New Jersey § 19:31-16

§ 19:31-16.

a. (1) Except as prescribed in paragraph (2) of this subsection, 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. (2) During the two months immediately preceding a primary or general election, 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 every two weeks, during the first three days thereof, the age, date

of death, and the names and addresses of all persons 18 years of age or older who

died within such municipality during the previous two weeks. Within 10 days after the receipt of such list, the commissioner shall undertake

the procedures prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. 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.