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NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.5 - Acceptance of registration, commissioner's duties.

19:31-6.5 Acceptance of registration, commissioner's duties.  17. a. Upon receipt of any completed registration form, the commissioner of registration shall review it, and if it is found to be in order, shall: (1) Send to the registrant written notification that such registrant is duly registered to vote. No registrant shall be considered a registered voter until the commissioner of registration reviews the application submitted by the registrant and deems it acceptable. On the face of such notification in the upper left-hand corner shall be printed the words: "Do Not Forward. Return Postage Guaranteed. If not delivered in 2 days, return to the Commissioner of Registration." (2) In as timely a manner as possible, enter the information provided for the registrant on the completed registration form, or electronically transfer the information from an online voter registration form completed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.382 (C.19:31-6.4c), into the Statewide voter registration system established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.145 (C.19:31-31). (3) Paste, tape, or photocopy the completed registration form onto an original registration form, and shall paste or tape a copy of such completed registration form onto a duplicate registration form, both of which shall be filed as provided in R.S.19:31-10. Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude any commissioner of registration from keeping the original mail registration form on file. (4) In the case of a registrant currently registered in another county of this State, notify the commissioner of registration of such other county to remove the individual's name from the registry list of voters of the county and place into an appropriate retention file all registration documents or material relating to that voter. The commissioner of registration of the current county of the registrant shall secure and maintain the entire voting history of that registrant. b. The commissioner shall notify a registrant of the reasons for any refusal to approve his registration.  c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1994, c.182.) L.1974, c.30, s.17; amended 1974, c.51, s.6; 1976, c.49; 1994, c.182, s.8; 2005, c.145, s.10; 2019, c.382, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.6 - Prevention of fraudulent registration and voting; procedures

19:31-6.6. Prevention of fraudulent registration and voting; procedures  For the purpose of preventing fraudulent registration and voting, the commissioner of registration in counties having a superintendent of elections, and the county board in all other counties, may, at any time deemed necessary, utilize the procedures set forth by R.S. 19:31-15 and by R.S. 19:32-5. L.1974, c. 30, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.7 - Presidential election; door-to-door canvassing

19:31-6.7. Presidential election; door-to-door canvassing  19. a. On December 31 of every year in which a Presidential Election has been held, each county may certify to the Secretary of State the number of newly registered voters who have been registered by door-to-door canvassing and registration, if any, during that calendar year. The funds provided pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be allocated by the Secretary of State to each county wherein such canvassing and registration has been conducted in the same proportion as the number of voters newly registered by door-to-door canvassing in each such county is to the total number of voters newly registered by door-to-door canvassing in all such counties throughout the State.  b. Plans for any door-to-door canvassing and registration may be included in the plan, if any, for mobile registration for the general election submitted pursuant to R.S.19:31-2.  c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1994, c.182.) L.1974,c.30,s.19; amended 1994,c.182,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.8 - Amount of reimbursement of counties for new registrants

19:31-6.8. Amount of reimbursement of counties for new registrants  The Secretary of State shall each year reimburse the counties $0.50 per new registrant, whether the registration was by mail or in person. L.1974, c. 30, s. 20. Amended by L.1974, c. 51, s. 7, eff. June 25, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.9 - Rules and regulations

19:31-6.9. Rules and regulations  To effectuate the purposes of this act and in addition to any other powers and duties provided in or by this act, the Secretary of State may promulgate such rules as may be necessary, including rules delineating which defects if any in partially completed voter registration forms may be cured and the manner in which such defects if any may be cured, all of which shall have the force of law. L.1974, c. 30, s. 21. Amended by L.1975, c. 15, s. 4, eff. Feb. 14, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.10 - Severability

19:31-6.10. Severability  If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered. L.1974, c. 30, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.12 - Registration of persons in armed forces

