New Jersey Statutes 19:31A-9. Erroneous record
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:31A-9
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of registration in counties. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- 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
- 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
When any legal voter shall apply to the district board in the district in which he resides and shall find that his name upon the signature comparison record is marked as having voted, the district board shall not permit such persons to vote. Application may be made by the registrant to the commissioner and upon due proof to the commissioner or his duly authorized clerk that such registered voter has not voted in such election the commissioner shall issue a certificate directed to the district board authorizing the district board to permit such person to vote.
The commissioner shall immediately following such election cause the members of the district board in such district to appear before him and unless such district board can explain to the satisfaction of the commissioner why such registrant’s form was marked as voted the commissioner shall advise the county board that such district board or any member thereof has failed in the performance of its duty and the member or members of such board who have so failed in their duty shall be ineligible for appointment as members of any district board thereafter.
L.1944, c. 230, p. 786, s. 3.