2022 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 19 - Elections
Section 19:63-13 - Certificate of mail-in voter.
19:63-13 Certificate of mail-in voter.
13. a. On the margin of the flap on the inner envelopes to be sent to mail-in voters there shall be printed a certificate in the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF MAIL-IN VOTER
I, ........................., whose home address is .............................................................,
(print your name clearly) (street address or R.D. number) (municipality)
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, subject to the penalties for fraudulent voting, that I am the person who applied for the enclosed ballot. I MARKED AND SEALED THIS BALLOT AND CERTIFICATE IN SECRET. However, a family member may assist me in doing so.
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(signature of voter)
Any person providing assistance shall complete the following:
I do hereby certify that I am the person who provided assistance to this voter and declare that I will maintain the secrecy of this ballot.
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(signature of person providing assistance)
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(printed name of person providing assistance)
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(address of person providing assistance)
b. On the margin of the flap on the inner envelope forwarded with any mail-in ballot intended to be voted in any primary election for the general election, as the case may be, there shall be printed a certificate in the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF MAIL-IN VOTER
I, ........................., whose home address is.............................................................
(print your name clearly) (street address or R.D. number) (municipality)
, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, subject to the penalties for fraudulent voting, that I am the person who applied for the enclosed ballot for the primary election of the ........ political party. I MARKED AND SEALED THIS BALLOT AND CERTIFICATE IN SECRET. However, a family member may assist me in doing so.
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(signature of voter)
Any person providing assistance shall complete the following:
I do hereby certify that I am the person who provided assistance to this voter and declare that I will maintain the secrecy of this ballot.
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(signature of person providing assistance)
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(printed name of person providing assistance)
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..............................
(address of person providing assistance)
c. The clerk of each county shall be permitted to print on or affix to the margin of the flap on the inner envelope of the mail-in ballot transmitted thereby to a mail-in ballot voter an alternative certificate, substantially similar to the certificate provided for by subsection a. or b. of this section, that permits the voter to certify the correctness of the voter's name, street, mailing address or R.D. number, and municipality as it appears on the label of the mail-in ballot received by the voter.
d. The certificates specified under subsections a., b., and c. of this section shall also provide spaces for the voter's telephone number and email address, including language informing the voter that this contact information will be used to contact the voter concerning the acceptance or rejection of the ballot, and how the voter may cure a defect. A voter's telephone number and email address shall not be subject to public disclosure and shall not be considered a public record.
e. Except for a primary election for the general election, each county clerk shall ensure that any political affiliation or designation on the inner envelope provided to each voter shall not be visible to the public on the outer envelope's exterior.
L.2009, c.79, s.13; amended 2011, c.134, s.53; 2018, c.72, s.6; 2020, c.70, s.9; 2022, c.69, s.6.
