Ocean County resident learns a tough lesson on voter registration deadline

An Ocean County man who moved from Union County last November and never updated his voter registration won’t be able to vote this year, a judge ruled today. The man, whose name is being withheld from the New Jersey Globe, sought to register six days ago. The deadline was October 15. “It was too late. There’s a purpose for that. It’s to verify a registrant’s qualifications and the residency, to do a criminal background check,” said Superior Court Judge Robert Brenner. “It averts the potential for fraudulent registrations and protecting...