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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey requires voter registration forms for hunting, fishing, and trapping license applicants
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources CommitteeSponsor: Dawn Fantasia
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey requires offices issuing hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses to provide voter registration and s to applicants starting immediately. Staff must offer registration assistance, ensure applicants understand licensing eligibility is unaffected, and forward completed forms to the Attorney General.
Residents applying for outdoor recreational licenses gain direct access to voter registration services while completing their paperwork, expanding the network of designated voter registration agencies in the state.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Applicants for hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses
Applicants receive voter registration and declination forms when applying in person and are offered assistance to register.
Division of Fish and Wildlife employees
Employees must distribute registration and declination forms, inquire about voter registration status, assist applicants, and forward completed forms.
Secretary of State
The Secretary of State must provide continuous supplies of voter registration and declination forms in English and Spanish to licensing offices.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will registering or declining to vote affect my chances of getting a hunting or fishing license?
Do I have to submit my voter registration form through the license office?
Are these forms available in languages other than English?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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