Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:17-2

  • District board: means the district board of registry and election in an election district. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • 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
The district board shall then certify such statement in substantially the following form:

“We do certify that the foregoing is a true, full and correct statement of the result of the election above mentioned.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, this day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and

………………………………………….) District Board

…………………………………………..) of Registry

…………………………………………..) and Election.”

…………………………………………..)

No member of any district board shall sign any returns of election until after the completion of the counting of votes and his personal examination of the tally sheets to determine the correctness of the results.