| TRENTON
- Attorney General Stuart Rabner today announced
that approximately 550 Deputy Attorneys
General will be on duty throughout the state
on Election Day, November 7, to help ensure
a fair and smooth-running election and to
assist county election officials in resolving
any voting-related legal issues as they
emerge.
“Deputy
Attorneys General will be in each of the
state’s 21 counties throughout Election
Day to ensure the right to vote is protected
and to resolve any potential issues that
may arise,” Attorney General Rabner
said.
Deputy Attorneys General from the Division
of Law will be on duty from 6 a.m. until
the close of the polls at 8 p.m. to handle
any court applications and to provide timely
legal advice to New Jersey’s County
Superintendents of Election and Boards of
Election on emergent, voting-related legal
matters.
First-time
registrants who registered by mail and who
did not previously provide identification
to the county commissioner of registration
should bring identification to the polling
place to ensure they are able to vote in
the voting machine. If not, the voter must
vote by provisional ballot. In addition,
a voter whose name is not in the poll book
will be able to vote by provisional ballot.
These ballots are processed and counted
after the polls close.
Attorney
General Rabner noted that it is a criminal
offense to solicit or electioneer voters
as they enter or exit a polling establishment.
He said a “protective zone”
extends to 100 feet from the outside entrance
of the polling place. Any attempts to unlawfully
interfere with voters within this zone are
usually handled by appropriate law enforcement
officers. Rabner said that persons who believe
they have been the victim of any kind of
attempt to interfere with their right to
vote should contact the state at either
1-877-NJVoter or (609)
292-9302.
Members
of the public can also address election-related
queries to their county Superintendent of
Election and county Board of Election. A
list of county-level election office contacts
can be found on the Division of Elections
Web site, www.NJElections.org.
The Web site offers useful information about
the voting process and voting rights. In
addition, those who wish to provide information
concerning accessibility of specific polling
sites for the disabled can do so by filling
out an on-line feedback form.
As
of the close of voter registration for this
year’s General Election, there were
a total of approximately 4.86 million registered
voters across New Jersey.
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