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New Jersey State Archives
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P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Secretary of State - Election Filings and related records
The Division of Elections was transferred to the Department of Law and Public Safety in 1998.
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Series:
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Department of State
Division of Elections
Election Returns, 1910-1997
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Control #:
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SSTEL001
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Format:
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220 c.f. (235 vols., 108 boxes); 49 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Guide covers 1910-1980; film covers 1979-1989. For post-1997 returns, see Dept. of Law and Public Safety / Div. of Elections.
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Returns of the General Election of 1860
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Control #:
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SSTSE015
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Format:
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2 c.f. (22 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by county
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Notes:
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Provides, by elector, the results of the Lincoln-Douglas election.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Records of the Electoral College of New Jersey, 1844-1996
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Control #:
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SSTSE050
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Format:
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1.15 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Returns of County Boards of Canvassers, 1864-1901
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Control #:
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SSTSE069
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By year, then county
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Notes:
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Includes sheriffs' bonds.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Returns of Elections of Justices of the Peace, 1902
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Control #:
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SSTSE072
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By county
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Election Publications, 1883-1989
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Control #:
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SSTSE098
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within type
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Notes:
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Includes printed annual returns/results, lists of candidates and instructions relative to the duties of election officers.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Election Forms, 1964-1967
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Control #:
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SSTSE099
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Related records:
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Series:
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Department of Law and Public Safety
Division of Elections
Election Returns, 1998-2003
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Control #:
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SLCEL001
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Format:
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12.5 c.f. (25 boxes, part of 1 box)
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Notes:
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For pre-1998 election returns, see Department of State/ Division of Elections/ Election Returns.
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Series:
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Legislature
Certificates of Election to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, 1738-1822
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Control #:
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SLE00008
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Format:
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2 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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New Jersey Board of State Canvassers
Minutes, 1832-1926
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Control #:
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SZCAN001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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The governor and Privy Council initially served as the Board of State Canvassers.
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Series:
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Election Law Enforcement Commission
Reports, 1985 & 1991
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Control #:
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SZELE001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Notes:
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Consist of: Report on New Jersey Campaign Financing, January 1985; and Annual Report, 1991.
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Series:
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Commission to Codify and Revise Election Laws
Report to the Legislature, 1930
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Control #:
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SZELL001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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State Board of Voting Machine Commissioners
2nd Annual Report, 1903
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Control #:
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SZVOT001
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Format:
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0.05 c.f. (1 report)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 242.3 c.f. of paper records and 49 reels of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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