§ 19:23-25 — Make up and printing ballot.

19:23-25. The ballots shall be made up and printed consistent with the requirements of section 2 of P.L.2025, c.32 (C.19:23-23.2) and in substantially the following form: At the top of each ballot shall be printed the words "Official Democratic Party Primary Ballot," or "Official Republican Party Primary Ballot," or, as the case may be, naming the proper political party, as provided in this Title; below which and extending across the ballot in one or more lines, as may be necessary, shall be printed the words ................ name of county ………….. name of municipality ................... ward ................ election district ..................... date of election ................... John Doe, county clerk; the blank spaces shall be filled in with the name of the proper county, municipality, the ward and the district number and the date of election. The name of the county clerk shall be a facsimile of the county clerk's signature. This heading shall be set apart from the body of the ballot by a heavy diagram rule. Below this rule shall be printed the following directions instructing the voter how to indicate the voter's choice for each office and position and for how many persons to vote for each office and position: To vote for any person whose name is printed upon this ballot mark a cross x, plus +, check, or an otherwise appropriate mark on the oval or space next to the name of such person. To vote for any person whose name is not printed upon this ballot write or paste the name in the blank space under the proper title of office and mark a cross x, plus +, check, or an otherwise appropriate mark on the oval or space next to the name of such person. Below these instructions shall be printed a heavy diagram rule, below which shall be printed the government levels describing the offices to be voted for below which shall be separate office blocks headed by the titles of offices and positions for which candidates are to be voted for at the primary election, together with such directions to the voter as may be necessary. "Vote for one," "Vote for two," or a greater number, as the case may be, shall be included with any other directions to the voters and shall be printed in an obvious and conspicuous manner. The office blocks shall be arranged in the following order: (1) federal offices, below which shall be printed separate office blocks for choice for President or electors for President, members of the United States Senate, and members of the House of Representatives; (2) State offices, below which shall be printed separate office blocks for Governor, members of the State Senate, and members of the General Assembly; (3) countywide offices, below which shall be printed separate office blocks for county executive, member of the board of county commissioners, county clerk, county sheriff, and any other county offices in their respective office blocks; (4) municipal offices, below which shall be printed separate office blocks for mayor, member of the council or municipal governing body, and any other municipal offices in their respective office blocks; (5) any other titles of office, below which shall be printed separate office blocks for each office; (6) delegates and alternates-at-large to the national conventions of political parties, provided that the candidates for delegates and alternates-at-large may be placed next to the office block for choice for President or electors for President; (7) district delegates and alternates to conventions of political parties, provided that the candidates for district delegates and alternates may be placed next to the office block for choice for President or electors for President; and (8) candidates for county party positions. A heavy diagram rule shall be used to distinguish each office block for the different offices. Underneath the proper title of office and position shall be printed the names of all those persons certified as candidates for the offices to the municipal clerk by the county clerk as hereinbefore provided, and the names of persons endorsed as such candidates in petitions on file in the office of the municipal clerk as they appear signed to the certificate of acceptance. The name of any person endorsed in a petition as provided who shall fail to certify the person's consent and agreement to be a candidate for nomination to the office specified therein shall not be printed upon the ballots to be used at the primary election. In the case of a vacancy among nominees, the name of the person selected in the manner provided in this Title to fill the same shall be printed upon the ballots in the place of the person vacating such nomination. The candidates shall be arranged as indicated on their petitions for nomination for the same office with multiple open seats in all cases where the petitions endorsing such candidates and filed in accordance with R.S.19:23-18 request for such candidates to be associated within the same office block. The slogan or endorsement named by candidates in their petitions for nomination, as provided by R.S.19:23-17, shall be printed next to or below the names of such candidates. Immediately next to the name of each candidate for office and position shall be printed an oval or space in which the voter shall indicate the voter's choice. A heavy diagram rule shall be used between each office block. The ballot shall be so arranged that all candidates seeking the same office are listed in one contiguous office block. No candidate shall be separated from other candidates seeking the same office on the ballot. Each primary ballot shall contain, at the end of the list of candidates for each different office, blank spaces or lines equal to the number of persons to be elected to the office for the purpose of allowing any voter to write or paste the name of any person for whom the voter desires to vote for any office or party position. Amended 1947,c.104,s.8; 1994,c.77,s.10; 2025, c.32, s.6.