19:31-6.12. Registration of persons in armed forces  20. The Secretary of State is authorized, on behalf of this State, to enter into and to carry out an agreement with the Secretary of Defense of the United States for joint development and implementation of procedures for persons to apply at recruitment offices of the Armed Forces of the United States to register as voters of this State. The terms of the agreement with respect to the implementation of those procedures shall conform as nearly as possible to the provisions for the implementation of such procedures at each agency or office providing or administering assistance under the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Program" pursuant to the provisions of section 28 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.30:4D-19.1).  L.1994,c.182,s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.13 - Commissioners of registration, registration assistance

19:31-6.13. Commissioners of registration, registration assistance  34. The commissioner of registration in each of the several counties shall make available at the office of the commissioner to each person appearing in person thereat to apply for services or assistance provided thereby the assistance in registration prescribed by paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section 7 of Pub.L.103-31 (42 U.S.C. s. 1973gg-5). Any person providing such assistance in registration shall be subject to the restrictions of paragraph (5) of that subsection.  L.1994,c.182,s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-6.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-6.14 - Procedures for automatic voter registration through State agencies which collect documents.

19:31-6.14 Procedures for automatic voter registration through State agencies which collect documents.  4. a. Any State agency, except for the Motor Vehicle Commission, that the Secretary of State verifies already collects documents that would provide proof of eligibility, including age, citizenship, and residence address, may establish and implement, upon approval by the Secretary of State, a procedure for automatically and electronically transmitting voter registration information to the Secretary of State of persons who are eligible to vote for the purpose of registering such persons to vote or updating their voter registration. Each person from whom such information is collected shall be offered an opportunity to decline automatic voter registration. Any such agency shall comply with the requirements, to the extent applicable as determined by the Secretary of State, as established in subsections b. through d. of section 24 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.39:2-3.2). b. Any additional agencies that are designated for automatic voter registration shall comply with the requirements, to the extent applicable as determined by the Secretary of State, as established in section 24 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.39:2-3.2) for automatic voter registration and shall provide the notices required pursuant to subsection c. thereof to each person from whom such information is collected. L.2018, c.6, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-7 - Registration by municipal clerks.

19:31-7 Registration by municipal clerks.  19:31-7. For the convenience of the voters the respective municipal clerks or their duly authorized clerk or clerks in all municipalities shall also be empowered to register applicants for permanent registration up to and including the 21st day preceding any election and after any such election in the manner indicated above, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner, in counties having a superintendent of elections, and the county board in all other counties. Duly authorized clerk as used in this section shall mean a clerk who resides within the municipality and has been approved by the commissioner or the county board as the case may be. For this purpose the commissioner shall forward to each municipal clerk a sufficient supply of registration forms. The commissioners shall keep a record of the serial numbers of these forms and shall periodically make such checks as are necessary to accurately determine if all such forms are satisfactorily accounted for. Each municipal clerk shall transmit daily to the commissioner all of the filled out registration forms that he may have in his office at the time.  Amended 1940, c.135, s.3; 1945, c.36, s.2; 1952, c.60, s.2; 1956, c.28; 1966, c.83; 1967, c.73, s.2; 1974, c.30, s.9; 1994, c.170, s.3; 2005, c.139, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-7.1 - Municipal clerks, registration assistance

19:31-7.1. Municipal clerks, registration assistance  35. The municipal clerk in each of the several municipalities of this State shall make available at the office of the clerk to each person appearing in person thereat to apply for services or assistance provided thereby the assistance in registration prescribed by paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section 7 of Pub.L. 103-31 (42 U.S.C. s. 1973gg-5). Any person providing such assistance in registration shall be subject to the restrictions of paragraph (5) of that subsection.  L.1994,c.182,s.35.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-10 - Filing of registration forms

