Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:3-3

  • 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
  • General election: means the annual election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and, where applicable, includes annual school elections and annual fire district elections held on that date. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • 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
19:3-3. Delegates and alternates to the national conventions of the political parties shall be elected at the primary election to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in June in that year.

The members of State, county and municipal committees of the political parties shall be chosen at the primary for the general election as hereinafter provided.

amended 1946, c.11, ss.2,17 (1946, c.11, ss.2,17; repealed 1948, c.2, s.32); 1948, c.2, s.2; 1965, c.4, s.2; 1974, c.9, s.1; 1976, c.26; 2005, c.136, s.3; 2007, c.61, s.2; 2011, c.134, s.3.