New Jersey § 19:6-2

§ 19:6-2.

a. The following persons may apply in writing to the county board, on a form prepared

and furnished by the county board, for appointment as a member of a district board

of any municipality in the county in which he or she resides: (1) a legal voter who

is a member of a political party by virtue of having voted in a party primary or who

has filed a party declaration form for the ensuing primary election for the general election with the commissioner of the county in

which the voter is registered and who, for two years prior to making written application,

has not espoused the cause of another political party or its candidates; (2) a legal

voter who is not affiliated with a political party; (3) a United States citizen and

resident of this State who is 16 or 17 years of age, attends a secondary school and

has the written permission of his or her parent or guardian to serve as a member of

the board if appointed; or (4) a United States citizen and resident of this State

who is 16 or 17 years of age and has graduated from a secondary school or has passed

a general educational development test, GED, and has the written permission of his

or her parent or guardian to serve as a member of the board if appointed. b. The application, signed by the applicant under his or her oath, shall state: (1)

the applicant's name and address; (2) the applicant's age, if the applicant is less

than 18 years of age; (3) the political party to which he or she belongs or, if the

applicant is not affiliated with a political party, the fact that the applicant is

not so affiliated; (4) that the applicant is of good moral character and has not

been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude; and (5) that the applicant

possesses the following qualifications: eyesight, with or without correction, sufficient

to read nonpareil type; ability to read the English language readily; ability to

add and subtract figures correctly; ability to write legibly with reasonable facility;

reasonable knowledge of the duties to be performed by the applicant as an election

officer under the election laws of this State; and health sufficient to discharge

his or her duties as an election officer. c. If an applicant for appointment to a district board is 16 or 17 years of age, then

the applicant shall provide to the county board, along with the application provided

under subsection b. of this section: (1) a written document signed by the applicant's

parent or guardian giving the applicant permission to serve as a member of a district

board if appointed and (2) if an election, meeting or training is scheduled to take

place when school is in session, a written document from his or her school that acknowledges

the applicant's application for appointment as a member of a district board and excuses

the applicant from school on the dates of service if appointed, except that the requirement

contained in subparagraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to a United States

citizen and resident of this State who is 16 or 17 years of age and has graduated

from a secondary school or has passed a general educational development test, GED. d. No person shall be precluded from applying to serve as a member of a district board

of any municipality for failure to vote in any year such person was ineligible to

vote by reason of age or residence. e. In no case shall a person 16 or 17 years of age be permitted to serve as a member

of a district board on the day of an election for more than the number of hours permitted

for such a person to work pursuant to P.L.1940, c. 153 ( C.34:2-21.1 et seq. ), as amended and supplemented.