New Jersey § 52:4-1
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§ 52:4-1.
a. For each individual included in a report received under sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2019, c. 385 ( C.52:4-1.2 and C.52:4-1.3 ), the secretary shall determine the geographic units for which population counts
are reported in the federal decennial census that contain the address of the facility
in which the individual was incarcerated and the residential address of the individual,
as listed according to the report. No later than December 31st of each year in which the federal decennial census is
taken and in which the United States Bureau of the Census enumerates incarcerated
persons as residents of the geographic units in which the correctional facilities
are located, the secretary shall report to the members of the Apportionment Commission,
established pursuant to Article IV, Section III, paragraphs 1 through 3 of the New Jersey Constitution , that this determination has been completed. b. For each individual included in a report received under sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2019, c. 385 ( C.52:4-1.2 and C.52:4-1.3 ), if the residential address of the individual is known and located in this State,
the secretary shall: (1) re-allocate all relevant population counts reported in the census to reflect residential
address, as determined under sections 2 and 3, on the date the Bureau of the Census
completes the federal decennial census for the State; and (2) ensure that the individual is not represented in any applicable population counts
reported in the federal decennial census for the geographic units that include the
facility at which the person was incarcerated on the day the bureau completes the
federal decennial census for this State. c. For each individual included in a report received under sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2019, c. 385 ( C.52:4-1.2 and C.52:4-1.3 ), and for all persons reported in the census as residing in a federal correctional
facility for whom a report was not provided, if the residential address of the individual
is not known or not located in this State, the secretary shall: (1) re-allocate all relevant population counts reported in the census to reflect that
the person resided at an unknown geographic location within the State on the day the
bureau completes the federal decennial census for this State; and (2) ensure that the individual is not represented in any applicable population counts
reported in the federal decennial census for the geographic units that include the
facility at which the person was incarcerated on the day the bureau completes the
federal decennial census for this State.
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