New Jersey Statutes 19:4-15. Division of election district, timing
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:4-15
- census: means the latest Federal census effective within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- County board: means the county board of elections in a county. 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
- 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
6. a. No county board shall make division of an election district in any year in the period commencing 82 days before the primary election for the general election, and the day of the general election.
b. To facilitate the use of Federal decennial census populations for apportionment and redistricting purposes and notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other law, no election districts shall, except with the prior approval of the Secretary of State, be created, abolished, divided or consolidated between January 1 of any year whose last digit is 7 and December 1 of any year whose last digit is 0.
L.1976, c.83, s.6; amended 2005, c.136, s.4; 2011, c.134, s.4; 2023, c.16, s.1.