New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 15 - STATE
Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS
Subchapter 1 - VOTER REGISTRATION
Section 15:10-1.2 - Definitions

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 15:10-1.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Applicant" means a person applying to register to vote, or a person applying for participation in Federal or State programs, or renewing participation in said programs, administered by State and county agencies designated as voter registration agencies.

"Application" means the voter registration form described in 19:31-6.4.

"Attorney General" means the State officer designated as the chief Election Official of this State under the Voter Registration Act, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, 42 U.S.C. § 15301, and who has further specific regulatory authority under N.J.S.A. Title 19. The Division of Elections in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall perform the activities listed in this chapter on behalf of the Attorney General.

"County commissioner of registration"means either the superintendent of elections in a county where there is a superintendent, or the county board of election member who is the secretary-commissioner of registration in all other counties.

"Public agency" means those agencies and their offices explicitly named in 19:31-6.3.

"Registered voter" means a person who has completed a voter registration which has been accepted by the appropriate county commissioner of registration and has not been removed from the registry list for any reason.

"Secretary of State" means the State officer designated as the Chief Election Official of this State pursuant to the Voter Registration Act, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, 52 U.S.C. § 20901, and who has further specific regulatory authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. Title 19. The Division of Elections in the Department of State shall perform the activities listed in this chapter on behalf of the Secretary of State.

"Voter registration agencies" means those agencies and their offices, explicitly named or which administer programs specified in 19:31-6.11.

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