EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

The statute codifies specific notification rules and timing for mailing sample ballots (Wednesday preceding election by noon) and establishes multilingual triggers (Spanish-language ballots when 10% or more of registered voters have Spanish as primary language). However, the provision addresses sample ballot distribution procedures rather than a comprehensive voter information pamphlet with enumerated content requirements for candidates and ballot questions. The statute mandates what gets distributed (sample ballots) and when, but does not explicitly enumerate specific content requirements for candidate information or ballot question explanations that would constitute a full voter pamphlet. The section satisfies part (a) [notification rules and timing codified] and part (c) [multilingual triggers codified], but does not satisfy part (b) [ballot-information content requirements enumerated] or establish an analog to a voter information pamphlet as typically understood (a comprehensive guide with detailed candidate and measure information).

“The board shall post the appropriate sample ballots in the polling place in its district.”

The statute codifies a specific, measurable trigger for multilingual ballot materials: a 10% or greater threshold of registered voters in a district whose primary language is Spanish. This trigger is enumerated in the statute itself and establishes both the population criterion (10% or more) and the language-minority criteria (primary language designation). The statute mandates that bilingual sample ballots be prepared and mailed when this threshold is met, making the multilingual notice trigger clearly codified in law.

“except that for districts in which the primary language of 10% or more of the registered voters is Spanish, a properly stamped envelope containing a copy of the bilingual sample ballot, addressed to each registered voter in the district of such board at the address shown on the register shall be prepared and deposited”

The statute addresses public accessibility of candidate-related filings and establishes a framework for organizing and making documents available for inspection. It explicitly directs the commission to develop filing and cross-indexing systems, permit copying of reports, and make summaries available for public inspection. However, the section does not specify a defined TIME FRAME for when candidate-filing documents must be made publicly accessible. The criterion requires both public accessibility AND a defined time requirement. While accessibility is codified, the temporal element is absent from this section. The statute addresses campaign finance reports and candidate filings generally but does not specify deadlines for public access to nominating petitions or eligibility certifications specifically.

“Develop a filing, coding and cross-indexing system; (4)Permit copying or photo-copying of any report required to be submitted pursuant to this act as requested by any person; (5)Prepare and make available for public inspection summaries of all said reports”

No matching sections in corpus.

This statute codifies notification requirements for a specific subset of voters (those registering late before school elections) and specifies certain content elements: polling place notice, sample ballot information, and polling-day availability statement. However, it satisfies only part of NOTIF.1's scope. The statute does NOT establish: (1) a requirement to notify all voters of the election date itself, (2) timing requirements for when this notice must be sent, (3) registration deadline notification, or (4) general pre-election notice obligations beyond the narrow late-registrant scenario. The provision uses permissive language ('may be sent') rather than mandatory timing and applies only to school elections and late registrants. It addresses polling place and ballot information but not the core election-date and registration-deadline notifications required by the criterion.

“a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a school election and who is eligible to participate in that election may be sent, instead of a sample ballot, notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election, a statement indicating that a sample ballot will be available at the polling place on the day of the election”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 19:31-11 addresses change of residence procedures and voter registration updates, but does not establish a requirement for individual notice to voters when their polling place changes between elections. The statute requires voters to notify the commissioner of registration about changes of residence (subsection a) and provides procedures for voters who move after the filing deadline (subsection b). However, there is no codified requirement that election officials must notify voters when their assigned polling place changes due to redistricting, consolidation, or other administrative reasons. The statute does not specify a timeframe for such notice, nor does it establish the duty to provide such notice at all. This section addresses registration procedures rather than the proactive notification framework that CRITERION CODE NOTIF.2 measures.