A candidate may act as a Challenger
True
Polling places must be located within the election district which they serve.
False
A Person who is 17 can register to vote as long as they a 18 by the next Election.
True
The term of office for a district board worker is 3 years.
False- It is a 1 year term
Municipal Clerk’s must hold evening voter registration prior to the registration deadline for the Primary and General Elections.
False-Evening voter registration is not required
A Person selected as a member of a district board may be assigned to any election district. The district board worker does not need to live in the district to which they are assigned.
True
If a Board worker is not trained, they receive $100.00 as their stipend.
False-$50.00
The badge for Challengers is provided to the individual by the Municipal Clerk.
False-The badge is provided by the County Board of Elections
Fail Safe voting and Provisional Ballot voting mean the same thing.
True
The Statute Number for Elections is:
NJSA 19
No person is allowed to electioneer within how many feet of a polling location?
100 Feet
Who Provides the American Flag to the Polling Location:
County Clerk
A vacancy in the office of the Mayor of governing body member, can be declared vacant due to a judicial determination.
True
The office of the Mayor ( whenever the mayor, when required by law to attend meetings of the Governing Body) or a member of the Governing Body, fails to attend and participate in the following , the office is deemed vacant:
Eight (8) consecutive weeks
The Mayor is to fill vacancies when a majority of the positions of the Governing Body become vacant.
False-The Governor
If a Vacancy occurs in final six (6) months of term of office for the Mayor, a special election must occur within 30 days.
False-If a vacancy in the office of the Mayor occurs in the final six (6) months of the term of the Mayor, NO SPECIAL ELECTION SHALL BE HELD TO FILL THE VACANCY
The power of the voters to propose and enact legislation themselves is known as the initiative.
True
An election held in certain Faulkner Governments when the required number of candidates does not receive a majority of the votes cast
Runoff
A ballot that is used when a voting machine malfunctions and the voter has to wait more than 15 minutes
Emergency
Acronym for the agency that supervises compliance with campaign contributions
ELEC
Election Law Enforcement Commission
The term used when candidates with common designation choose to be grouped together on the ballot
Bracketing
In a non-presidential election year, the Municipal Clerk must certify a list of polling places to the County Board of Elections by this date (month/day)
April 1st
These type of ballots are not required by statute for Regular Municipal Elections
Sample
An independent candidate for municipal office must file their petition with whom?
County Clerk
