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Code · New Jersey · Title 40 — Animals and Livestock · Chapter 45

40:45-15 Ballots; printing and authentication; contents; delivery.

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11. In the case of a regular municipal election occurring on the second Tuesday in May, the municipal clerk shall cause the ballots to be printed and authenticated by the clerk's signature. Upon the ballots shall be printed the title of each office to be filled. Under each of the titles of office shall be printed the names of the candidates for each office with a square to the left of each name. Below the names of the candidates for each office the words "vote for (insert number of positions to be filled at the election)." The ballot shall be printed upon plain, substantial white paper, and shall be substantially in the following form:
"Municipal election of (insert name of municipality), county of (insert name of county), held (insert the date of the election). To vote for any person make a cross ( x ) or plus (+) or a check ( X ) mark in the square preceding the name. Vote for only as many persons as there are officers to be elected. If you wrongly mark the ballot, tear or deface it and return it to election officer and obtain a new ballot."
Blank spaces equal to the number of offices to be filled shall be left below the printed names of the candidates for each office to be voted, wherein the voter may write the name or names of any person or persons for whom he may wish to vote.
The municipal clerk shall deliver ballots to the election officials at each polling place equal in number to 110% of the number of registered voters in each election district, except that where voting machines are used ballots shall be furnished as otherwise provided by law.
In the case of a regular municipal election occurring on the day of the general election in November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.196 (C.40:45-7.1), ballots shall be printed and delivered as otherwise provided by law.
L.1981, c.379, s.11; amended 2009, c.196, s.6.
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