New Jersey § 19:27a-8

§ 19:27a-8.

a. No signature appearing on any document other than a recall petition prepared in

accordance with the provisions of this section shall be counted among the signatures

required under section 5 of this act 1 to determine whether a recall election shall be held. b. A recall petition shall be prepared by the recall committee in accordance with

a format, consistent with the provisions of this act, which shall have been approved

for such purpose by the Secretary of State. A petition may consist of any number of separate sections which shall be identical

except with respect to information required to be entered thereon by the signers and

circulators and as otherwise provided herein. The size of the paper used in a recall petition and the number of pages included

in each section thereof shall be determined by the recall committee. The back and the front of a piece of paper shall each constitute a page and signatures

may be affixed to each such page. c. Each page of each section of a recall petition shall be sequentially numbered and

shall include, printed in bold letters in at least 10-point type, the heading “PETITION

FOR THE RECALL OF (name of the official sought to be recalled) FROM THE OFFICE OF

(name of the office)” and, where appropriate, the information required by subsection

e. of this section. The first page of each section also shall bear, in type of uniform size but not

less than 8-point type, (1) the information contained in the notice of intention,

including any cost estimate prepared and the statement of the reasons for the recall,

if one was provided, or a declaration that no such statement of reasons was provided,

except that information on only three members of the recall committee need be listed;

and (2) a copy of the answer provided by the official sought to be recalled, if one

was provided, or a declaration that no such answer was provided, except that no such

answer or declaration shall be included if a statement of the reasons for the recall

was not provided. d. Each page of a recall petition shall be arranged so that each signer of the petition

shall personally affix the signer's signature; printed name and residence address,

including street and number, or a designation of residence which is adequate to readily

determine location; the municipality of residence; and the date on which the signer

signed the petition. A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank after each name for use in verifying

signatures when appropriate, as provided by this act. A box shall be provided after each name for the signer to indicate that the signer

has had the opportunity to review the information on the first page of that section

of the petition. e. (1) Whenever the official sought to be recalled is the Governor or a United States

Senator, separate sections of the petition shall be prepared for use by signers registered

to vote in each county. Each page of a section shall bear in not less than 10-point type the name of the

county in which that section is to be used and the statement, “Only eligible persons

residing in ․․․․․․․․․․․ (name of county) County shall sign this page.” A signer shall not affix the signer's signature to any page of any section unless

it bears the name of the county in which the signer is registered to vote. (2) Whenever the official sought to be recalled is a member of the Legislature or

a member of the United States House of Representatives and the official's jurisdiction

includes parts of more than one county, separate sections of the petition shall be

prepared for use by signers registered to vote in each county included within the

member's jurisdiction. Each page of a section shall bear in not less than 10-point type the name of the

county in which that section is to be used and the statement, “Only eligible persons

residing in (name of county) County shall sign this page.” A signer shall not affix the signer's signature to any page of any section unless

it bears the name of the county in which the signer is registered to vote. (3) The signature of any person to a page of a recall petition bearing the name of

a county in which the person is not registered to vote shall be invalid, but the invalidity

of such a signature shall not invalidate or otherwise impair the section wherein or

page whereon that signature appears, nor shall it invalidate or otherwise impair any

other signature to that or any other section of the petition. f. Prior to use, the sections of a recall petition shall be reviewed by the recall

election official for compliance with the provisions of this act. The recall election official shall complete the review of the petition within three

business days of receipt. No section of a recall petition shall be used to solicit signatures unless it has

been so approved and a statement of such approval, signed by the recall election official,

has been printed on the first page of that section. g. No obstruction shall be placed over any portion of a page of a petition section

at the time that page is presented to a voter to be signed. h. Every member of a recall committee circulating a recall petition shall sign the petition. If any member of the committee shall fail to sign the petition, the petition shall

be deemed void. In the event that the signature to the petition of a member of the recall committee

shall be deemed invalid, then notwithstanding the provisions of subsection e. of this

section, the petition shall be deemed void. A circulator of a recall petition who is not a member of the recall committee shall

not be required to sign, or to be qualified to sign, the recall petition in order

to solicit signatures for the recall petition. i. If a solicitation for signatures to a recall petition is presented to prospective

petition signers by a paid print advertisement or paid mailing, or if a recall petition

is presented to such a prospective signer by a paid circulator, the solicitation or

petition, respectively, shall disclose prominently in a statement printed in at least

10-point type (1) the identity of the person paying for the printed or personal solicitation,

and (2) that the circulator is paid. The Election Law Enforcement Commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations

as are necessary to implement the provisions and effectuate the purposes of this subsection. j. No person who is ineligible to sign a recall petition shall, with knowledge of

that ineligibility, sign such a petition. No person shall offer to pay or pay another to sign or to refrain from signing a

recall petition or to vote or to refrain from voting in a recall election. A person who violates any of the foregoing provisions of this subsection is guilty

of a crime of the fourth degree. 1

N.J.S.A. § 19:27A-5.