New Jersey Statutes 19:59-8.1. Processing overseas voter, overseas federal election voter requests, transmittal by electronic means
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:59-8.1
- 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
- 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
12. Whenever a county clerk receives a request by electronic means from an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter that a ballot be sent to that person by electronic means, the county clerk shall verify the voter’s eligibility to vote as an overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter in the State and the county desired. If the overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter is eligible to vote therein, the county clerk shall send the appropriate ballot to the voter at least 45 days before the day of the election and thereafter by electronic means using the telephone number or electronic address supplied by the voter for that purpose. If the overseas voter or overseas federal election voter or overseas State and federal election voter is not eligible to vote in the State or the county desired, notice of noneligibility shall be provided to the voter by electronic means as soon as practicable after the receipt of the request.
L.1993, c.73, s.12; amended 2008, c.61, s.9; 2011, c.37, s.25; 2017, c.39, s.12; 2022, c.72, s.8.