New Jersey § 19:15-18

§ 19:15-18.

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

of elections of the county but who is challenged and denied the right to vote on the

day of a municipal, primary, general, or special election by a duly authorized challenger

or by a member of a district board of elections, may apply to a Superior Court judge

sitting at the county seat for permission to vote. No papers need be filed; the court shall entertain oral applications. The challenged voter may appear pro se or with counsel. The challenger or the member of the district board, as the case may be, may appear

or be represented by counsel. The challenged voter shall be permitted to state by oath or affirmation the facts

which the voter believes establish eligibility to vote, shall furnish a copy of the

affidavit the voter signed when challenged, a copy of the affidavit signed by the

challenger and the identifying document found invalid by the challenger and the district

board. The rules of evidence shall not apply to those proceedings. The judge shall grant the application and provide the challenged voter with written

authorization to vote on that day if the judge finds the following facts to be established

by the testimony of the applicant or, in the case of a dispute of facts or some questions

as to the challenged voter's credibility, by a preponderance of the following evidence: a. The challenged voter is at least 18 years old and a citizen of the United States

and of this State, has resided in the county at least 30 days prior to the date of

the election, and has not been convicted of a crime which would disenfranchise a person

under the laws of this State, and either: b. The challenged voter is properly registered at his location; or c. The challenged voter was properly registered at his location as of the last election

at which the challenged voter voted but has moved to another location within the county

since then and in good faith attempted to register at the new address within the time

prescribed by law. For the purposes of this section, a good faith attempt to register shall include:

completing the prescribed registration form no later than 21 days before the election in the presence of a person who appears to be over 18 years

old and says that he or she can and will witness the form and mail it to the register

for the applicant; completing a form received in the mail from the commissioner of

registration, superintendent of elections or the county board which states that information

has been received that the applicant has moved and placing the completed form in a

proper mailbox with proper postage, if necessary, no later than 21 days before the election; completing a registration form in any government office;

and reasonably relying upon the oral statements of an official at a polling place

that they will insure proper reregistration. The judge of the Superior Court having the application shall cause a full record of

the proceeding to be taken stenographically, transcribed and filed in the office of

the county clerk of the county, which record shall be open and public record. All costs and expenses of such proceedings shall be paid by the county.