N.J.S.A. 34:1A-15.1 — Director of Division of Employment Services; duties

34:1A-15.1. Director of Division of Employment Services; duties 5. The Director of the Division of Employment Services shall: a. cause copies of the voter registration forms furnished under subsection f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) to be prominently displayed at each public office of the division and to be made readily available to each individual who, when applying for services administered by the division, may wish, on a voluntary basis, to register to vote. An employee of the division shall inquire of every applicant for such services whether the applicant, if not already registered to vote from the place of his or her present residence, wishes to be so registered and shall inform the applicant that whether or not the applicant chooses to register will not affect the applicant's eligibility for those services. The employee shall provide the applicant with any assistance necessary in completing the form; shall inform the applicant that the applicant may leave the completed form with the employee; and, if the applicant chooses to leave the form, shall accept the completed form, stamp or otherwise mark it with the date on which it was so received, and forward it to the Secretary of State; b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to every office of the division which receives applications for services administered by the division; c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages to each office of the division that receives applications for services administered by the division which is 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); and d. provide for the collection of completed voter registration forms by any employee of the division who is employed in any office which receives applications for services administered by the division, and for the transmittal of the forms to the Secretary of State. L.1991,c.318,s.5.

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