New Jersey § 19:49-4

§ 19:49-4.

a. (1) The officer or officers whose duty it may be under this subtitle to provide

and furnish official ballots for any polling place where a voting machine is to be

used shall also provide 2 sample ballots or more, or instruction ballots, which sample

or instruction ballot shall be arranged in the form of a diagram showing such portion

of the face of the voting machine as it will appear after the official ballots are

arranged thereon or therein for voting on election day. Such sample or instruction ballots shall be open to the inspection of all voters

on election day, in all elections where voting machines are used. (2) For election districts in which the primary language of 10% or more of the registered

voters is Spanish, the officer or officers whose duty it may be under this subtitle

to provide and furnish official ballots for any polling place where a voting machine

is to be used shall also provide 2 sample ballots or more, or instruction ballots,

printed bilingually in English and Spanish. Such sample or instruction ballots shall be open to the inspection of all voters

on election day, in appropriate election districts, in all elections where voting

machines are used. b. There shall be furnished a sufficient number of sample ballots printed entirely

in black ink, a facsimile of the face of the machine, of a reduced size, one of which

sample ballots shall be mailed to each registered voter, except that for election

districts in which the primary language of 10% or more of the registered voters is

Spanish, sample ballots printed bilingually in English and Spanish shall be mailed

to each registered voter. Any reference to sample ballot envelopes in any section of this Title to the contrary

notwithstanding, in all counties where voting machines are used and wherein the commissioner

of registration has the facilities to mail out sample ballots direct to the registrants

of such county and has elected so to do, as otherwise in this Title provided, the

commissioner of registration in any such county may request the county clerk of such

county to have the sample ballots prepared in the manner following: (1) The county clerk shall have said sample ballots for all general and special elections

printed in such manner that, when folded, the words “Official General Election Sample

Ballot” or as the case may be, shall appear on the reverse side thereof, together

with the words “In cases where the sample ballot is to be sent to an addressee who

does not receive his mail by delivery to his home or through rural free delivery ‘if

not delivered within 5 days return to the commissioner of registration’ and in all

other cases ‘if not delivered within 2 days return to the commissioner of registration.’

Do not Forward. Return Postage Guaranteed” over the return address of the commissioner of registration. Such portion of the ballot may contain such additional words that conform with United

States Postal regulations that will prevent such envelope from being forwarded to

the voter at any other address than that appearing on the envelope, and that will

cause such envelope to be returned to the commissioner of registration, with information

thereon from the post office showing the reason for nondelivery. (2) The county clerk in drawing the specifications for the printing of the official

primary ballots shall include the requirement that the municipal clerks shall have

primary sample ballots printed in such manner that, when folded, the words “Official

Primary Election Sample Ballot” shall appear on the reverse side thereof, together

with the words “In cases where the sample ballot is to be sent to an addressee who

does not receive his mail by delivery to his home or through rural free delivery ‘if

not delivered within 5 days return to the commissioner of registration’ and in all

other cases ‘if not delivered within 2 days return to the commissioner of registration.’

Do Not Forward. Return Postage Guaranteed” over the return address of the commissioner of registration. Such portion of the ballot may contain such additional words that conform with United

States Postal regulations that will prevent such envelope from being forwarded to

the voter at any other address than that appearing on the envelope, and that will

cause such envelope to be returned to the commissioner of registration, with information

thereon from the post office showing the reason for nondelivery. (3) Five sample ballots shall be posted as now required by law. c. For all general and special elections the county clerk, and for all primary and

municipal elections the municipal clerks, shall, at least 30 days preceding any such

election, make the arrangements necessary to be made with the postmaster or postmasters

in their respective counties and municipalities to have the said sample ballots mailed

under the postal laws and regulations, and forthwith notify the said commissioner

of registration in writing to that effect.