Challenger
Challenger: An individual or official who questions the eligibility of a voter to cast a ballot, or to accept a ballot for counting.
Definition
An individual or official who questions the eligibility of a voter to cast a ballot, or to accept a ballot for counting.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A person designated by a political party to revi ew the qualifications of voters presenting themselves at a POLLING PLACE. for the purpose challenging unauthorized voters. A challenger “shall have the power to challenge the right to vote therein of any person claiming such right and shall have power to ask all nece ssary questions to determine this right … may be present while the votes cast at any electi on are being counted, hear and see the ballots counted and shall have the right and power to challenge the counting or rejecting of any ballot or any part of a ballot.” N. J. Stat. Ann. §19:7-5. Likewise Conn. Gen. Stat. §9-232.