19:31-10. Filing of registration forms  19:31-10. The original and duplicate registration forms when filled out shall be filed alphabetically by districts at the office of the commissioner in separate sets of locked binders, one for the permanent office record and the other for use in the polling places on election days. Each set of the locked binders of original and duplicate registration forms shall consist of two volumes for each election district to be known as volume I and volume II. Volume I shall contain an index alphabetically arranged beginning with the letter "A" and ending with the letter "K", and volume II shall contain a similar index beginning with the letter "L" and ending with the letter "Z". In filing the forms there shall be inserted after the original and duplicate registration forms of each registrant a record of voting form with the corresponding serial number and the name and address of the registrant thereon. The binders containing the duplicate registration forms and the corresponding record of voting forms shall constitute and be known as the signature copy registers.  The original registration forms shall not be open to public inspection except during such period as the duplicate registration forms are in process of delivery to or from the district boards or in the possession of such district boards. The original registration forms shall not be removed from the office of the commissioner except upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The signature copy registers shall at all times, except during the time as above provided and subject to reasonable rules and regulations be open to public inspection.  Amended 1994,c.182,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-10.1 - Maintenance of original, updated voter registration forms.

19:31-10.1 Maintenance of original, updated voter registration forms.  1. The commissioner of registration may eliminate use of original permanent registration binders, as provided for in R.S.19:31-10, and may maintain in a permanent and separate file the original completed voter registration form of each voter, and any new or amended forms filed by that voter.  L.1994,c.170,s.1; amended 2005, c.145, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-12 - Errors in registration corrected

19:31-12. Errors in registration corrected  When by error an eligible voter has been registered in a district other than the one in which he resides the commissioner shall cause the error to be corrected, of which correction the registrant shall be notified by postal card.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-13 - Change in registration due to name change.

19:31-13 Change in registration due to name change.  19:31-13. Whenever the registrant after his or her original registration shall change his or her name due to marriage, divorce, or by judgment of court, the registrant shall in person or by mail submit to the commissioner of registration a written statement notifying the commissioner of the change, which statement shall take such form, and be printed on a postal card suitable for mailing of such design, as the Attorney General shall prescribe and shall be signed by the registrant. The commissioner, upon receipt of such a notice of change of name, shall revise accordingly the name of the registrant as it appears among the items of information concerning the registrant included on the registrant's registration forms, shall make a photographic copy of the notice of name change submitted by the registrant, and shall affix the original notice so submitted to the registrant's original registration form and the photographic copy of that notice to the registrant's duplicate registration record.  When notice of such change in name has not been received by or filed with the commissioner prior to the 21st day preceding any election, such person may be permitted to vote under the name under which the person was registered prior to that change at the first election following such change in name at which the person shall appear to vote, after signing the signature copy register with both the registered name and his or her new name. The commissioner shall then revise accordingly the name of the registrant as it appears on the registrant's registration forms, make a photographic copy of the notice, and affix the original and copy of the notice to the registrant's permanent registration forms as hereinabove prescribed.  Amended 1945, c.117; 1953, c.19, s.44; 1960, c.139; 1974, c.30, s.11; 1994, c.182, s.12; 2005, c.139, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-13.1 - Previous registration in another county; notice; transfer to inactive file

19:31-13.1. Previous registration in another county; notice; transfer to inactive file  When a person appears to register in any county of this State, and in answer to the statement on the registration forms, to wit: "Municipality, house number and street address from which last registered," such person gives information as to previous registration in another county of this State, the commissioner of registration of the county in which such person newly registers shall forthwith notify the commissioner of registration of the county in which such person was last registered, by postal card signed by the registrant, of the new registration, upon receipt of which information the said commissioner shall transfer the registration forms of such person to the inactive file without any publication thereof being required. L.1947, c. 414, p. 1288, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-13.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-13.2 - Eligibility to vote in primary after change of declaration if 50 days before primary.

