New Jersey § 19:34-23

§ 19:34-23.

If any judge, inspector, clerk or other officer of a primary election shall act in

such capacity before taking and subscribing to the oath or affirmation required by

this title, or shall willfully disregard or violate the provisions of any rule duly

made by the party of which he is a member and for whom he is acting for the government

of the primary elections of the party, or if any judge or inspector of any primary

election shall knowingly reject the vote of any person entitled to vote under the

rules of such party or shall knowingly receive the vote of any person not qualified,

or if any judge, inspector, clerk or any other officer of a primary election shall

commit any willful fraud in the discharge of his duties by destroying or marking any

ballot in any way before such ballot is delivered to the voter or by defacing ballots,

adding marks to the poll by false counting, making false returns or by any act or

thing whatsoever, he shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree .