New Jersey § 19:34-39
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 19:34-39, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19:34-39.
No person directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person: Inducing voters. a. Shall pay, lend or contribute, or offer or promise to pay, lend or contribute,
money or other valuable consideration to or for any voter, or to or for any other
person, to induce such voter to vote or refrain from voting at any election, or to
induce any voter to vote or refrain from voting at such election for any particular
person or persons, or to induce such voter to come to or remain away from the polls
at such election, or because of such voter having voted or refrained from voting or
having voted or refrained from voting for any particular person, or having come to
or remained away from the polls at such election. Employment purposes. b. Shall give, offer or promise any office, place or employment, or to promise to
procure or endeavor to procure any office, place or employment to or for any voter,
or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote or refrain from
voting at any election, or to induce any voter to vote or refrain from voting at such
election for any particular person or persons. Gifts or other inducements. c. Shall make any gift, loan, promise, offer, procurement or agreement, to, for
or with any person, in order to induce him to procure, or endeavor to procure, the
election of any person, or the vote of any voter at any election. Procuring votes. d. Shall procure, or engage, promise or endeavor to procure, in consequence of any
gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement, the election of any person,
or the vote of any voter at such election. Furnishing means for bribery. e. Shall advance or pay, or cause to be paid, money or other valuable thing, to
or for the use of any other person, with the intent that the same, or any part thereof,
shall be used in bribery at any election, or to knowingly pay, or cause to be paid,
any money or other valuable thing to any person in discharge or repayment of any money,
wholly or in part, expended in bribery at any election. Assist in evading arrest. f. Shall advance or pay, or cause to be paid, money or other valuable thing, to
or for the use of any other person, with the intent that the same, or any part thereof,
shall be used to aid or assist any person to evade arrest who is charged with the
commission of a crime against the elective franchise. Indorsement of candidates. g. Shall advance or pay, or cause to be paid, money or other valuable thing, to
or for the use of any other person, in consideration of being selected or indorsed
as the candidate of any convention, organized assemblage of delegates, or other body
representing, or claiming to represent, a political party or principle, or any club,
society or association, for a public office, or in consideration of the selection
or indorsement of any other person as a candidate for a public office, or in consideration
of any member of a convention, club, society or association, having voted to select
or indorse any person as a candidate for a public office. Withdrawal of candidates. h. Shall advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any money or other valuable thing
to or for the use of any other person, in consideration of a person withdrawing as
a candidate for a public office.
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