Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:3-11

  • 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
  • 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
If such determination shall not have been made ten days prior to the election at which the candidates at such primary election are to be voted for, and in case such candidate shall be elected at the election to the office for which he claimed nomination under such void primary, no certificate of election shall be delivered to such candidate and the election for the office for which such person was a candidate shall be null and void.