New Jersey § 19:52-3
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§ 19:52-3.
a. On the day of each primary and general election, the district boards of election at each polling place shall create and publicly display
a notice containing an unofficial count of the cumulative number of voters who have voted at each election district , indicating the number of voters who have voted at the election district using a voting machine or voting equipment and the number of voters who have voted using a provisional ballot. The first notice shall be produced two hours from the opening of the polls and updated
every two hours thereafter until the time the polls close. b. (1) By 11:59 p.m. on the day of each primary and general election, and by 9 p.m. of every
day thereafter until all eligible ballots have been counted and the election is certified,
each county clerk, in consultation with the county board of elections of that county,
shall list in an easily accessible location on the county clerk's Internet site an
unofficial report detailing the number and types of ballots that have been received
and, to the extent practicable, the number and types of ballots that have been counted
and that remain to be counted in that election. The reports required by this subsection shall include a date and time stamp designating
the date and time of each report, except that nothing in this subsection shall be
interpreted to require the county board of elections in each county to conduct the
count of ballots on a daily basis. Each report shall detail, at the legislative district, municipal, and county levels,
the following categories of information: (a) for the in-person early voting period, the number of early voting machines or
voting equipment deployed, the number of early voting machines or voting equipment
not included in the tally, and the total number of votes cast during the early voting
period; (b) for the election day vote, the number of election day voting machines or voting
equipment deployed, the number of election day voting machines or voting equipment
not included in the tally, and the total number of votes cast in person on election
day; and (c) for the vote-by-mail vote, the number of vote-by-mail ballots that have been issued
and received into the Statewide Voter Registration System, as well as the vote-by-mail
ballots that have been tallied and that remain to be processed. (2) Each county clerk, in consultation with the county board of elections of that
county, shall send to the Secretary of State the reports required to be created and
posted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection at the time of each posting. Upon receiving each report, the Secretary of State shall provide in an easily identifiable
location on the Internet site of the Division of Elections access to the county by
county totals for each category included in the reports. The county by county totals required to be created and posted under this paragraph
shall include a date and time stamp designating the date and time of the posting. (3) With each report and posting required pursuant to this subsection, each county
clerk and the Division of Elections shall note on their respective Internet sites
that the reports and postings are unofficial and subject to change as each county
clerk and county board of elections, as appropriate, receive and process ballots that
have been cast in the election. The unofficial tally of election results and the daily reports shall not be interpreted
to serve as the legal basis for the contest of any election. The Secretary of State, in consultation with county clerks and county boards of
elections, shall promulgate uniform guidelines for all county clerks to follow in
creating the reports and postings required by this subsection. In addition to the uniform guidelines, the Secretary of State shall develop a template
for standardized reporting for all counties to follow. (4)(a) On the day after each primary and general election, and by 9 p.m. of every
day thereafter, each county clerk, in consultation with the commissioner of registration
and the county board of elections of that county, shall list in an easily identifiable
location on the county clerk's Internet site an unofficial report of the total number
of provisional ballots cast during the early voting period and on election day, which
unofficial report shall be generated using the electronic poll book software. (b) Beginning on the seventh day after each primary and general election, each county
clerk, in consultation with the commissioner of registration and the county board
of elections of that county, shall list in an easily identifiable location on the
county clerk's Internet site an unofficial report detailing the number of eligible
provisional ballots that have been received. The reporting required by this subparagraph shall be updated by 9 p.m. on the date
of such report and by 9 p.m. every day thereafter with the number of eligible provisional
ballots that have been counted until all eligible provisional ballots have been counted
and the election is certified.
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