New Jersey § 19:53b-18
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 19:53b-18, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19:53b-18.
a. The clerks of the board shall, upon the tally sheets provided for that purpose,
make a list of the names of all persons for whom one or more votes shall have been
given, designating the office which that person shall be voted for, and of any public
questions voted upon; and as each emergency ballot shall be read, the members shall
write the figure “1” opposite the name of each person whose name is contained thereon,
as designated for any office, or in the proper column designating the vote upon the
public question. b. When all the votes which were cast have been read, examined, numbered and strung,
as directed, the board shall tally the votes given for each person for any office
to be filled at the election or any public question and note the same upon the tally
sheets. The tally sheets shall be signed by all the members of the district board. One of the tally sheets shall be placed in the emergency ballot box and the emergency
ballot box shall be sealed with the remaining numbered red seal. The other tally sheet shall be filed with the county clerk at the same time the
statements of results are delivered.
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Section 19:53b-18 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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