New Jersey § 19:12-7
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§ 19:12-7.
a. A county board of elections shall have posted a voter information notice, which
shall be referred to as a voter's bill of rights, in a conspicuous location in each
polling place and each specially designated polling place used for early voting before voting begins . The notice shall contain: the date of the election and the hours during which polling places will be open; a statement that sample ballots are available at the polling place for review by the
voter; instruction for the use of the voting machine in that polling place and an explanation
of what instructions for voting are available at the polling place for the voter; instruction for a voter who is voting for the first time; instruction for a voter who is required to provide identification pursuant to the
federal “Help America Vote Act of 2002” 1 and R.S.19:15-17 prior to casting a vote; instruction on how to cast a vote if the voter cannot be present at a polling place
on the day of the election; an explanation of the right of the voter to vote in private , regardless of the voter's physical abilities; an explanation of the right of the voter to a provisional ballot, including in the
event that a mail-in ballot has been applied for and not received or not transmitted
to the county board of elections before the day of any election, and the other circumstances
under which a voter has a right to a provisional ballot; an explanation of the right of the voter to receive a replacement ballot for a ballot
that has been spoiled, destroyed, lost or never received; an explanation of the right of the voter to ask for and receive assistance in voting; an explanation of the right of the voter to take a reasonable amount of time in casting
a vote on a voting machine; an explanation of the right of the voter to bring written material into the polling
place for the voter's personal use in casting a vote; instruction on how to contact the appropriate officials if a voter's right to vote
or right to otherwise participate in the electoral process has been challenged or
violated; general information on federal and State laws that prohibit acts of fraud or misrepresentation
and the penalties for those acts; an explanation of the right of the voter to confidentially discover the status of
their ballot using the “Track My Ballot” user portal; an explanation that “All ballots are counted and your vote remains anonymous”; an explanation of the right of the voter that if their ballot was rejected, a notice
will be issued to the voter within 24 hours after a decision is made to reject the
ballot. The voter will have up to 48 hours prior to the date for the final certification
of the results of the election to provide a cure for their ballot; an explanation giving the options for the voter to provide the cure to their rejected
ballot; an explanation that no voters shall be intimidated or otherwise unduly influenced
by political insignia while voting. No person shall wear, display, sell, give or provide any political or campaign slogan,
badge, button or other insignia associated with any political party or candidate to
be worn at or within one hundred feet of the polls or within the polling place or
room, on any primary, general or special election day or on any commission government
election day, except the badge furnished by the county board as provided by law. This includes any political gear representing the campaign slogans, logos, or depictions
or representations of any political party or candidate such as merchandise sold directly
from a political party, campaign, candidate, or by third parties and vendors representing
any political party or campaign or candidate. A person violating any of these provisions is guilty of a disorderly persons offense
and will not be permitted on the premises and can only return to vote after the removal
of prohibited political insignia; and such other statement, instruction or explanation the Secretary of State may deem appropriate
to ensure the full and knowledgeable participation of the voter in the process. The requirement to post this notice in each polling place shall not replace, supersede
or void any other requirement set forth in law for the posting of information in each
polling place apart from the voter information notice. The poster promoting the use of voting by mail prepared and distributed by the Secretary
of State pursuant to R.S.19:8-6 shall be displayed next to or as close as may be possible to the voter information
notice. b. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the form and specific content of the voter
information notice, which may be comprised of more than one page. If the notice is comprised of more than one page, each page shall be posted separately. For an election district in which the primary language of 10 percent or more of
the registered voters is a language other than English, the Secretary of State shall
prescribe an official version of the voter information notice in that other language
or languages for use in that election district. The notice shall be posted in English and in the other language or languages in
the polling places in each such district. The alternate language shall be determined based on information from the latest
federal decennial census. c. A county board of elections may modify or supplement the voter information notice
used in a county or municipality to provide additional information specific to that
county or a municipality in that county, provided, however, that any such modification
or supplementation shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for prior approval. d. The voter information notice shall be printed on each sample ballot, to the extent
practicable, or if not practicable, information on how to view or obtain a copy of
the voter information notice shall be printed on each sample ballot. e. The voter information notice, including one modified or supplemented pursuant to
subsection c. of this section, shall be made accessible on the official Internet site
of the State by the Secretary of State and each county board of elections shall ensure
that the official Internet site of the county contains a link to that notice. f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2020, c. 70 ) g. The State shall be liable for the costs incurred by local government entities for
compliance with this section, and they shall be reimbursed for those costs, upon application,
by the State Treasurer. 1
52 U.S.C.A. § 20901 et seq.
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