Bill > S956

Introduced Session

This bill expressly prevents the automatic voter registration process, via the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC), from allowing ineligible applicants to register to vote. An "ineligible applicant" means a person submitting an application to the MVC for a motor vehicle driver's license, an examination permit, a probationary driver's license, or a non-driver identification card who does not meet the requirements for eligibility to vote under R.S.19:4-1 and the New Jersey Constitution. Under the bill, the MVC is required to establish and provide separate forms for persons applying for a motor vehicle driver's license, an examination permit, a probationary driver's license, or a non-driver identification card who are not eligible to vote. Because those applicants are not eligible to vote, those forms are prohibited from providing the applicant an option to register to vote. The bill also requires the MVC to provide information on what disqualifies a person from voting under statute and the New Jersey Constitution. With the implementation of automatic voter registration through the MVC, the MVC has not provided evidence that the agency has sufficient safeguards in place to prevent persons who are ineligible to vote from registering to vote through the MVC. Currently, it appears that the MVC uses the same form for all applicants for a driver's license, examination permit, probationary driver's license, or non-driver identification card, regardless of eligibility to vote, which provides the option to register to vote while submitting an application for these documents. The sponsor believes that having separate forms for persons ineligible to vote will help safeguard the voter registration process.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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