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N.J. Stat. § 19:13-3 (2026)

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Direct nomination by petition for the general election shall be as follows: Petitions naming candidates for office to be filled by voters of the entire State, or of any congressional district, or of any political division greater than a single county, shall be addressed to the Secretary of State; petitions nominating candidates for election to the Senate or General Assembly shall be addressed to the Secretary of State; petitions naming candidates to be voted for by all the voters of a single county, or more than a single political division thereof, and all other petitions naming candidates to be voted for at the general election, shall be addressed to the clerks of the respective counties wherein the officers nominated are to be voted for.

Amended by L.1967, c. 22, s. 1, eff. March 23, 1967.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1948–2024 · leading case: Democratic-Repub. Org. v. Guadagno, 900 F. Supp. 2d 447 (D.N.J. 2012).
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Democratic-Repub. Org. v. Guadagno, 900 F. Supp. 2d 447 (D.N.J. 2012). · cites it 2× “N.J.S.A. 19:13-3. The distinction between political party candidates and unaffiliated candidates matters for the purposes of this suit because of the different ballot treatment they receive.”
Mark Balsam v. Sec'y of the State of NJ, 607 F. App'x 177 (3d Cir. 2015). “1999); see also N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 19:13-3 to 19:13-13. B.”
LaRouche v. Burgio, 594 F. Supp. 614 (D.N.J. 1984). “N.J.S.A. 19:13-3 and 4. The petitions must be signed by at least 800 voters who have not signed other nominating petitions for those offices.”
Council of Alt. Political Parties v. Hooks, 179 F.3d 64 (3d Cir. 1999). “See generally N.J.S.A. § 19:13-3 to 13 (formally designating petition process as “[djirect nominations by petition”).”
Ring v. Marsh, 78 F. Supp. 914 (D.N.J. 1948). “See Revised Statutes of New Jersey, §§ 19:13-3 to 9, N.J.S.A. The complaint alleges also that the defendant by his agents refused to accept the petition for filing on the ground that the time for filing such petitions had expired on March 11, 1948 under the law of New Jersey,…”
In the Matter of the Petitions of Hirsh Singh for Recount & Recheck (l- 1757-20, Morris Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-0323-20T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 21, 2020). “Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, petitions for direct nomination for the general election required to be filed under [N.J.S.A. 19:13-3] through [N.J.S.A. 19:13-9] shall be due by 4:00 p.”
Sias v. New Jersey Sec'y of State, No. 3:24-cv-08747 (D.N.J. Oct. 16, 2024). “§ 19:13-3. Such petitions must include “the names, places of residence and post-office addresses of the candidates for the offices to be filled.”
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