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NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-15 - Ballots; printing and authentication; contents; delivery.

40:45-15 Ballots; printing and authentication; contents; delivery.  11. In the case of a regular municipal election occurring on the second Tuesday in May, the municipal clerk shall cause the ballots to be printed and authenticated by the clerk's signature. Upon the ballots shall be printed the title of each office to be filled. Under each of the titles of office shall be printed the names of the candidates for each office with a square to the left of each name. Below the names of the candidates for each office the words "vote for (insert number of positions to be filled at the election)." The ballot shall be printed upon plain, substantial white paper, and shall be substantially in the following form: "Municipal election of (insert name of municipality), county of (insert name of county), held (insert the date of the election). To vote for any person make a cross ( x ) or plus (+) or a check ( X ) mark in the square preceding the name. Vote for only as many persons as there are officers to be elected. If you wrongly mark the ballot, tear or deface it and return it to election officer and obtain a new ballot." Blank spaces equal to the number of offices to be filled shall be left below the printed names of the candidates for each office to be voted, wherein the voter may write the name or names of any person or persons for whom he may wish to vote. The municipal clerk shall deliver ballots to the election officials at each polling place equal in number to 110% of the number of registered voters in each election district, except that where voting machines are used ballots shall be furnished as otherwise provided by law. In the case of a regular municipal election occurring on the day of the general election in November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.196 (C.40:45-7.1), ballots shall be printed and delivered as otherwise provided by law. L.1981, c.379, s.11; amended 2009, c.196, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-16 - Count of ballots; statement of returns; canvass

40:45-16. Count of ballots; statement of returns; canvass  The district boards of registry and election shall, immediately upon the closing of the polls, count the ballots and ascertain the number of votes cast in the election district for each of the candidates in the manner provided by law for the general election, and return the numbers to the municipal clerk immediately upon the completion of the count, upon proper blanks to be furnished by the clerk. In counties having a superintendent of elections one of the returns shall be made available immediately to the superintendent of elections. The superintendent may arrange to accept the statement of returns in each municipality within the county at the office of the clerk of the municipality or some other convenient place. On the day following the municipal election, the municipal clerk shall canvass all returns received from the election districts and the absentee ballots, and immediately make and file in his office the result thereof. The canvass by the municipal clerk shall be publicly made. L.1981, c. 379, s. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-17 - Number of votes for election; commencement of term of office.

40:45-17 Number of votes for election; commencement of term of office.  13. At the regular municipal election in any municipality which has adopted this act, the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes cast shall be elected to the respective offices. Except as otherwise provided by law, the term of office of any officer elected pursuant to this act shall begin on July 1 next following election. If a regular municipal election is held on the day of the general election in November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.196 (C.40:45-7.1), the term of office of any officer elected shall begin on January 1 next following election. L.1981, c.379, s.13; amended 1983, c.183, s.3; 2009, c.196, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-19 - Run-off elections; votes necessary for election.

