New Jersey § 19:31-3

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§ 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 an equal number of original forms of one color and duplicate

forms of another color. Each set of original and duplicate registration forms shall be serially numbered and each of such forms shall be suitable

for locking in a looseleaf binder, shall be approximately 10 inches by 16 inches so

as to contain on the face thereof a margin of approximately 2 inches for binding,

and shall contain the information hereinafter required. b. Space shall be provided on both the original and duplicate forms at the top for

the word “original” on the original forms and the word “duplicate” on the duplicate

forms, to be followed immediately below by the word “registration” on both forms Immediately to the left of the registration and identification statement shall be printed a column approximately

2 1/2 inches wide for subsequent changes in address or removals of such applicant

from one district to another. Immediately to the right of the registration and identification statement shall be printed a form for recording the

fact that the registered voters have voted. The face of the record of voting form shall be ruled to provide for serial number,

the words “original voting record” on the original record of voting form and the words

“duplicate voting record” on the duplicate record of voting forms, followed by the

name, address and the municipality, ward and district of the registrant at the top

of the space. The remainder of the space shall be ruled to provide a record for a period of 20

years of the number of the ballot cast by the registrant at the primary election for

the general election, the general election and other elections and also the first

three letters of the name of the political party whose ballot such registrant cast

at the primary election for the general election. c. The original and duplicate registration and voting forms shall be in the form the Secretary of State prescribes pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1974, c. 30 ( C.19:31-6.4 ).

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