New Jersey Statutes 19:4-12. Districts with more voters; allotment of voting machines devices; appointment of additional members of district board
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:4-12
- District board: means the district board of registry and election in an election district. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- Election: means the procedure whereby the electors of this State or any political subdivision thereof elect persons to fill public office or pass on public questions. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- Political party: means a party which, at the election held for all of the members of the General Assembly next preceding the holding of any primary election held pursuant to this Title, polled for members of the General Assembly at least 10% of the total vote cast in this State. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
3. Except as provided pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1976, c.83 (C. 19:4-11), each district in which two voting machines or five electronic system voting devices are to be used shall contain, as nearly as is practicable, 1,000 voters, and each district in which three voting machines or eight electronic system voting devices are to be used shall contain, as nearly as is practicable, 1,500 voters.
Nothing herein shall prevent any election district from containing fewer voters than prescribed above, if necessary for the convenience of the voters.
In a district where more than two voting machines or five electronic system voting devices are to be used, two additional members of the district board, who shall not be members of the same political party, shall be appointed for each additional voting machine or system.
L.1976,c.83,s.3; amended 1996, c.120, s.1; 2005, c.145, s.6.