40:45-19 Run-off elections; votes necessary for election.  15. In any regular municipal election held under section 14 of P.L.1981, c.379 (C.40:45-18), if a sufficient number of candidates do not receive a majority of the votes cast to elect the required number of councilmen-at-large (or commissioners, or village trustees) or no candidate for mayor or no candidate for ward councilman receives a majority of the votes cast for his respective office, a run-off election in the municipality or ward, as the case may be, shall be held on the fourth Tuesday next following that municipal election; unless in any year that Tuesday shall be the date upon which a primary election shall be held, in which case the run-off election shall be held on the fifth Tuesday next following the municipal election. Alternatively, the run-off election shall be held at a special election on the subsequent Tuesday next after the first Monday in December in the case of a regular municipal election occurring on the day of the general election in November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.196 (C.40:45-7.1). At the run-off election, the candidates for councilman-at-large (or commissioner, or village trustee) shall be those candidates not elected at the regular municipal election who received the greatest number of votes at that election, but the candidates shall be equal in number to twice the number of councilmen-at-large (or commissioners, or village trustees) remaining to be elected. The candidates for mayor or ward councilmen at the run-off election shall be the two candidates for the office who received the greatest number of votes at the regular municipal election. Military service ballots shall be printed and distributed for the run-off election in the same manner, so far as possible, as for other municipal elections. The candidate or candidates who receive the greatest number of votes at the run-off election shall be elected to the office or offices to be filled. If two or more candidates shall be equal and greatest in votes for any of the purposes of this section, they shall draw lots to determine which one shall enter the run-off election, or be elected, as the case may be. If any candidate to be voted for at the run-off election dies seven or more days prior to the run-off election, the candidate for the office not theretofore included in the run-off election, but next highest in number of votes for that purpose shall be substituted at the run-off election in the place of the deceased candidate and his name shall be substituted on the ballots for that of the deceased candidate. L.1981, c.379, s.15; amended 1982, c.13, s.1; 1990, c.17, s.3; 1995, c.97, s.3; 2009, c.196, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-20 - Continuation of provisions for run-off elections

40:45-20. Continuation of provisions for run-off elections  Any municipality in which, immediately prior to the effective date of this act, run-off elections were required to be held pursuant to the plan or form of government, or charter, of the municipality, shall, on and after the effective date of this act, be governed by the provisions of sections 14 and 15 of this act for so long as it continues to be governed by that plan or form of government, or that charter, except as provided in section 17 of this act. L.1981, c. 379, s. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45A-1 - Date, time of annual organization, reorganization meeting.

40:45A-1 Date, time of annual organization, reorganization meeting.  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of a municipality in which any of the members of the governing body are elected for terms commencing January 1 may, by resolution, fix the date and time of its annual organization or reorganization meeting at 12 o'clock noon on January 1, or at some other hour on any day during the first week in January. L.1956,c.176,s.1; amended 1964, c.80; 1981, c.79, s.1; 2000, c.126, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-39 - Optional Municipal Key Positions Law; short title

40:46-39. Optional Municipal Key Positions Law; short title  This act shall be known as the "Optional Municipal Key Positions Law." L.1950, c. 211, p. 524, s. 1, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-40 - Adoption of act

40:46-40. Adoption of act  Any municipality may, by referendum as hereinafter provided, adopt the provisions of this act and be governed thereby. L.1950, c. 211, p. 524, s. 2, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-41 - Definitions

40:46-41. Definitions  For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires another meaning: (a) "Committee" shall mean the Committee on Certification of Local Officers created by this act. (b) "Appointing authority" shall mean any officer, board or governing body of any municipality empowered to make appointments. (c) "Key position" shall mean the following offices or positions in a municipality governed under this act: municipal clerk; tax assessor, or board of assessors; tax collector (or receiver of taxes) by whatever title he may be known; and such other appointive officers as may by general law now or hereafter have or be entitled to acquire any protection against removal in their tenure of office, provided that key positions shall not include policemen, firemen, teachers and other school district employees and any person holding any office or position for which a license is or may be required by law prior to appointment. L.1950, c. 211, p. 524, s. 3, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-42 - Certificate of qualification

40:46-42. Certificate of qualification  In any municipality governed under this act, no person holding a key position in such municipality shall hereafter acquire any protected tenure of office provided by general law unless and until he shall have obtained a certificate of qualification as herein provided. L.1950, c. 211, p. 525, s. 4, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-43 - Committee on Certification of Local Officers

40:46-43. Committee on Certification of Local Officers  There is hereby created a Committee on Certification of Local Officers. The committee shall consist of the Director of the State Division of Local Government and four municipal officials to be appointed by the Governor to serve for a term of four years and until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors. No member shall receive any additional compensation for service on the committee; but members shall be reimbursed out of funds appropriated to the Department of Local Government for necessary expenses incurred in pursuance of duties as members of the committee. The committee shall organize, adopt rules of procedure, and shall annually select one of its members as chairman. L.1950, c. 211, p. 525, s. 5, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-44 - Duties; standards of proficiency; certificates of qualification; training programs

