New Jersey Statutes 19:8-3.7. Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee in each county
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:8-3.7
- County board: means the county board of elections in a county. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- filed: means deposited in the regularly maintained office of the public official wherever said regularly maintained office is designated by statute, ordinance or resolution. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(1) The four members of the county board of elections; and
(2) Three or more public members, to be appointed by the county executive or county governing body as follows:
(a) A representative of the county executive or a member of the county governing body, as appropriate;
(b) At least one individual with a disability;
(c) At least one individual trained in the provisions of the federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990” (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.); and
(d) If the county executive or governing body so elects, any other person deemed able by the executive or governing body to be of assistance.
b. In order to accurately evaluate the accessibility of all polling locations, the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee shall undertake a physical inspection of each polling place in the county. A committee member who has a disability should participate in any such inspection. The results shall be used in completing the list of any polling places found inaccessible, pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1991, c.429 (C. 19:8-3.4).
c. The committee shall receive notice of complaints filed from its county with the Division of Elections in the Department of Law and Public Safety pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C. 19:61-6) that concern the accessibility of polling places to individuals with disabilities and the elderly.
L.1991,c.429,s.11; amended 2005, c.146, s.8.