# N.J. Stat. § 19:31-1: Registration required to vote

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-1

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 19:31-1
- **Heading:** Registration required to vote
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 19 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-1

## Text

19:31-1. No person shall be permitted to vote at any election unless such person shall have been registered in the manner hereinafter in this chapter provided. Amended 1940,c.18; 1940,c.19; 1981,c.462,s.23; 1994,c.182,s.1.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-1 Registration required to vote](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-2 Commissioner of registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-3 Registration forms, original and duplicate; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-3.1 Statewide voter information on party affiliation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-3.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-3.2 Voter registration; nondisclosure of street address for domestic violence, stalking victims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-3.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-3.3 Digitized images of signatures, use; other information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-3.3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-5 Persons entitled to register; failure to vote no grounds for removal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6 Registration places, time, requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.1 Acceptance of applications for registration during 20 days prior to election, ineligibility to vote.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-6.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.2 Application of other provisions to persons registered under act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-6.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.3 Public agency defined; completion, submission of registration forms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-6.3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.4 Registration forms, contents, availability; duties of officials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-6.4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.4a Rules, regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-6.4a.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 19:31-6.4b Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T19_C31_S31-6.4b.md)

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