40:46-44. Duties; standards of proficiency; certificates of qualification; training programs  Subject to the provisions of this act and other applicable laws, the committee shall: (a) establish and define standards of proficiency and competence for key positions, not inconsistent with the provisions of law; (b) provide and issue certificates of qualification to applicants who have successfully taken such noncompetitive examinations and met such standards of character, health, training and achievement as the committee may determine to be reasonably required for fully competent performance of the duties of each key position with due regard to the nature and character of the work and to the training and achievement of persons generally engaged in such work; (c) formulate or propose in-service training programs for persons holding key positions; (d) have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this act, or otherwise by law. L.1950, c. 211, p. 525, s. 6, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-45 - Examination of applicants; certificates of qualification

40:46-45. Examination of applicants; certificates of qualification  Upon request of any person holding a key position in any municipality governed under the provisions of this act who has served in such key position for a period of at least ten years from the date of his appointment, the committee shall within a reasonable time examine such applicant and issue certificates of qualification to those found qualified. The committee may require attendance upon and successful completion of one or more programs of in-service training for the certificate of qualification authorized by this act. L.1950, c. 211, p. 526, s. 7, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-46 - Powers of committee

40:46-46. Powers of committee  For the purposes of this act, the committee may: (a) use the facilities of State departments as may be necessary or desirable to carry out any of the purposes or requirements of this act; (b) use such municipal, school, and other public buildings, facilities and personnel as may be made available to it; (c) make, modify, amend and repeal such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act; (d) issue certificates of proficiency, training, or qualification signed by the chairman of the committee and attested by the Secretary of State; (e) appoint advisory committees to serve without compensation, and designate specially qualified persons to assist the committee for a limited period; (f) designate an executive secretary within the Department of Local Government and appoint such other personnel as may be required for the performance of its functions pursuant to this act within the limits of the available appropriations. L.1950, c. 211, p. 526, s. 8, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-47 - Delegation of powers and duties; information and assistance; examination fees

40:46-47. Delegation of powers and duties; information and assistance; examination fees  The committee may delegate such of its functions, powers, and duties as it may deem appropriate to its executive secretary, or to other officers and employees of the State. The committee may call upon any State department, institution or agency, and upon any county or municipal official for information, assistance, or services in furtherance of the purposes of this act; and it shall be the duty of the State, county and municipal officials to cooperate fully with the committee in furnishing information, assistance or services. The committee may in its discretion establish an examination fee to be charged applicants for certificates of qualification, in an amount not exceeding ten dollars ($10.00), and all such fees shall be paid into the State Treasury pursuant to law. L.1950, c. 211, p. 527, s. 9, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-48 - Form of tests

40:46-48. Form of tests  Tests as required by this act may be written, oral, physical or in the form of demonstration or evidence of education or skill, or any combination of these, and shall be of such character as fairly to test and determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of the person tested actually to perform the duties of the position for tenure in which he seeks to qualify. L.1950, c. 211, p. 527, s. 10, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-49 - Offenses

40:46-49. Offenses  Any person who, for the purpose of defeating, or obstructing the provisions and purpose of this act, shall: (a) willfully, by himself or in co-operation with one or more persons defeat, deceive or obstruct a person in respect to his right of taking a test for a certificate of qualification; or (b) willfully or corruptly or falsely mark, rate, grade, estimate or report upon the test or proper standing of a person tested, or aid in so doing or willfully make any false representation concerning the same or the person tested; or (c) willfully and corruptly furnish to a person special or secret information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of a person tested or certified or being tested or certified; or (d) willfully impersonate another person or permit or aid another person to impersonate him in any test or appointment or request to be tested, certified or appointed; shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1950, c. 211, p. 527, s. 11, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-50 - Exemption of positions from provisions of act

