N.J. Admin. Code § 15:10-1.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 15:10-1.3 - Voter registration applications; availability, printing, distribution, and reporting

(a) The Secretary of State shall cause to be printed a sufficient supply of voter registration applications in English, Korean, and Spanish languages and in any other language the Secretary of State deems appropriate for utilization by voter registration agencies and public agencies. The return address shall not be changed by any person or entity. The application shall bear a postage paid return address of the Secretary of State's office in Trenton, except those applications which are printed for the county commissioners of registration and municipal clerks within their jurisdiction which bear the return address of the appropriate county commissioner of registration.

(b) Each public agency shall prominently display voter registration applications and voting instructions at each public office, make applications readily available to their applicants for benefits or customer service and collect completed applications if the applicant so chooses.

(c) Each voter registration agency shall offer a notice of the opportunity to register to vote with each application, recertification, renewal of service, or change of address; provide assistance where necessary; collect completed voter applications for transmittal to the Secretary of State or county commissioners of registration; and maintain a record of the number of clients who accept or reject the opportunity to register to vote and related information on a form provided by the Division of Elections and forward a copy of said completed form on a quarterly basis to the Secretary of State by filing same with the Division of Elections.

(d) Each voter registration agency and public agency shall prepare and maintain a list of the public offices where voter registration services are offered and provide an updated list to the Secretary of State, as changes occur. The agency office address, street location if different, and telephone number shall be listed.

(e) Through coordination with each State department and the offices of the county commissioners of registration, the Secretary of State shall distribute a sufficient supply of applications, including Korean and Spanish language applications, and in any other language the Secretary of State deems appropriate, to the coordinating office or individual offices of each department.

(f) The coordinating office of each department and the county commissioners of registration shall notify the Secretary of State when their applications inventory needs to be restocked.

(g) When the supply of voter registration applications has reached a level of 25 percent of the amount of such applications previously allocated to a county, the county voter registration official shall notify the Office of the Secretary of State, which shall then take appropriate steps to supply the county with an adequate number of applications to meet reasonably expected needs.

N.J. Admin. Code § 15:10-1.3

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 819(a), effective 5/5/2014.

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 808(a), effective 5/16/2016