 11.3
  Contributions to candidates, limitations.
  
  
• 11.4
  Contributions to political party leadership committees; limitations.
  
  
• 11.5
  Contributions to political and continuing political committees; limitations.
  
  
• 11.6
  Loans for contributions; limitations
  
  
• 11.7
  Certain payments, check required
  
  
• 11.8
  Additional reporting requirements on currency contributions.
  
  
• 9
  Candidate, joint candidates committees; reports; requirements.
  
  
• 8.1
  Submission of statement of registration by committees
  
  
• 8
  Contributions, expenditures, reports, requirements.
  
  
• 2
  Declaration of policy
  
  
• 2.1
  Findings, declarations relative to individuals considering candidacy for public office.
  
  
• 3
  Definitions.
  
  
• 4
  Application of act
  
  
• 5
  Election law enforcement commission; creation; members; appointment; qualifications; term of office; compensation; allocation to department of law and public safety; independence
  
  
• 6
  Appointment of officers, other employees; duties of ELEC.
  
  
• 7
  Spending limits.
  
  
• 7.1
  Adjustment of limits.
  
  
• 7.2
  Adjustment of amounts for offices other than Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
  
  
• 7.3
  Report recommending adjustments in limits on amount of contributions for office other than Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
  
  
• 11.9
  Political contributions by public agencies prohibited; definition.
  
  
• 12
  Records of contributions
  
  
• 16
  Candidates' reports of contributions and expenditures.
  
  
• 20.9
  Repayment of contribution.
  
  
• 20.10
  Violations by business entities, penalties.
  
  
• 20.11
  Penalty for acceptance of unlawful contribution.
  
  
• 20.12
  Construction of act relative to public exigency.
  
  
• 20.13
  Findings, declarations relative to certain campaign contributions by business entities.
  
  
• 20.14
  Contributors, certain, ineligibility to enter into agreement with the State or its authorities.
  
  
• 20.15
  Certain contributions prohibited by certain contractors of the State or its authorities.
  
  
• 20.16
  "Contribution" defined.
  
  
• 20.17
  "Business entity" defined.
  
  
• 20.18
  Report of contributions by business entities as part of State procurement process.
  
  
• 20.19
  Written certification by business entities relative to contributions.
  
  
• 20.8
  Business entity to provide written certification, ELEC reports.
  
  
• 20.7
  Definitions relative to certain campaign contributions.
  
  
• 18
  Post-election contributions, expenditures, testimonial affairs or public solicitations; reports
  
  
• 18.1
  Inaugural fund-raising event limits.
  
  
• 19
  Public solicitations.
  
  
• 19.1
  Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Legislature, solicitations on State property; prohibited, certain circumstances.
  
  
• 19.2
  Definitions relative to professional fund raisers for political contributions; registration requirements.
  
  
• 20
  Prohibited contributions, expenditures
  
  
• 20.1
  Corporation, labor organization contributions through employees, prohibited; penalties; fourth degree crime.
  
  
• 20.3
  Contributors to State committee of presiding officer's political party; eligibility for contracts in Legislative branch.
  
  
• 20.4
  Contributors to county committee of political party of elective officers; eligibility for
  
  
• 20.5
  Contributors to municipal committee of political party of elective officers; eligibility for municipal contracts.
  
  
• 20.6
  Certain contributions deemed as contributions by business entity.
  
  
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• Chapter 45

• 6.1
  Voucher for compensation
  
  
• 6.2
  Reimbursement to county from State for certain costs.
  
  
• 7
  Members of county boards; commissioner of registration; compensation.
  
  
• 8
  Compensation of judges holding court
  
  
• 9
  Compensation of county and municipal clerks
  
  
• 6
  Members of district boards; compensation.
  
  
• 5
  Municipality's expenses
  
  
• 1
  Payable by state and political subdivisions
  
  
• 1.1
  State to pay all expenses
  
  
• 2
  Expenses borne by State
  
  
• 3
  Expenditures by attorney general to prosecute violations of title
  
  
• 4
  County's expenses
  
  
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• Chapter 46

• 14
  Assistance to commission
  
  
• 13
  Original and exclusive jurisdiction of Supreme Court
  
  
• 12
  Use of districts
  
  
• 11
  Meetings of the commission
  
  
• 10
  Districting standards
  
  
• 9
  Certification of Congressional districts
  
  
• 8
  Organizational meeting; quorum; vacancies
  
  
• 7
  Membership of commission
  
  
• 6
  New Jersey Redistricting Commission
  
  
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• Chapter 47

• 2
  Construction
  
  
• 1
  Words and terms defined.
  
