Public Notices

Public Notice to All Registered Voters of Atlantic County

You are hereby Advised of the following
Challenger Procedures
to be sued for the Primary Elections
June 2, 2026

1. that any person attempting to vote may be challenged by a duly authorized challenger for a political party or a candidate or on a public question, or by a member of the district board of elections, because the voter’s name appears on a challenge list prepared by the Superintendent of Elections of the county or because the challenger or board member has good cause to believe that the voter is not entitled to vote;
2. that members of the district board and all duly authorized challengers are prohibited from challenging, delaying or preventing the right to vote of any person because of that person’s race, color national origin; expected manner of casting a vote or residence in a particular ward housing complex or section of a municipality or county.
3. the means by which any person who is challenged because that person’s name appears on a challenge list prepared by the Superintendent of Elections of the county may seek to establish the person’s right to vote as provided in R.S. 19:32-18.
4. the means by which any person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the Superintendent of Elections of the county but who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections may seek to establish the person’s right to vote as provided in section 2 of P.L.1991 c.249 (C 19;15-18.1)
5. that any challenger who succeeds in denying a voter the right to vote must sign an affidavit stating the reason why the voter is not entitled to vote and must furnish a copy of the affidavit to the challenged voter as provided in section 3 of P.L. 1991 c 249 (C19;15-18.2)
6. the legal remedy which any person whose name does not appear on a challenge list prepared by the Superintendent but who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections and denied the right to vote may use to seek permission to vote as provided in section 6 of P.L.1991 c 249 (C 19;15-18.3)
7. that forms to register complaints about the conduct of an election shall be available at each polling place in the county.

Atlantic Count Board of Elections

Creed S. Pogue, Chairperson
Robert A Croce, Secretary,
Donald Purdy, Commissioner
John W. Mooney, Commissioner 

609-645-5867