(a) Employees of a voter registration agency, charged with the responsibility to provide voter registration opportunity forms and assistance to the applicant, shall accept the application from the applicant when the applicant has determined it is complete. Those applicants who have agreed to the offer of assistance shall be advised if the application is not complete or is unintelligible. Employees of a public agency are required to provide the application, assistance if requested and acceptance of the completed application. Acceptance is for transmittal purposes only. The employee does not determine if the information is acceptable. An applicant may also choose to complete the application and personally mail the form.

(b) Applications completed at a voter registration agency or public agency and given to an employee thereof shall be batched at each office on a weekly basis and sent to the Attorney General or county commissioner of registration, except that batching shall be done on a daily basis during registration deadline dates.

(c) Upon acceptance of an application, the employee shall mark or stamp the date of receipt on the application.

(d) Any application returned to an employee of a voter registration agency or public agency up to the close of business 29 days prior to an election covered under N.J.S.A. Title 19 shall be deemed timely received for the purpose of qualifying an eligible applicant as registered to vote for an ensuing election.

(e) Any application dated by the applicant and postmarked on or before the 29th day prior to any election covered under N.J.S.A. Title 19 shall be deemed timely if received by the county commissioner of registration or Attorney General in the mail not later than the 25th day prior to the election. If the U.S. Post Office is not open on the 29th day prior to the election, and/or the offices of the county commissioner of registration or Attorney General are not open on the 25th day prior to the election, the deadline is extended to the first business day thereafter.

(a) An applicant shall complete all required portions of the voter registration application. If an applicant is unable to personally complete the form, another individual may complete the form for the applicant. The individual who completed the form for the applicant shall enter his or her name in the appropriate section of the voter registration application. If possible, the applicant shall sign or make his or her mark on the signature line of the application. If applicant cannot sign or make his or her mark, the assisting individual shall write “unable to mark” on the signature line.

(b) The county commissioner of registration may reject an application if the applicant has failed to sign the voter registration application and/or if applicant’s name and street address are not properly completed or are unintelligible. Failure to properly complete other portions of the application may cause the county commissioner of registration to return the form for proper completion. Prior to rejection, a commissioner of registration shall take all steps necessary to provide the voter with the opportunity to complete his or her voter registration application.

(c) The absence of an optional telephone number of the applicant or the absence of the applicant’s last voter registration information shall not cause the application to be rejected.