{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-4a-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 19:4A-16","heading":"Aggrieved parties, action filed in Superior Court of county where alleged violation occurred; liability of violators.","body":"16. a. Any aggrieved persons or organization whose membership includes aggrieved persons or members of a protected class or who have otherwise been given the right to bring judicial action within this act, or any organization whose mission, in whole or in part, is to ensure voting access and such mission would be hindered by a violation of this act, P.L.2026, c.31 (C.19:4A-1 et seq.), or the Attorney General may file an action pursuant to this act in the  Superior Court of the county in which the alleged violation of this act occurred or in the Superior Court in Mercer County.\nb.\tAny party who shall violate any of the provisions of this act or who shall aid the violation of any of said provisions, excepting the Attorney General’s preclearance of a change subsequently determined to violate this act, P.L.2026, c.31 (C.19:4A-1 et seq.), shall be liable to any prevailing plaintiff party for damages, including nominal damages for any violation, and compensatory or punitive damages for any intentional violation.\nc.\tNo compensatory or punitive damages shall be awarded against a political subdivision or local election office where the challenged action was taken in good faith.\nL.2026, c.31, s.16.","path":["TITLE 19 ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2026, c.50, and J.R.1","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T02:17:40Z","sha256":"0127cd5930bb29d4c68df18f98120de3d67edd8e9e3da943e1cbf09d2d4a3a41","source_id":"us-nj","stale":false,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-4a-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-4a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}