New Jersey § 19:31-6
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 19:31-6, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19:31-6.
a. As used in this section, “ public agency ” shall mean: The Division of Worker's Compensation, the Division of Employment Services and the
Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance, established initially
by section 5 of P.L.1948, c. 446 ( C.34:1A-5 ), in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development ; The Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, continued under section
24 of P.L.1948, c. 92 ( C.52:18A-24 ); The New Jersey Transit Corporation, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1979,
c. 150 ( C.27:25-4 ); Any free county library established under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 33
of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes; Any regional library established under the provisions of P.L.1962, c. 134 ( C.40:33-13.3 et seq. ); Any free public library established under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 54
of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes; Any joint free public library established under the provisions of P.L.1959, c. 155
( C.40:54-29.3 et seq. ); Any public institution of higher education as included under the provisions of N.J.S.18A:62-1 ; Any eligible institution, as defined by subsection a. of section 3 of P.L. 1979, c.
132 ( C.18A:72B-17 ), that receives financial assistance, aid, or grants from State funds; Any office or commercial establishment where State licenses or permits, other than
licenses or permits issued by a professional or occupational board established under
the laws of this State, are available to individual members of the public; and Any recruitment office of the New Jersey National Guard. b. Any person entitled to register to vote may register as a voter in the election
district in which that person resides at any time prior to the 21st day preceding any election by completing a registration form described in section
16 of P.L.1974, c. 30 ( C.19:31-6.4 ) and submitting the form to the commissioner of registration of the county wherein
the person resides or alternatively, in the case of a registration form provided by
the employees or agents of a public agency or a voter registration agency, as defined
in subsection a. of section 26 of P.L.1994, c. 182 ( C.19:31-6.11 ), to those employees or agents or to the Attorney General. Any registration form addressed to a commissioner of registration may be mailed
to or delivered to the office of that commissioner, and in the case of a registration
form available at a public agency, the form shall be mailed to the Attorney General
or delivered to the commissioner of registration in the county of the registrant. A registration form postmarked, stamped or otherwise marked as having been received
from the registration applicant, on or before the 21st day preceding any election shall be deemed timely.
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