New Jersey § 19:23-15

§ 19:23-15.

Accompanying the petition and attached thereto each person indorsed therein shall

file a certificate, stating that he is qualified for the office mentioned in the petition;

that he consents to stand as a candidate for nomination at the ensuing primary election,

and that if nominated, he agrees to accept the nomination. Such acceptance shall certify that the candidate is a resident of and a legal voter

in the jurisdiction of the office for which the nomination is to be made and there

shall be annexed thereto the oath of allegiance prescribed in section 41:1-1 of the

Revised Statutes duly taken and subscribed by the person so nominated before an officer

authorized to take oaths in this State. No candidate who has accepted the nomination by a direct petition of nomination for

the general election shall sign an acceptance to a petition of nomination for such

office for the primary election. In addition, no candidate named in a petition for the office of member of the House

of Representatives shall sign an acceptance if the candidate has signed an acceptance

for the primary nomination or any other petition of nomination for the office of member

of the House of Representatives in another congressional district in the same calendar

year. Each person indorsed as a candidate for nomination for election to the office of Governor

or the office of member of the Senate or General Assembly shall annex to such petitions

a statement signed by the candidate that he or she: a. has not been convicted of any offense graded by Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes

as a crime of the first, second, third or fourth degree, or any offense in any other

jurisdiction which, if committed in this State, would constitute such a crime; or b. has been so convicted, in which case, the candidate shall disclose on the statement

the crime for which convicted, the date and place of the conviction and the penalties

imposed for the conviction. Such a candidate may, as an alternative, submit with the statement a copy of an

official document that provides such information. If the candidate has been convicted of more than one criminal offense, such information

about each conviction shall be provided. Records expunged pursuant to chapter 52 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes shall

not be subject to disclosure. If the same person is nominated for the same office in more than one petition, the

statement shall be annexed to one of such petitions.