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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If any voter to whom a provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement has been handed spoils or renders any of the same unfit for use, the voter shall return the ballot and the envelope with affirmation statement to a district board member. The voter shall be furnished with another provisional ballot and envelope with affirmation statement. No more than two provisional ballots and envelopes with affirmation statements shall be furnished to a voter, except at the discretion of the board members.
The district board shall preserve each spoiled provisional ballot and envelope with an affirmation statement and shall write “SPOILED” across the envelope and initial the same. Immediately thereafter, the “SPOILED” envelope shall be sealed and placed in the provisional ballot bag.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 19. Elections 19 § 53C-9 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-19-elections/nj-st-sect-19-53c-9/
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