40:46-50. Exemption of positions from provisions of act  Key positions shall be exempt from the provisions of this act when the key positions are within the classified service of the civil service in any municipality operating under Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes. No municipal manager, deputy municipal manager or business administrator who serves also in a key position shall acquire tenure in such key position while he is manager, deputy manager or business administrator. L.1950, c. 211, p. 528, s. 12, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-51 - Retirement at 70 or for disability

40:46-51. Retirement at 70 or for disability  Any person who hereafter acquires tenure in a key position may, upon reasonable notice, be retired from active service in such position by action of the governing body of the municipality at any time after he has reached the age of seventy years, or prior to that age if he has become so incapacitated as substantially to prevent him from performing the duties of his office. The Committee on Certification of Local Officers shall adopt reasonable regulations for giving notice of intention to retire a key official, for establishing a procedure for determining incapacity and for recalling retired persons to temporary or part-time service in connection with the work of their respective offices. L.1950, c. 211, p. 528, s. 13, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-52 - Adoption of act

40:46-52. Adoption of act  The qualified voters of any municipality may adopt this act at any regular municipal or general election or at any election at which they vote on the adoption of any of the optional forms of government provided by the Optional Municipal Charter Law. Upon recommendation of a charter commission constituted pursuant to the Optional Municipal Charter Law or upon petition in writing of ten per centum (10%) of the registered voters of a municipality filed with the municipal clerk, the clerk shall submit the question to the voters. If there is an election pending on the adoption of one of the said optional forms of government not less than sixty days after the filing of the petition or recommendation of the charter commission, the clerk shall submit the question at said election. If no such election of an optional form of government is pending the clerk shall submit the question of the adoption of this act at the next regular municipal or general election to be held not less than sixty days after the filing of the petition or the recommendation of the charter commission. In any case he shall give public notice of the submission of the question by publication in one or more newspapers published in the municipality, if there be one published in the municipality; if not, then in one or more newspapers published in the county in which the municipality is located, to be designated by the clerk, once a week for at least four weeks, and by posting such notice in five of the most public places in the municipality for at least four weeks before the election. The question of adoption of this act shall be submitted as other public questions, and shall be stated as follows: Shall the Optional Municipal Key Positions Act be adopted by (insert name of municipality)? L.1950, c. 211, p. 528, s. 14, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:46-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:46-53 - Act operative on favorable vote

40:46-53. Act operative on favorable vote  The municipal clerk shall certify the results of the election to the legislative body of the municipality at its first meeting thereafter, enter the same at large in its minutes and certify the same to the Secretary of State. If it appears by the certificate of the clerk that a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor of the adoption of this act, the act shall be operative in such municipality. L.1950, c. 211, p. 529, s. 15, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:47-4.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:47-4.6 - Legislative findings

40:47-4.6. Legislative findings  The Legislature finds that the urgency of augmenting local law enforcement agencies to cope with increases in the number of serious crimes and civil disorders dictates authorization for temporary expansion of municipal police forces by appointment of additional officers and men with police and law enforcement experience who do not meet age and residence requirements imposed by law for permanent appointees to municipal police forces and to permit retired police personnel to accept such appointments without affecting their continued right to receive pension and retirement benefits or subsidies from this or any other State or any county, municipality or school district of this or any other State. L.1968, c. 275, s. 1, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:47-4.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:47-4.7 - Temporary appointment; maximum period; qualifications

40:47-4.7. Temporary appointment; maximum period; qualifications  Notwithstanding the provisions of law as to maximum age, residence, eligibility for membership in a pension or retirement system, duration of employment throughout an entire year or restriction on employment or earnings upon eligibility of any person to continued receipt of retirement benefits, any municipality may by ordinance authorize the temporary appointment to its police department or force, for a period not in excess of 4 years, of any citizen of the United States of good moral character who has had 10 or more years of experience in former employment as a member of the police force or other law enforcement agency of the United States or of this or another State, or of a county or municipality of this or another State. L.1968, c. 275, s. 2, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.