New Jersey § 19:53c-15
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 19:53c-15, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19:53c-15.
In counting the provisional ballots, the board shall deem void all provisional ballots
which are wholly blank, or on which more names have been marked or designated for
every office than there are persons to be elected to the office, and on which both
“Yes” and “No” have been marked or designated upon every public question. No provisional ballot which shall have, either on its face or back, any mark, sign,
erasure, designation or device whatsoever, other than that which is permitted by P.L.1999, c. 232 ( C.19:53C-1 et al.), by which the provisional ballot shall be distinguished from another provisional
ballot shall be declared void unless the county board canvassing those provisional
ballots or the judge of the Superior Court or other judge or officer conducting the
recount thereof shall be satisfied that the placing of the mark, sign, erasure, designation
or device upon the provisional ballot was not intended to identify or distinguish
that ballot. No provisional ballot shall be declared invalid by reason of the fact that the mark
made with ink or the mark made with lead pencil appears other than black. No provisional ballot cast for any candidate shall be invalid by reason of the fact
that the name of that candidate may be misprinted, or the given name or the initials
of the candidate may be omitted. No provisional ballot cast for any candidate shall be invalid by reason of the use
of any label permitted by P.L.1999, c. 232 ( C.19:53C-1 et al.) on which the title of office may be printed or the name of the candidate
may be misprinted or part of the given name or surname or the initials of the candidate
may be omitted, or because the voter in writing the name of the candidate may misspell
the name or omit part of the given name or surname or the initials of the candidate. No provisional ballot shall be declared “REJECTED” or invalid by reason of having
a cross x, plus + or check ✓ appearing in a square provided for a blank space or a
space wherein no name is printed.
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