New Jersey § 19:34-1

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 19:34-1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 19:34-1.

a. Any person, other than an election official, who: (1) knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens or coerces, or attempts to intimidate,

threaten or coerce, any person for registering to vote, voting or attempting to register

to vote or vote, urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote or to attempt

to register or vote or exercising any right under the provisions of P.L.1994, c. 182 ( C.19:31-6.11 et al.); or (2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds or attempts to deprive or defraud the

residents of this State of a fair and impartially conducted election by the procurement

or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the person to be

materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19 of the

Revised Statutes or the procurement, casting or tabulation of ballots that are known

by the person to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions

of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, is guilty of a crime of the second degree. b. Any election official who: (1) knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens or coerces, or attempts to intimidate,

threaten or coerce, any person for registering to vote, voting or attempting to register

to vote or vote, urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote or to attempt

to register or vote, or exercising any right under the provisions of P.L.1994, c. 182 ( C.19:31-6.11 et al.); or (2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds or attempts to deprive or defraud the

residents of this State of a fair and impartially conducted election by the procurement

or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the election official

to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent under the provisions of Title 19

of the Revised Statutes or the procurement, casting or tabulation of ballots that

are known by the election official to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent

under the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, is guilty of a crime of

the second degree and, in addition to any other penalties provided under the law, shall be permanently

barred from serving as an election official . c. As used in this section, “election official” shall include, but not be limited

to, any superintendent or deputy superintendent of elections, commissioner of registration,

member of a county board of elections, county clerk, municipal clerk, member of a

district board of elections, member of a board of county canvassers and member of

a board of State canvassers.

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