  
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• Chapter 48

• 3.14
  Enforcement of act by Attorney General
  
  
• 3.15
  Definitions
  
  
• 3.16
  Purpose of act
  
  
• 3.17
  Renting of voting machines
  
  
• 3.18
  Agreements for rental of voting machines; terms and conditions
  
  
• 3.19
  Certification to municipal clerk of voting machines rented
  
  
• 3.20
  Municipal clerk's duties on receipt of certification
  
  
• 3.21
  Expenditures for voting machines rented; reimbursement of county by municipality
  
  
• 4
  Custody and care of machines
  
  
• 5
  Payment for machines
  
  
• 6
  Duties of officials concerning machines
  
  
• 7
  Inoperative voting machines; use of emergency ballots; statements.
  
  
• 8
  Rental of voting machines to associations, clubs, etc.; terms
  
  
• 3.13
  Ballots, type permitted
  
  
• 3.12
  Convening of State House Commission; majority vote
  
  
• 3.11
  Use of voting machines when insufficient number delivered to counties
  
  
• 1
  Voting machines, requirements.
  
  
• 2
  Examination of voting machines by secretary of state
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 3.1
  State House Commission, convening of and action by
  
  
• 3.2
  Authorized ballots; emergency, provisional ballots
  
  
• 3.3
  State House Commission to provide voting machines in first and second class counties
  
  
• 3.4
  Appropriation for purchase of voting machines
  
  
• 3.5
  Purchase of voting machines; competitive bids; notice; procedure
  
  
• 3.6
  Purchase of voting machines as available
  
  
• 3.7
  Delivery of voting machines purchased
  
  
• 3.8
  Certification to counties of voting machines purchased; appropriations in annual budget
  
  
• 3.9
  Payments by counties out of first tax moneys
  
  
• 3.10
  Certification to Commissioner of Local Government of moneys to be appropriated; withholding approval of county budget
  
  
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• Chapter 49

• 5
  Irregular ballots
  
  
• 4
  Instruction ballots; sample ballots; preparation; mailing; posting
  
  
• 3
  Number of official ballots to be furnished
  
  
• 2.1
  Repeal
  
  
• 2
  Official ballots.
  
  
• 1
  Official ballots furnished
  
  
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• Chapter 50

• 3
  Voting machine model; voter assistance
  
  
• 2
  Instruction in use of voting machines; availability.
  
  
• 1
  Instructional sessions for district board members.
  
  
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• Chapter 52

• 7
  Disposition of keys
  
  
• 6.1
  Manner of rechecking machines
  
  
• 6
  Locking machine; rechecking; cost; deposit; irregular ballots, disposition of
  
  
• 5
  Locking, sealing of voting machine; reading, announcement of votes
  
  
• 4
  Blind or physically disabled voters
  
  
• 3
  Time allowed a voter
  
  
• 2.2
  Effective date
  
  
• 2.1
  Voting authorities; use, stringing.
  
  
• 2
  Location of voting machines
  
  
• 1
  Preparation of polling places
  
  
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• Chapter 53C

• 2
  procedures, use of provisional ballots
  
  
• 3
  Procedure as to voters changing residence within the county, certain use of provisional, mail-in ballots.
  
  
• 4
  Designated area for marking provisional ballot, affirmation statement
  
  
• 5
  Voters given provisional ballot, retire into designated voting area.
  
  
• 6
  Completion of affirmation statement
  
  
• 1
  Preparation of provisional ballots; written notices.
  
  
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• Chapter 53B

• 21
  List by district, number of emergency ballots used.
  
  
• 20
  Ballots remain sealed in box for 15 days; when removable
  
  
• 19
  Emergency ballot tally added to machine tally
  
  
• 18
  Tallying of votes
  
  
• 17
  Reading of emergency ballots
  
  
• 16
  Decision of district board final, dissension
  
  
• 15
  Void emergency ballots not counted
  
  
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• Chapter 53C

• 7
  Voting with provisional ballot.
  
  
• 8
  Write-in votes on provisional ballot permitted
  
  
• 21
  List by district, number of provisional ballots used.
  
  
• 20
  Votes tallied
  
  
• 19
  Use of tally sheets
  
  
• 18
  Decision of county board final
  
  
• 17
  Votes counted, void votes
  
  
• 16
  Invalid provisional ballots
  
  
• 15
  Counting provisional ballots; standards for validity
  
  
• 14
  Canvassing provisional ballots
  
  
• 13
  Opening of provisional ballot bag.
  
  
• 12
  Transportation of provisional ballot bag
  
  
• 11
  Inventory of provisional ballots
  
  
• 10
  Voted provisional ballot placed in envelope, written instructions.
  
