Unofficial Ballot

Primary definition

A substitute for an BALLOT, used in the event official ballots are unavailable. "If OFFICIAL from any cause neither the official ballot nor ballots otherwise prepared as herein prescribed shall be ready for distribution at any polling place, or if the supply of ballots shall be exhausted before the polls are closed, unofficial ballots, made as nearly as possible in the form of the official ballot, may be used." N.J.S.A. §19:15-6.

Also known asprovisional ballot · emergency ballot · temporary ballot · substitute ballot
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A substitute for an BALLOT, used in the event official ballots are unavailable. "If OFFICIAL from any cause neither the official ballot nor ballots otherwise prepared as herein prescribed shall be ready for distribution at any polling place, or if the supply of ballots shall be exhausted before the polls are closed, unofficial ballots, made as nearly as possible in the form of the official ballot, may be used." N.J.S.A. §19:15-6.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Unofficial Ballot. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/unofficial-ballot

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