Requires appropriate official file information on deaths in county with county clerk; provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file.
Impact
A428 amends existing statutes to require monthly death record reporting to both the commissioner of registration and the respective county clerk. As a result of this bill, local clerks will have increased responsibility and authority in handling voter registration records linked to deceased individuals. The intention is to minimize the risk of fraudulent voting by ensuring that those who have died are promptly removed from active voter registrations, ultimately promoting the integrity of the electoral process in New Jersey.
Summary
Assembly Bill A428 mandates that county clerks receive timely information regarding deaths within their jurisdiction, enhancing the process of maintaining the Statewide voter registration system's death file. Under the proposed legislation, the county clerk will become an active participant by investigating death records and reporting findings to the commissioner of registration. This process ensures that records of individuals who have passed are efficiently and accurately transferred to the death file, thereby streamlining voter registration maintenance practices.
Contention
The bill also introduces additional avenues for family members to facilitate the removal of deceased voters from the active file by allowing next of kin to submit a notarized form alongside the death certificate to the local officials. This provision could garner support as it involves families directly in the process but may also prompt debate regarding privacy and the administration of sensitive personal information. The use of notarized documents by funeral directors and nursing home administrators introduces another layer, potentially impacting operational protocols and resources in these settings.
Carry Over
Requires appropriate official file information on deaths in county with county clerk; provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file.
Carry Over
Requires appropriate official file information on deaths in county with county clerk; provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file.
Requires appropriate official file information on deaths in county with county clerk; provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file.
Provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file; requires Secretary of State match registration system with Social Security Administration deceased persons database.
Requires commissioner of registration to move voters with undeliverable mail-in ballots to inactive file; removes such inactive voters from Statewide voter registration system following failure to vote in two consecutive federal general elections.
Requires commissioner of registration to move voters with undeliverable mail-in ballots to inactive file; removes such inactive voters from Statewide voter registration system following failure to vote in two consecutive federal general elections.
Requires Secretary of State and county commissioners of registration to perform audit of voter registration records in Statewide Voter Registration System.
Requires Secretary of State and county commissioners of registration to perform audit of voter registration records in Statewide Voter Registration System.
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
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