  
• 9
  Spoiled provisional ballot, affirmation statement; procedure
  
  
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• Chapter 53B

• 14
  Void emergency ballots
  
  
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• Chapter 53

• 1
  Unauthorized possession of equipment, tampering, etc., crime.
  
  
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• Chapter 53A

• 12
  Challengers
  
  
• 11
  Instruction of voters; model of device
  
  
• 10
  Effect of overvote or misvote
  
  
• 9
  Absentee votes, permitted methods.
  
  
• 8
  Counting of ballots; testing of equipment
  
  
• 7
  Elections; conduct, report
  
  
• 6
  Preparation for elections; ballot cards; secrecy while marking ballot
  
  
• 5
  Ballots; labels, form; samples; write-ins.
  
  
• 4
  Approval
  
  
• 3.1
  Reimbursement for purchase, retrofit of voting machine to produce paper record, provision suspended until certain conditions met.
  
  
• 3
  Requirements of electronic voting systems.
  
  
• 2
  Use of electronic voting systems; devices, certain, prohibited.
  
  
• 13
  Application of Title 19
  
  
• 14
  Recount
  
  
• 15
  Tampering with or willfully injuring record or equipment or interference with conduct of election; penalty; application of laws.
  
  
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• Chapter 53B

• 13
  Canvassing emergency ballots
  
  
• 12
  Challenge of voter using emergency ballot, electronic voting machine.
  
  
• 11
  Deposit of sealed envelope in emergency ballot box
  
  
• 10
  Voted emergency ballot placed in sealed envelope
  
  
• 9
  Spoiled emergency ballots
  
  
• 8
  Personal choice column provided on emergency ballots
  
  
• 7
  Method of marking ballot
  
  
• 6
  Emergency ballots marked secretly; violation.
  
  
• 1
  Emergency ballot box packet, packages; preparation
  
  
• 2
  Distribution, use of emergency ballots
  
  
• 3
  Voting with emergency ballots
  
  
• 4
  Use of emergency ballot box
  
  
• 5
  Procedure for voter use of emergency ballots
  
  
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• Chapter 57

• 27
  Ballots not to be invalidated because of omissions, withdrawal of candidates.
  
  
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• Chapter 58

• 25
  Ballots received prior to closing of polls counted; validity of ballots notwithstanding absence of voter's name on certificate
  
  
• 23
  Completed ballots; handling by county boards
  
  
• 22
  Mailing of ballots to county board of elections
  
  
• 21
  Marking and handling of presidential ballots by voters
  
  
• 20
  Certification of names and addresses of recipients of ballots
  
  
• 19
  Certificate; form
  
  
• 26
  Person receiving presidential ballot not to vote in person
  
  
• 27
  Death of voter
  
  
• 28
  Canvass of presidential ballots
  
  
• 29
  Marking of Statewide voter registration system, duplicate voting records.
  
  
• 30
  Ballots and other papers
  
  
• 31
  Powers of county board, clerk, superintendent and commissioner over voting by presidential ballot
  
  
• 32
  Validity of election not affected by irregularities
  
  
• 33
  Violations of Presidential Ballot Law, penalties.
  
  
• 17
  Directions to be sent with ballots; envelopes
  
  
• 16
  Forwarding applications and accompanying certificates to county board of elections; list of applications
  
  
• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Definitions
  
  
• 3
  Persons entitled to qualify and vote for presidential electors
  
  
• 4
  Certificate of disqualification of removed resident; authority for determination
  
  
• 5
  Obtaining application form for presidential ballot
  
  
• 6
  Preparation of application forms for presidential ballots and forms of affidavits of residence; color of paper
  
  
• 8
  Application for presidential ballot by removed resident; form and contents
  
  
• 9
  Time and manner of application; certificate of registration officer in election district in which removed resident resides
  
  
• 15
  Delivery of ballots; deadline for applications
  
  
• 14
  Transfer of permanent registration forms of removed residents
  
  
• 13
  Examination and approval of qualifications of applicant; investigations
  
  
• 12
  List of applicants; inspection
  
  
• 11
  Duty of county clerk to furnish presidential ballots, inner and outer envelopes, and directions; payment of expenses
  
  
• 10
  Form of presidential ballot
  
  
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• Chapter 59

• 10
  Completion and transmittal of ballot by mail or electronic means.
  
  
• 11
  Receiving and handling of ballots.
  
  
• 12
  Request for overseas ballot for all elections during a calendar year.
  
  
• 13
  Rules and regulations.
  
  
• 14
  Validity of voted overseas ballot transmitted by electronic means.
  
  
• 15
  Procedure relative to ballot transmitted by electronic means.
  
  
• 16
  Information provided to overseas voters.
  
  
• 9
  Printing of certificate upon margin of flap of inner envelope.
  
