Extra Security Assigned on Election Day in Middlesex County

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — About 350 Deputy Attorneys General (DAsG) will be assigned throughout the state on Election Day to help ensure a fair and smooth-running election, and to assist county election officials in resolving voting-related legal issues, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced Monday.

DAsG from the Division of Law will be stationed in each of the state’s 21 counties including in Somerset and Union counties to handle any court applications, and to provide timely legal advice to County Superintendents of Election and Boards of Election on emergent, voting-related matters.

The DAsG will be on duty from the time the polls open until they close.

It is a criminal offense to solicit or electioneer voters within a “protective zone” as they enter or exit a polling location. The “protective zone” extends 100 feet from the outside entrance of any polling site. Attempts to interfere with voters within this zone are usually handled by law enforcement officers from the appropriate agency, according to Porrino.

Anyone who believes his or her right to vote has been interfered with, or who wishes to report other voting-related problems or concerns, should contact the state’s hotline at 1-877-NJVOTER.

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