19:31-13.2 Eligibility to vote in primary after change of declaration if 50 days before primary.  4. If, when submitting a voter registration form for any reason, a registrant declares thereon his or her political party affiliation and in so doing declares an affiliation with a political party other than the political party with which that person was affiliated previously, the registrant shall be ineligible to vote in the next succeeding primary election unless he or she has made the declaration of affiliation with the political party specified in the latest voter registration form no later than the 50th day next preceding such primary election. L.2005,c.153,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-14 - New or altered districts; notice to registrants and to commissioner; registrations not invalidated

19:31-14. New or altered districts; notice to registrants and to commissioner; registrations not invalidated  When a new district has been created or the boundaries of any district have been changed, the commissioner shall transfer the permanent registration forms of registered voters whose voting districts have been changed, of which change the registrant may be notified by postal card. Within ten days after the creation of any such new district, the commissioner of registration shall notify the Secretary of State of such fact. The registration of a voter shall not be invalidated by such alteration nor shall the right of any registered voter to vote be prejudiced by any error in making the transfers of the registration forms. Amended by L.1947, c. 277, p. 982, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-16 - Data on eligible voters' deaths filed by health officer.

19:31-16 Data on eligible voters' deaths filed by health officer.  19:31-16. a. The health officer or other officer in charge of records of death in each municipality shall file with the commissioner of registration for the county in which the municipality is located once each month, during the first five days thereof, the age, date of death, and the names and addresses of all persons 18 years of age or older who have died within such municipality during the previous month. Within 30 days after the receipt of such list, the commissioner shall make and complete such investigation as is necessary to establish to his satisfaction that such deceased person is registered as a voter in the county. If such fact is so established, the commissioner shall cause the registration and record of voting forms of the deceased registrant to be transferred to the death file as soon as possible. If the deceased person was not so registered in the county, but the person maintained a residence in another county of this State, the officer in charge of records of death in the municipality in which the decedent died shall forward a copy of the notice of death to the officer in charge of records of death in the municipality in which the decedent resided. That officer having received the notice shall notify the commissioner of the county in which that municipality is located of the death of the person. Any commissioner who receives such notification shall undertake the procedures prescribed herein with respect to the registration in that county of the decedent. b. The State registrar of vital statistics shall file with the commissioner of registration of each county no later than May 1 of each year an alphabetized list of the name, address, and date of birth, if available, of each resident of the county 18 years of age or older who died during the previous year. Within 30 days after the receipt of the list the commissioner shall undertake and complete such investigation as is necessary to establish that each person on the list is not registered as a voter in the county. The commissioner shall cause the registration and record of voting forms of any deceased registrant found on the list to be transferred to the death file as soon as possible. amended 1947, c.168, s.20; 1994, c.182, s.14; 1999, c.232, s.31; s.34; 2005, c.136, s.43; 2007, c.61, s.14; 2011, c.134, s.40.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:31-16.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:31-16.1 - Failure to furnish information on deaths, third degree crime

19:31-16.1. Failure to furnish information on deaths, third degree crime  32. a. Any State, county or municipal officer in charge of the records of death for the State, or a county or municipality thereof, who knowingly and willfully neglects, fails or refuses to prepare for or to file with the commissioner of registration of each county information regarding any resident of the county 18 years of age or older who died during the previous year, pursuant to R.S.19:31-16 as amended, or who died during the 40-year period prior to the enactment of P.L.1999, c.232, or who knowingly and willfully prepares or files such information about any resident of the county 18 years of age or older who died that is false, erroneous or incomplete, is guilty of a crime of the third degree. b. Any election official who knowingly and willfully neglects, fails or refuses to accept any information from a State, county or municipal officer in charge of the records of death for the State, or a county or municipality thereof, regarding any resident of the county 18 years of age or older who died during the previous year, as provided for by R.S.19:31-16 as amended, or who died during the 40-year period prior to the enactment of P.L.1999, c.232, or who knowingly and willfully neglects, fails, or refuses to conduct the investigation and transfer of the registration and records of any deceased registrant to the death file pursuant to R.S.19:31-16 as amended, is guilty of a crime of the third degree. As used in this subsection, "election official" shall include, but not be limited to, any superintendent or deputy superintendent of elections, commissioner of registration, or member or employee of a county board of elections. L.1999,c.232,s.32.