19:61-5 - Free-access system for information to voters using mail-in ballot
19:61-5 Free-access system for information to voters using mail-in ballot.
5.The Secretary of State shall establish a free-access system, such as a toll-free telephone number, an Internet website or any combination thereof, that any individual who casts a mail-in ballot may access to ascertain: (1) whether an application for a mail-in ballot has been approved and if not, the reason for its rejection; and (2) whether the mail-in ballot was accepted for counting and, if the ballot was not counted, the reason for the rejection of the ballot. The system shall at all times preserve the confidentiality of each person who has requested an application to vote by mail-in ballot or who has voted by mail-in ballot, and shall ensure that no person, other than the individual who requested or cast the ballot, may discover whether or not that individual's application or ballot was accepted, unless so informed by the voter. This system may be the same one used for provisional ballots, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.88 (C.19:61-4).
L.2004, c.88, s.5; amended 2009, c.79, s.35.