Public Notice
To All Registered Voters of North Plainfield Borough, Somerset County
North Plainfield Special School Election
You are hereby advised of the following procedure to be used for the North Plainfield Special School Election being held September 16, 2025. Any person attempting to vote may be challenged by a duly authorized challenger for a political party or a candidate or on a public question, or by a member of the District Board of Elections because the challenger or Board Member has good cause to believe that the voter is not entitled to vote.
Members of the District Board and all duly authorized challengers are prohibited from challenging, delaying or preventing the right to vote of any person because of that person’s race, color, national origin, expected manner of casting a vote or residence in a particular ward, housing complex or section of a municipality or county.
Any person who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the District Board of Elections may seek to establish his right to vote by signing an affidavit which states the voter’s qualifications to vote and by presenting for inspection a suitable identifying document which may be, but not limited to the following; a valid New Jersey driver’s license, a sample ballot which lists the voter’s name and address, an official federal, state, county or municipal document, which lists the name and address, a current utility or telephone bill or tax or rent receipt, or a piece of mail postmarked on or after the 60th day before the election at which the voter is challenged. A copy of the affidavit shall be given to the challenged voter. The District Board shall determine the validity of the challenge by voting on it pursuant to N. J. S. A. 19:15-24.
Any challenger who succeeds in denying a voter the right to vote must sign an affidavit stating the reason why the voter is not entitled to vote and must furnish a copy of the affidavit to the challenged voter.
Any person who is challenged and denied the right to vote on the day of the election by a duly authorized challenger or a by a member of a District Board of Elections may apply to a Superior Court judge sitting at the county seat for permission to vote.
Forms to register complaints about the conduct of an election shall be available at each polling place in the county.
Further information can be obtained from the Somerset County Board of Elections, 20 Grove Street, Somerville, New Jersey, 08876.
908-231-7084
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