Title 19, Title 19: ELECTIONS

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…

19:31-16.2. Provision of list of eligible voters' deaths to chairman of county committee 33. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the State registrar of vital statistics shall provide to the chairman of the county committee of a political party, or the …

19:31-17 Incarceration data; use. 19:31-17. a. Once each month during the first five days thereof, the chief State election official shall notify the commissioner of registration of a county of any information which the official shall have received during the previous month from …

19:31-18 Registry lists; distribution; contents. 19:31-18. On or before the eighth day preceding any general election the commissioner shall certify and transmit to the county clerk a complete list of all persons who are registered in each election district in each municipality i…

19:31-18.1 Registry lists; distribution; availability, use. 2. a. The county clerk in all counties shall cause copies of the registry lists, certified and transmitted under R.S.19:31-18, to be printed, and shall furnish to any voter applying for the same such copies, charging the…

19:31-18.3. Filing of original registry lists The county clerk, after causing copies of such registry lists to be printed, shall file the original registry lists in his office and keep same on file for one year. L.1947, c. 347, p. 1138, s. 4.

19:31-18.4. Repeal Sections 19:30-1 and 19:30-2 of the Revised Statutes are repealed. L.1947, c. 347, p. 1138, s. 5.

19:31-19 Correction of records by commissioner. 19:31-19. The commissioner shall transfer to the deleted file the permanent registration and record of voting forms of such persons as a judge of the Superior Court may, as hereinafter provided, order stricken from the Statewide vot…

19:31-2 Commissioner of registration. 19:31-2. In all counties having a superintendent of elections, the superintendent of elections is hereby constituted the commissioner of registration and in all other counties the secretary of the county board is hereby constituted the commis…

19:31-20 Delivery of signature copy registers. 19:31-20. On or before the eighth day preceding the primary election for the general election and the general election, respectively, the commissioner in counties not having a superintendent of elections, shall deliver to the municip…

19:31-21 Use of signature copy registers on election day. 19:31-21. A person whose name appears in the signature copy register and who upon applying for a ballot or voting authority shall have given the information and signed the signature comparison record as provided in this Ti…

19:31-22 Return of signature copy registers, inspection by commissioner. 19:31-22. Not later than noon of the day following the canvass of the votes cast at the primary election for the general election or the general election, the signature copy registers shall be returned by ea…

19:31-23 Record of voting; maintenance of forms. 19:31-23. Following each election the commissioner shall cause the record of voting as shown on the record of voting forms in the signature copy registers or, in counties in which polling records are used in place of those signatur…

19:31-24 General registration following complete loss, failure of Statewide voter registration system. 19:31-24. In the event of the complete loss or failure of the Statewide voter registration system, the commissioner shall promptly provide for a general registration at the regu…

19:31-26 Card index file; notations, information. 19:31-26. The commissioner may make and maintain a card index file showing on separate cards the full name, address, birth date, driver's license number, last four digits of the social security number, or unique identifying number…

19:31-29. Violations, relief; actions 42. a. Any person who believes that he or she has been denied an opportunity to register to vote or to remain a registered voter in violation of the provisions of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11 et al.), may seek relief by providing written not…

19:31-3. Registration forms, original and duplicate; contents 19:31-3. a. The commissioner of registration in each county shall maintain one original and one duplicate registration form for the registration of each duly registered voter in the county. Such forms shall consist of …

19:31-3.1 Statewide voter information on party affiliation. 1. If the commissioner of registration has maintained information in any form regarding a registrant's party affiliation, the commissioner shall be responsible for maintaining that information for a period of 10 years as…

19:31-3.2 Voter registration; nondisclosure of street address for domestic violence, stalking victims. 1. a. A person who is (1) a victim of domestic violence who has obtained a permanent restraining order against a defendant pursuant to section 13 of the "Prevention of Domestic …

19:31-3.3 Digitized images of signatures, use; other information. 2. The commissioner may eliminate the use of the duplicate permanent registration binders and may authorize and direct the use at the polls in place of such a binder, as a signature copy register for the purposes o…

19:31-30. Rules, regulations 44. The Secretary of State shall promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1994,c.182,s.44.

