New Jersey § 19:12-9

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§ 19:12-9.

a. The county board in each county shall cause to be published in a daily newspaper

of general circulation throughout the county, a notice containing the information

specified in subsection b. hereof. This notice shall be published once on the seventh day preceding the day fixed for

a municipal, primary, general or special election and once on the day preceding the

day fixed for a primary, general or special election. b. At the top of the notice the words “Public Notice to All Registered Voters of (insert

appropriate name) County” shall be printed in at least 30-point bold-faced capital

type. Next underneath, the words “You are hereby advised of the following procedure to

be used for the (insert appropriate date and type of election) election:” shall be

printed in at least 12-point bold-faced type. The body of the notice shall be printed in at least 10-point bold-faced type and shall

set forth: (1) that any person attempting to vote may be challenged by a duly authorized challenger

for a political party or a candidate or on a public question, or by a member of the

district board of elections, because the voter's name appears on a challenge list

prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county or because the challenger

or board member has good cause to believe that the voter is not entitled to vote; (2) that members of the district board and all duly authorized challengers are prohibited

from challenging, delaying or preventing the right to vote of any person because of

that person's race, color, national origin, expected manner of casting a vote or residence

in a particular ward, housing complex or section of a municipality or county; (3) the means by which any person who is challenged because that person's name appears

on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent of elections of the county may

seek to establish the person's right to vote, as provided in R.S. 19:32-18 ; (4) the means by which any person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared

by the superintendent of elections of the county but who is challenged by a duly authorized

challenger or by a member of the district board of elections may seek to establish

the person's right to vote, as provided in section 2 of P.L.1991, c. 249 ( C.19:15-18.1 ); (5) that any challenger who succeeds in denying a voter the right to vote must sign

an affidavit stating the reason why the voter is not entitled to vote and must furnish

a copy of the affidavit to the challenged voter, as provided in section 3 of P.L.1991, c. 249 ( C. 19:15-18.2 ); (6) the legal remedy which any person whose name does not appear on a challenge list

prepared by the superintendent but who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger

or by a member of the district board of elections and denied the right to vote may

use to seek permission to vote, as provided in section 6 of P.L.1991, c. 249 ( C. 19:15-18.3 ); (7) that forms to register complaints about the conduct of an election shall be available

at each polling place in the county; and (8) the names of the chairman, secretary, clerk and members of the county board of

elections and a telephone number at which they may be reached for more information. c. In counties in which the primary language of 10% or more of the registered voters

is Spanish, two notices containing the information in subsection b. of this section

shall appear side-by-side, one in English and one in Spanish. The notices shall be identical in size, content and type face. d. The cost of publishing the notices required by this section shall be paid by the

respective counties.

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