New Jersey Statutes 19:47-1. Words and terms defined
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:47-1
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Any election: includes all primary, general, municipal, school and special elections, as defined herein. 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
“Ballot”, except when reference is made to irregular ballots, means that portion of the ballot containing the name of the candidate and the designation of the party by which he was nominated, or a statement of a proposed constitutional amendment, or other question or proposition with the word “yes” for voting for any question or proposition, and the word “no” for voting against any question.
“Question” includes any constitutional amendment, proposition or other question submitted to the voters at any election.
“Official ballot” means the material displaying the names of the candidates nominated and a statement of the questions submitted.
“Irregular ballot” means a vote cast, by or on a special device, for a person whose name does not appear on the ballots.
“Voting machine custodian” means the person who shall have charge of preparing and arranging the voting machine for elections.
“Protective counter” means a separate counter built into the voting machine which cannot be reset, which records the total number of votes cast.
The list of candidates used or to be used on the front of the voting machine for an election district in which the voting machine is used pursuant to law shall be deemed official ballots under this subtitle.
Amended 2004, c.88, s.13.