New Jersey § 19:31-11

§ 19:31-11.

a. In all counties within the State, change of residence notices shall be made : (1) by a written request, signed by the registrant, forwarded to the commissioner by

mail, and actually received by the commissioner ; (2) by calling in person at the office of the commissioner or the municipal clerk ; or (3) by completing and submitting a change of residence notice online as provided

by the Secretary of State . The commissioner shall provide change of residence notices in card form for the

use of any registered voter moving to another address within the same election district ; to another election district within the same county ; or to another election district in another county for processing as provided under

subsection c. of this section . Copies of these notices shall also be available at the office of the municipal clerk

in each municipality. Each municipal clerk shall transmit daily to the commissioner all the filled out

change of residence notices that may be in the municipal clerk's office at the time. These notices shall be printed upon cards, shall contain a blank form showing where

the applicant last resided and the address and exact location to which the applicant

has moved and shall have a line for the applicant's signature, printed name and date

of birth. Upon receipt of such change of residence notice the commissioner shall cause the

signature to be compared with the registration forms of the applicant and, if such

signature appears to be of and by one and the same legal voter, the commissioner shall

cause the entry of the change of residence to be made on those registration forms

and the registrant shall thereupon be qualified to vote in the election district to

which the registrant shall have so moved. If the commissioner is not satisfied as to the signature on the request for a change

of residence, a confirmation notice as prescribed by subsection d. of R.S.19:31-15 shall be sent by mail with postage prepaid to the registrant at the new address. The application for change of residence shall be filed with the commissioner or municipal

clerk, as the case may be, on or before the 21st day preceding any election. b. In any county any voter who, prior to an election, shall move within the same county

after the time above prescribed for filing an application for change of residence

without having made application for change of residence, or who has not returned a

confirmation notice sent to the voter by the commissioner of registration of the county,

if such a notice has been sent to the voter, or who has not moved since the previous

election but whose registration information is missing or otherwise deficient, or

has otherwise failed to notify the commissioner of registration of the voter's change

of address within the county, shall be permitted to vote in that election in the district

to which the voter has moved, upon making a written affirmation regarding the change

of address at the polling place of the district in which the voter resides on the

day of the election. No identifying document shall be required from the voter for this affirmation. A district board member shall provide the voter with a provisional ballot, and an

envelope with an affirmation statement that conforms with the requirements for such

documents contained in subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.1999, c. 232 ( C.19:53C-1 ). The voter shall complete the provisional ballot and affirmation statement, place

the ballot in the envelope, seal and return it to the district board member. The board member shall review the information in the affirmation statement for completeness

before forwarding it for inspection, tabulation and notation by the county board of

elections, as provided for by sections 7 through 26 of P.L.1999, c. 232 ( C.19:53C-1 through C.19:53C-20 ). The affirmation statement shall constitute a transfer to the registrant's new residence

for any subsequent election. However, if the voter has moved from one residence to another within the same election

district at any time, the voter shall be permitted to vote in such election district

at any election in the same manner as other voters at the polling place upon written

affirmation by the registrant to the district board member of the registrant's change

of address. c. A voter who moves from an election district in one county to an election district

in another county prior to the close of registration preceding an election shall register

in the new county of residence, in accordance with the provisions of R.S.19:31-6 , or shall file a change of residence notice with the commissioner of either county

or complete and submit that notice online as provided by the Secretary of State, in order to be permitted to vote. A change of residence notice filed by a voter pursuant to this subsection shall cause

the commissioners of the county of previous residence and the county of new residence

to update the voter registration record of that voter. The commissioner of the county of new residence shall notify the voter by mail that

the voter is now registered to vote in that county or, if the notice submitted by

the voter is incomplete, to request any additional information or documentation necessary

to finalize the change of residence notice. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to waive the requirement specified

under R.S.19:31-5 that the voter shall have been a resident of the county of new residence for at least

30 days prior to being eligible to vote in any election in that county.