New Jersey § 19:18-1

§ 19:18-1.

As soon as the election shall be finished and the votes canvassed and the statements

made and certified by the district board as herein required, all ballots which have

been cast, whether the same have been canvassed and counted or rejected for any cause,

and one tally sheet, spoiled and unused ballots, shall be carefully collected and

deposited in the ballot box. In all municipalities the signature copy registers shall not be placed in the ballot

box but shall be delivered immediately by the district board to the commissioner of

registration. In order to carry out his duties, any superintendent of elections in counties having

a superintendent of elections shall have access and be permitted to inspect and examine

any and all signature copy registers for said county for any election which may have

been or shall be held in said county and any official or person having possession

or custody of same who shall refuse to deliver said signature copy registers to the

office of said superintendent of elections forthwith upon demand having been made

upon him by said superintendent of elections as aforesaid shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree . Unless the said official having custody or possession of said signature copy registers

shall forthwith produce the same at the office of the superintendent of elections

when demanded by him so to do, the said superintendent of elections may apply to a

judge of the Superior Court assigned to the county and such judge shall forthwith

make an order directing the official having possession or custody of the said signature

copy registers to produce them at once in the court in which said judge may be sitting,

and upon their being produced said judge shall deliver the same to the superintendent

of elections.