19:31-31 Establishment of single Statewide voter registration system. 1. a. There shall be established in the Department of State a single Statewide voter registration system, as required pursuant to section 303 of the federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002," Pub.L.107-252 (42 U.…

19:31-32 Replacement of existing voter registration files. 2. a. The Statewide voter registration system shall replace all other computer or electronic-based registry files of voters and other voter registration files established and maintained by each county commissioner of regi…

19:31-33 Annual report; submission, contents. 3. Each year the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the Governor and the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly a repor…

19:31-34 Rules, regulations. 4. The Attorney General may promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, P.L.2005, c.145 (C.19:31-31 et al.). L.2005,c.145,s.4…

19:31-34.1 Secretary of State as member of non-profit organization to improve voter registration accuracy. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Secretary of State may become a member, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, of a non…

19:31-35 Use of electronic poll books. 1. Each county commissioner of registration and county board of elections shall require the use of electronic poll books, as further provided by this act, P.L.2019, c.80 (C.19:31-35 et seq.), at each polling place during the early voting per…

19:31-36 Capabilities, standard of electronic poll book technology. 2. The electronic poll book technology certified by the Secretary of State shall meet at least the following capabilities and standards: a. The ability to enable a poll worker to perform by electronic means all o…

19:31-37 Request for approval for use of electronic poll books. 3. A county commissioner of registration and county board of elections shall submit to the Secretary of State a request for approval in the form, content, and timeframe specified by the Secretary of State. Within 10 …

19:31-38 Rules, regulations. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Secretary of State shall adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, within 90 days of the effec…

19:31-5 Persons entitled to register; failure to vote no grounds for removal. 19:31-5. Each person, who is at least 17 years of age at the time he or she applies for registration, who resides in the district in which he or she expects to vote, who will be of the age of 18 years o…

19:31-6 Registration places, time, requirements. 19:31-6. Any person qualified to vote in an election shall be entitled to vote in the election if the person shall have registered to vote on or before the 21st day preceding the election by: a. registering in person at any offices…

19:31-6.1 Acceptance of applications for registration during 20 days prior to election, ineligibility to vote. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Title to which this act is a supplement, any person authorized by law to accept applications for voter registration shall …

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, subsecti…

19:31-6.11 Voter registration agency defined; declination forms, contents. 26. a. As used in this section, "voter registration agency" means: Any agency or office serving as a food stamp issuer, pursuant to P.L.1988, c.79 (C.44:8-153 et seq.) and the "Food Stamp Act of 1977," Pub…

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…

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 t…

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 sufficient information, including through documents or dat…

19:31-6.2. Application of other provisions to persons registered under act Except to the extent inconsistent herewith concerning the registration of voters, all other provisions shall be applicable to persons registered under the provisions of this act. L.1966, c. 177, s. 2.

19:31-6.3 Public agency defined; completion, submission of registration forms. 15. a. As used in this section, "public agency" shall mean: The Division of Worker's Compensation, the Division of Employment Services and the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insuranc…

19:31-6.4 Registration forms, contents, availability; duties of officials. 16. a. The Secretary of State shall cause to be prepared and shall provide to each county commissioner of registration forms of size and weight suitable for mailing, which shall require the information req…

19:31-6.4a. Rules, regulations 10. The Secretary of State may promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1991,c.318,s.10.

19:31-6.4b. Penalty 11. No State or county government employee shall be subject to any penalty, liability or disciplinary action for failure to fulfill any responsibility under the provisions of this act except if the employee engages in the fraudulent registration of a voter. L.…

19:31-6.4c Electronic submission of voter registration form. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person who is qualified to register to vote may submit a voter registration form electronically on a secure Internet website maintained by the Secretary o…

19:31-6.4d Voter registration Internet website. 6. a. For the purpose of facilitating online voter registration as quickly and efficiently as possible, the State shall procure a qualified vendor to develop and implement a voter registration Internet website and all necessary supp…

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 i…