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    No person shall hold at the same time more than one of the following offices: elector of President and Vice-President of the United States, member of the United States Senate, member of the House of Representatives of the United States, member of the Senate or of the General Assembly of this State, county clerk, register, surrogate or sheriff.

    No person shall be elected an elector of President and Vice-President of the United States unless he shall possess the qualifications of a legal voter of the State, shall be of the age of 25 years or upwards and shall have been a citizen of the United States 7 years next preceding such election.

    No person shall be elected a member of the House of Representatives, or an elector of President and Vice-President who shall hold any office of trust or profit under the United States.

     Amended by L.1971, c. 2, s. 9, eff. Jan. 15, 1971.

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New Jersey Elections Laws Section 19:3-5. Holding incompatible offices; qualifications of presidential and vice presidential electors; qualifications of congressmen.