New Jersey certification and canvass

Certification and canvass: New Jersey

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• County canvass deadline: 2026-11-18. (N.J.S.A. 19:19-1: official text) The statute: “The board of county canvassers of each county shall meet on the 15th day, after any such election, at 12 o'clock noon” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• State certification deadline: 2026-12-03. (N.J.S.A. 19:21-1; N.J.S.A. 19:6-27: official text) The statute: “The Board of State Canvassers shall meet at Trenton as soon as practicable but no later than the 30th day after the day of election” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Recount request deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “the candidate may, within a period of 3 days after the certification of the results of the election, apply to a judge of the Superior Court” (N.J.S.A. 19:28-1: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Election contest filing deadline: 2026-12-05. (N.J.S.A. 19:29-3: official text) The statute: “The petition contesting any election to public office or approval or disapproval of any proposition shall be filed not later than 32 days after such election” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: Postmarked mail-in: 2026-11-09 (8 p.m.); no postmark via USPS: 2026-11-05 (8 p.m.); signature cure: 2026-11-14. (N.J.S.A. 19:63-22; N.J.S.A. 19:63-17: official text) The statute: “received by the county board within 144 hours after the time of the closing of the polls ... shall be considered valid” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.

Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date: Vote Files does not calculate dates. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states