This bill mandates the establishment of an automatic voter registration process at agencies or offices that provide hunting, fishing, or trapping licenses under the Division of Fish and Wildlife in the Department of Environmental Protection. It requires these agencies to implement a procedure for automatically and electronically transmitting voter registration information to the Secretary of State for individuals who are eligible to vote. The bill stipulates that each individual from whom information is collected must be given the option to decline automatic voter registration.

The new legal language inserted into the current law specifies that these agencies must comply with existing automatic voter registration requirements similar to those at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC). This includes the obligation to provide necessary notices to individuals regarding their voter registration status. The bill is set to take effect on January 1 following its enactment, although the Secretary of State may take anticipatory administrative actions to facilitate its implementation.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 19:31-6.14