New Jersey § 40:68-38 Counting of votes;  certification of results;  forwarding to municipal clerk;  announcement of results

New Jersey Statutes

§ 40:68-38 — Counting of votes; certification of results; forwarding to municipal clerk; announcement of results

New Jersey § 40:68-38

Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

This text of New Jersey § 40:68-38 (Counting of votes; certification of results; forwarding to municipal clerk; announcement of results) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Jersey primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:68-38 (2026).

Text

Immediately after the close of the polls the judge and teller shall proceed forthwith to count the votes for each candidate and shall complete the count without delay or adjournment. The counting shall be open and public but not to such an extent that the number of persons present shall hinder, delay or inconvenience the election officers in counting the ballots and ascertaining the results. The judge and teller shall certify to the correctness of the count and shall forward all ballots and talleys to the clerk of the municipality wherein the district is located. Upon completion of the count of the votes, the judge of election shall announce publicly the result of the election. L.1967, c. 184, s. 12, eff. July 27, 1967.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Immediately after the close of the polls the judge and teller shall proceed forthwith to count the votes for each candidate and shall complete the count without delay or adjournment. The counting shall be open and public but not to such an extent that the number of persons present shall hinder, delay or inconvenience the election officers in counting the ballots and ascertaining the results. The judge and teller shall certify to the correctness of the count and shall forward all ballots and talleys to the clerk of the municipality wherein the district is located. Upon completion of the count of the votes, the judge of election shall announce publicly the result of the election. L.1967, c. 184, s. 12, eff. July 27, 1967.