New Jersey Statutes 19:63-5. Application for mail-in ballot to county clerk
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:63-5
- 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
- General election: means the annual election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and, where applicable, includes annual school elections and annual fire district elections held on that date. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
In the case of applications for overseas federal election voter ballots, as provided for in P.L.1976, c.23 (C. 19:59-1 et seq.), no application shall be refused on the grounds that it was submitted too early.
In the case of voter registration forms that include a selected vote by mail option, a copy of each such form shall be transmitted to and received by the appropriate county clerk, who shall be responsible for providing mail-in ballots to each qualified voter requesting such ballots for future elections, until the voter requests otherwise in writing, or beginning with the 2020 general election cycle, if the voter does not vote by mail in four consecutive years, then the voter shall no longer be furnished with a mail-in ballot for future elections and the voter shall be notified in writing of the change.
L.2009, c.79, s.5; amended 2018, c.72, s.5; 2022, c.68, s.3.