New Jersey § 19:15-18

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 19:15-18, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 19:15-18.

a. Any voter whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the superintendent

of elections of the county but who is challenged as not qualified or entitled to vote

by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of a district board of elections shall

be permitted to establish his right to vote by: (1) signing an affidavit which states the voter's qualifications to vote on forms

to be supplied by the superintendent of elections in those counties having a superintendent

of elections or by the commissioner of registration in all other counties, and; (2) presenting for inspection a suitable identifying document, which may be, but is

not limited to, the following: (a) a valid New Jersey driver's license; (b) a sample ballot which lists the voter's name and address; (c) an official federal, State, county or municipal document which lists the voter's

name and address; (d) a utility or telephone bill or tax or rent receipt dated; or (e) a piece of mail postmarked, on or after the 60th day before the day of the election

at which the voter is challenged. b. A copy of the affidavit signed by the challenged voter shall be given to that person. c. The affidavit, or a form attached to it, shall state: (1) the means by which a 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 subsection a. of this section; (2) that a 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 ); (3) the legal remedy which a 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 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 ). d. In counties in which the primary language of 10% or more of the registered voters

is Spanish, the affidavit and instructions for its completion and the information

required by subsection c. of this section shall appear in both English and Spanish.

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