New Jersey Statutes 19:8-3.2. Inaccessible polling place; alternate place, mail-in ballot
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:8-3.2
- 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
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. The Secretary of State shall establish, in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to ensure that in any election a voter who is elderly or has a disability and is assigned to an inaccessible polling place will, upon advance request of that voter, either be permitted to vote at the alternative, accessible polling place nearest to that voter’s residence which has a common ballot or be provided with a mail-in ballot, pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C. 19:63-3), as an alternative means of casting a ballot on the day of the election.
L.1991, c.429, s.2; amended 2005, c.146, s.4; 2009, c.79, s.29.