§ 19:31-1 Registration required to vote
§ 19:31-2 Commissioner of registration
§ 19:31-3 Registration forms, original and duplicate; contents
§ 19:31-3.1 Statewide voter information on party affiliation
§ 19:31-3.2 Voter registration; nondisclosure of street address for domestic violence, stalking victims
§ 19:31-3.3 Digitized images of signatures, use; other information
§ 19:31-5 Persons entitled to register; failure to vote no grounds for removal
§ 19:31-5 v2 Persons entitled to register; failure to vote no grounds for removal
§ 19:31-6 Registration places, time, requirements
§ 19:31-6a Chief State election official designated, Secretary of State
§ 19:31-6.1 Acceptance of applications for registration during 20 days prior to election, ineligibility to vote
§ 19:31-6.2 Application of other provisions to persons registered under act
§ 19:31-6.3 Public agency defined; completion, submission of registration forms
§ 19:31-6.4 Registration forms, contents, availability; duties of officials
§ 19:31-6.4a Rules, regulations
§ 19:31-6.4b Penalty
§ 19:31-6.4c Electronic submission of voter registration form
§ 19:31-6.4d Voter registration Internet website
§ 19:31-6.5 Acceptance of registration, commissioner’s duties
§ 19:31-6.6 Prevention of fraudulent registration and voting; procedures
§ 19:31-6.7 Presidential election; door-to-door canvassing
§ 19:31-6.8 Amount of reimbursement of counties for new registrants
§ 19:31-6.9 Rules and regulations
§ 19:31-6.10 Severability
§ 19:31-6.11 Voter registration agency defined; declination forms, contents
§ 19:31-6.13 Commissioners of registration, registration assistance
§ 19:31-6.12 Registration of persons in armed forces
§ 19:31-6.14 Procedures for automatic voter registration through State agencies which collect documents
§ 19:31-7 Registration by municipal clerks
§ 19:31-7.1 Municipal clerks, registration assistance
§ 19:31-10 Filing of registration forms
§ 19:31-10.1 Maintenance of original, updated voter registration forms
§ 19:31-11 Change of residence notice
§ 19:31-11a Secretary of State, website, electronic form submission, change of residence, name notice
§ 19:31-12 Errors in registration corrected
§ 19:31-13 Change in registration due to name change
§ 19:31-13.1 Previous registration in another county; notice; transfer to inactive file
§ 19:31-13.2 Eligibility to vote in primary after change of declaration if 50 days before primary
§ 19:31-14 New or altered districts; notice to registrants and to commissioner; registrations not invalidated
§ 19:31-15 Removal of name from Statewide voter registration system; change of residence; confirmation
§ 19:31-16 Data on eligible voters’ deaths filed by health officer
§ 19:31-16.2 Provision of list of eligible voters’ deaths to chairman of county committee
§ 19:31-17 Incarceration data; use
§ 19:31-18 Registry lists; distribution; contents
§ 19:31-18.1 Registry lists; distribution; availability, use
§ 19:31-18.3 Filing of original registry lists
§ 19:31-18.4 Repeal
§ 19:31-19 Correction of records by commissioner
§ 19:31-20 Delivery of signature copy registers
§ 19:31-21 Use of signature copy registers on election day
§ 19:31-22 Return of signature copy registers, inspection by commissioner
§ 19:31-23 Record of voting; maintenance of forms
§ 19:31-24 General registration following complete loss, failure of Statewide voter registration system
§ 19:31-26 Card index file; notations, information
§ 19:31-29 Violations, relief; actions
§ 19:31-30 Rules, regulations
§ 19:31-31 Establishment of single Statewide voter registration system
§ 19:31-32 Replacement of existing voter registration files
§ 19:31-33 Annual report; submission, contents
§ 19:31-34 Rules, regulations
§ 19:31-34.1 Secretary of State as member of non-profit organization to improve voter registration accuracy
§ 19:31-35 Use of electronic poll books
§ 19:31-36 Capabilities, standard of electronic poll book technology
§ 19:31-37 Request for approval for use of electronic poll books
§ 19:31-38 Rules, regulations
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 19 > Chapter 31 - Registration Required to Vote

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • census: means the latest Federal census effective within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of registration in counties. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County board: means the county board of elections in a county. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • District board: means the district board of registry and election in an election district. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • Election: means the procedure whereby the electors of this State or any political subdivision thereof elect persons to fill public office or pass on public questions. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • Election district: means the territory within which or for which there is a polling place or room for all voters in the territory to cast their ballots at any election. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • filed: means deposited in the regularly maintained office of the public official wherever said regularly maintained office is designated by statute, ordinance or resolution. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • General election: means the annual election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and, where applicable, includes annual school elections and annual fire district elections held on that date. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Municipality: includes any city, town, borough, village, or township. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Political party: means a party which, at the election held for all of the members of the General Assembly next preceding the holding of any primary election held pursuant to this Title, polled for members of the General Assembly at least 10% of the total vote cast in this State. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • Primary election for the general election: means the procedure whereby the members of a political party in this State or any political subdivision thereof nominate candidates to be voted for at general elections, or elect persons to fill party offices. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Public office: includes any office in the government of this State or any of its political subdivisions filled at elections by the electors of the State or political subdivision. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
  • registered mail: include "certified mail". See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Superintendent: means the superintendent of elections in counties wherein the same shall have been appointed. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1