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New Jersey Statutes § 19:14-10 Nominations by petition

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Statute Text

In the column or columns designated as nominations by petition, within the space between the two-point hair line rules, there shall be printed the title of each office for which nominations by petition have been made.
Such titles of office shall be arranged in the following order: electors of President and Vice-President of the United States; member of the United States Senate; Governor and Lieutenant Governor; member of the House of Representatives; member of the State Senate; members of the General Assembly; county executive, in counties that have adopted the county executive plan of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L. 1972 , c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.); sheriff; county clerk; surrogate; register of deeds and mortgages; county supervisor; members of the board of chosen freeholders; coroners; mayor and members of municipal governing bodies; members of the school board, when appropriate; members of the board of fire commissioners, when appropriate; and any other titles of office.
Above each of the titles of office, except the one on the top, shall be printed a two-point diagram rule in place of the two-point hair line rule. Below the titles of each of the offices shall be printed the names of each of the candidates for each of such offices followed by the designation or designations mentioned in the petitions filed.
Immediately to the left of the name of each candidate, at the extreme left of the column, shall be printed a square, one-quarter of an inch in size formed by two-point diagram rules.
The names of candidates for any office for which more than one are to be elected shall be arranged in groups as presented in the several certificates of nominations or petitions, which groups shall be separated from other groups and candidates by two two-point hair line rules.
To the right of the title of each office shall be printed the words "Vote for" inserting in words the number of candidates to be elected to such office.

History

Amended by L. 2017 , c. 206 ,s. 5 , eff. 1/1/2019 .

Amended by L. 2011 , c. 202 ,s. 28 , eff. 1/17/2012 .

Amended by L. 2009 , c. 66 ,s. 3 , eff. 6/26/2009.

Amended 1951, c.315, s.2; 1995, c.191, s.2.

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