{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-16-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 19:16-2","heading":"Votes counted publicly without adjournment","body":"The district board shall then proceed forthwith to count the votes for each  candidate or proposition and shall complete such count without delay or adjournment.  The counting shall be open and public, but not to the extent that  the number present shall hinder, delay or inconvenience the election officers  in counting the ballots and ascertaining the result.","path":["TITLE 19 ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"a6e154f74c77294259adcdc4a6a6a9679931c3d3c4d03ad881e358c541abafb6","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-15a-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-16-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}