New Jersey § 19:50-1

§ 19:50-1.

a. Within 30 days before each election, the county board of elections shall cause

new members of the district boards who are to serve in election districts to be instructed

in the conduct of elections, and in their duties in connection therewith. All district board members shall be required to attend said instructional sessions

for each election at least once every two years. The instructional sessions shall be conducted in person except that instructional

sessions may be offered remotely, by electronic means, to any district board member

who has completed the instructional session within the last four years and provided

that the county board of elections shall implement procedures to conduct such remote

sessions. Such procedures shall be approved by the Secretary of State and reviewed and approved

once every two years. The county board of elections shall cause to be given to each member of each district

board who has received such instruction and is fully qualified to properly conduct

the election, a certificate to that effect. For the purpose of giving such instruction the county board of elections shall call

such meeting or meetings of the district boards as shall be necessary. The content of said meeting or meetings shall be limited solely to the instruction

of district board members; lobbying or the advancement of political ends shall be

prohibited. The members of the district board of each election district shall attend such meeting

or meetings as shall be called for the purpose of receiving such instruction concerning

their duties as shall be necessary for the proper conduct of the election. No member of any district board shall serve in any election unless the member shall have received such instruction as herein provided and is fully qualified to

perform the duties in connection with the election, and has received a certificate

to that effect from the county board of elections; but this shall not prevent the

appointment of a person as a member of the district board to fill a vacancy in an

emergency, as now provided by law. In addition to the foregoing, the county board of elections shall design, prepare

and distribute training manuals for district board members, pursuant to guidelines

established by the Secretary of State . The county board of elections shall also make the training manual available on its

Internet site and on the Internet site of the Division of Elections in the Department

of State . b. The Secretary of State shall establish guidelines for the design of training manuals for members of district

boards of election, and shall design, prepare and distribute training manuals for

members of county boards of election, and county clerks. The Secretary of State shall also make training manuals available on the Internet site of the Division of

Elections.