New Jersey Statutes 52:16A-98. Division of Elections transferred to Department of State
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:16A-98
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
b. Effective with the enactment of P.L.2007, c.254 (C. 52:16A-98 et al.), the Secretary of State shall be the chief election official of this State and any references to the Attorney General relative to any elections matter appearing in the statutory law shall be a reference to the Secretary of State, unless the context or language of the statute provides otherwise.
c. All responsibility for the budget, fiscal and personnel matters of the Division of Elections is transferred to the Department of State.
d. Whenever in any rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Division of Elections in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the same shall mean the Division of Elections in the Department of State.
e. All transfers directed by this act shall be made in accordance with the “State Agency Transfer Act,” P.L.1971, c.375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.).
L.2007, c.254, s.1.