New Jersey § 19:34-20
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 19:34-20, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19:34-20.
Whoever shall solicit the registering of his name on the registry list of any election
district or precinct, knowing that he is not a legal voter in such district or precinct;
or shall willfully counsel, procure, aid, advise, assist or abet in the registering
of the name of any other person on the registry list of any election district or precinct,
knowing such other person is not entitled to vote therein; or at any election, knowing
that he is not a qualified voter, votes thereat; or at any election votes or attempts
to vote more than once on his own name; or at any election votes or attempts to vote
in more than one election district or precinct; or at any election votes or attempts
to vote upon any other name than his own; or knowingly casts or attempts to cast
more than one ballot at one time by balloting; or at any election counsels, procures,
aids, advises, assists or abets any person, knowing that he is not a qualified voter,
to vote thereat; or at any election counsels, procures, aids, advises, assists or
abets any person in voting in more than one election district or precinct; or at
any election counsels, procures, aids, advises, assists or abets any person to vote
or to attempt to vote upon any name other than his own, or knowingly cast or attempt
to cast more than one ballot at one time of voting; or at any election shall in any
way willfully mark or deface his ballot, or shall willfully counsel, procure, aid,
advise, assist or abet any person in the marking or defacing of a ballot; or at any
election shall in any way counsel, procure, aid, advise, assist or abet any official
or person in any act which is contrary to the provisions of this title; or at any
election shall in any way willfully hinder or prevent a voter from casting his legal
vote, knowing such person to have a right to vote; or shall willfully tamper with,
injure, mutilate, destroy or render unfit for use, any ballot box; shall be guilty
of a crime of the third degree .
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 19:34-20
What does New Jersey Statutes § 19:34-20 cover?
Section 19:34-20 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
How do I cite New Jersey § 19:34-20?
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Is this the official text of New Jersey law?
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How does New Jersey § 19:34-20 apply to my situation?
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