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TRENTON: New Jersey residents who want
to vote in the state's Feb. 5 presidential primaries
but are not registered to vote have until Tuesday
evening to submit their application forms.

Forms can be obtained from county and municipal
clerks' offices, motor vehicle agencies, state
offices, and on the Internet. Forms must be brought
or mailed to the registration office in the county of
residence.

Some offices are staying open late, and a Tuesday
postmark is acceptable for those who can't get to a
registration office.

The state typically held primaries in June, but
last year decided that February would make New Jersey
more of a national player. Then other, bigger states
including California and New York moved their
primaries to Feb. 5, diminishing New Jersey's role
and leaving it among two dozen states with contests
that day.

The state now has about 4.8 million registered
voters, of which the largest chunk 2.8 million
are not affiliated with any political party. Those
unaffiliated voters can go to the polls on primary
day, declare a party, and vote.

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