  
• 8.1
  Processing overseas voter requests transmitted by electronic means.
  
  
• 8
  Instructions for completion, return of ballots; notice.
  
  
• 1
  Short title amended.
  
  
• 2
  Definitions.
  
  
• 3
  Registration of "overseas voter."
  
  
• 4
  Request for application; qualification to vote.
  
  
• 5
  Application form.
  
  
• 6
  Approval; lists; inspection; delivery to county board.
  
  
• 7
  Overseas ballot; form.
  
  
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• Chapter 60

• 12
  Expenses; mandated expenditures.
  
  
• 11
  Use of poll list in lieu of signature copy register.
  
  
• 10.1
  Information sent to newly-registered voters for school election.
  
  
• 10
  Printing of sample ballots
  
  
• 9
  Ballot, form, contents
  
  
• 8
  Positions on ballot determined by drawing
  
  
• 7
  Nomination procedures; withdrawal, vacancy; objections
  
  
• 6
  Certificate accompanying nominating petition
  
  
• 1
  School elections, adjustments, ballots.
  
  
• 2
  Special elections; days, certain, changes; notice.
  
  
• 3
  District board members to perform election duties; designation of polling place, voting equipment.
  
  
• 4
  Submission of public questions.
  
  
• 5
  Petition of nomination; contents.
  
  
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• Chapter 61

• 9
  Audits of election results.
  
  
• 8
  Reports on implementation of "Help America Vote Act of 2002."
  
  
• 7
  Report on certain absentee ballots in federal elections.
  
  
• 6
  Filing of complaint, procedure in Division of Elections, alternative procedure.
  
  
• 5
  Free-access system for information to voters using mail-in, overseas ballots.
  
  
• 4
  Free-access system for information to voters using provisional ballot.
  
  
• 3
  Federal Elections Assistance Fund.
  
  
• 2
  Short title.
  
  
• 1
  Findings, declarations relative to elections.
  
  
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• Chapter 62

• 9
  Open hours of office of municipal clerk on election days.
  
  
• 10
  Receipt time of ballot for it to be counted, counting.
  
  
• 11
  Criteria for a ballot to be counted.
  
  
• 12
  Challenging of voter, ballot.
  
  
• 13
  Rules, regulations.
  
  
• 8
  Voter's actions prior to transmittal of ballot.
  
  
• 7
  Ballots for primary election for general election.
  
  
• 6
  Statement on ballot.
  
  
• 5
  Replacement ballot.
  
  
• 4
  Election by mail, availability of voting machine accessible to disabled persons.
  
  
• 3
  Election by mail, duties of county board of elections.
  
  
• 2
  Election by mail, duties of county clerk.
  
  
• 1
  Municipality with 500 or fewer persons may conduct elections by mail.
  
  
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• Chapter 63

• 19
  Mail-in ballot deemed valid.
  
  
• 18
  Counting of mail-in ballots.
  
  
• 17
  Actions by county board of elections relative to mail-in ballot.
  
  
• 16
  Marking of mail-in ballot by voter; delivery to board of elections.
  
  
• 15
  Marking of applicant's record.
  
  
• 20
  Mail-in voters, certain, not permitted to vote in person.
  
  
• 21
  Rejection of ballot mailed in by voter subsequently deceased.
  
  
• 22
  Opening of mail-in ballots.
  
  
• 23
  Marking in voting records to show mail-in ballots delivered.
  
  
• 24
  Board of elections to keep voted mail-in ballots and certifications for two years.
  
  
• 25
  Powers exercised over mail-in voting.
  
  
• 26
  No election held invalid due to mail-in ballots.
  
  
• 27
  Ballot required to be sealed before delivery.
  
  
• 14
  Certification by county clerk.
  
  
• 13
  Certificate of mail-in voter.
  
  
• 1
  Short title.
  
  
• 2
  Definitions relative to voting by mail.
  
  
• 3
  Procedure for user of mail-in ballot.
  
  
• 4
  Application for mail-in ballot, authorized messenger.
  
  
• 5
  Application for mail-in ballot to county clerk.
  
  
• 6
  Publication of notice.
  
  
• 7
  Printing of mail-in ballots.
  
  
• 7.1
  Production, transmission of mail-in ballots in certain circumstances.
  
  
• 8
  Verification of voter's signature for issuance of mail-in ballot.
  
  
• 9
  Delivery of mail-in ballots.
  
  
• 10
  Forwarding of requests to county board of elections, lists of requests kept.
  
  
• 11
  Ballots marked "Official Mail-In Ballot."
  
  
• 12
  Directions for preparation, transmitting of mail-in ballots.
  
  
• 28
  Violations, third degree crime; penalties.