{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-31-6.3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.3","heading":"Public agency defined; completion, submission of registration forms.","body":"15. a. As used in this section, \"public agency\" shall mean:\nThe 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;\nThe Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, continued under section 24 of P.L.1948, c.92 (C.52:18A-24);\nThe New Jersey Transit Corporation, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-4);\nAny free county library established under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 33 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes;\nAny regional library established under the provisions of P.L.1962, c.134 (C.40:33-13.3 et seq.);\nAny free public library established under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 54 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes;\nAny joint free public library established under the provisions of P.L.1959, c.155 (C.40:54-29.3 et seq.);\nAny public institution of higher education as included under the provisions of N.J.S.18A:62-1;\nAny 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;\nAny 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\nAny recruitment office of the New Jersey National Guard.\nb.\tAny 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.\nL.1974,c.30,s.15; amended 1974, c.51, s.4; 1991, c.318, s.1; 1994, c.182, s.6; 2003, c.36, s.1; 2005, c.139, s.10.","path":["TITLE 19 ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c03539e0ec27611d266f8644391fb142bf1caecec607d23b509c1a3fdcd9fa48","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-31-6.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-31-6.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}