New Jersey § 34:16-29
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§ 34:16-29.
The director or other chief administrative officer of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services in the Department of Labor shall: a. cause copies of the voter registration forms and instructions provided for in subsections
e. and f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c. 30 ( C. 19:31-6.4 ) and the declination form provided for in subsection b. of section 26 of P.L.1994, c. 182 ( C. 19:31-6.11 ) to be distributed at each office thereof to each person appearing in person at the
office to apply for services or assistance provided by the office or to seek a recertification,
renewal or change of address relative to the assistance provided at such office. An employee of the office shall inquire of every such person whether the person,
if not already registered to vote from the place of his or her present residence,
wishes to be so registered and shall inform the person that whether or not the applicant
chooses to register will not affect the person's eligibility for those services. The employee shall subsequently review the forms to determine whether or not the
person wishes to register to vote. If the person does not wish to register, the employee shall provide the person with
any assistance necessary to complete the declination form and then inform the person
that the form will be retained by the employee. If the person wishes to register, the employee shall provide the person with any
assistance necessary in completing the voter registration form; shall inform the
applicant that the applicant may leave the completed form with the employee or mail
it personally to the Secretary of State; and if the applicant chooses to leave the
form, shall accept the completed form, stamp or otherwise mark the lower right hand
corner of the document with the date on which it was so received, and forward it to
the Secretary of State. The employee shall provide to each applicant who does not decline to register to
vote the same degree of assistance with regard to the completion of the voter registration
form as is provided by the office with regard to the completion of its own forms,
unless the applicant refuses such assistance; b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection
a. of this section to each such office; c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in
both the English and Spanish languages in those offices which are located in any county
in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21 , R.S.19:49-4 or section 2 of P.L.1965, c. 29 ( C. 19:23-22.4 ); d. provide for the collection of completed voter registration forms by any employee
of the office and for the transmittal of the forms to the Secretary of State; e. provide that the forms, instructions and assistance specified in subsection a.
of this section shall be provided to any person with a disability who receives assistance
or services at that person's home from an employee of the office; f. inform each employee of the office who assists in registering a person to vote
that that employee shall not: (1) seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration; (2) display any such political preference or party allegiance; (3) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of
which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote; or (4) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of
which is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register
has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits; and g. make certain that no information relating to a declination to register to vote
by an individual in connection with any type of application for service made by that
individual at any office is used for any purpose other than voter registration.
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