The pollsters warned that unregistered voters might even trigger violence.
Among this number were unregistered voters and the deceased.
Previously unregistered voters can register on election day at their polls with evidence of residency.
Mr. Green said he had surveyed the city's public assistance programs because they are where the city would reach the greatest number of unregistered voters.
Still, there are nearly 1 million qualified but unregistered voters in New Jersey.
With 40 percent of eligible voters unregistered, the change was long overdue.
But unregistered voters can simply show up at the polls, register and ask for whichever ballot they choose.
I helped some unregistered voters fill out registration forms.
Organizers said there were as many as 3 million unregistered eligible voters in the city.
Non-Democrats and unregistered voters could register or switch party affiliation at the meeting.