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NJ Rev Stat § 40:74-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:74-17 - Ballot; form and content

40:74-17. Ballot; form and content  The ballots to be used at such election shall be in substantially the following form:  "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO.  ] YES "Shall the ordinance (or proposition) proposed by petition and providing for ................... [ ] NO (here state nature of proposed ordinance or proposition) be adopted?"
NJ Rev Stat § 40:74-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:74-18 - Ordinances; adoption, submission to voters.

40:74-18 Ordinances; adoption, submission to voters.  40:74-18. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposed ordinance shall vote in favor thereof, such ordinance shall thereupon become a valid and binding ordinance of the municipality. An ordinance proposed by petition, or which shall be adopted by a vote of the people, shall not be repealed or amended within 3 years of the date of adoption by the voters, except by a vote of the people; except that an ordinance proposed by petition to increase or decrease either the term of office of the members of the governing body or the number of members of the governing body, or regarding the division of the municipality into a number of wards, shall not be submitted to the voters of the municipality more than once in any 10-year period. amended 1982, c.145, s.16; 2009, c.339, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:74-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:74-19 - Submission of amendments or repeals to voters by board of commissioners

40:74-19. Submission of amendments or repeals to voters by board of commissioners  The board of commissioners may, within 3 years immediately following the adoption of any ordinance submitted by initiative or referendum and ratified by the voters, submit a proposition for the repeal or amendment of any such ordinance to the voters at any succeeding general election or regular municipal election. If the proposition so submitted shall receive a majority of the votes cast thereon at such election, such ordinance shall thereby be repealed or amended accordingly. Amended by L.1982, c. 145, s. 17, eff. Sept. 28, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-1 - Members of first commission; election and terms

40:75-1. Members of first commission; election and terms  The members of the first commission shall be elected, at an election to be held on the fifth Tuesday following the adoption of chapters 70 to 76 of this title (R.S. 40:70-1 et seq.), by the duly authorized voters of the municipality and shall serve as commissioners from twelve o'clock noon on the first Tuesday following their election until twelve o'clock noon on the third Tuesday in May in the fourth year following such election and until their successors are elected and shall have duly qualified. The election shall be conducted pursuant to the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law," P.L. 1981, c. 379 (C. 40:45-5 et seq.). Amended by L.1981, c. 379, s. 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; L.1983, c. 183, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-2 - Subsequent commissioner; election and terms.

40:75-2 Subsequent commissioner; election and terms.  40:75-2. On the second Tuesday in May in every fourth year thereafter there shall be elected at a regular municipal election held pursuant to the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law," P.L.1981, c.379 (C.40:45-5 et seq.), the number of persons as hereinbefore provided as commissioners to serve for the term of 4 years and until their successors shall have been elected and duly qualified. The term of office of all succeeding commissioners shall commence at twelve o'clock noon on the third Tuesday of May next ensuing their election. If the 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 commissioners elected shall commence at twelve o'clock noon on January 1 next following their election. Amended 1981, c.379, s.19; 1983, c.183, s.2; 2009, c.196, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-2.1 - Change of form of government--Continuation of commissioners and others in office

40:75-2.1. Change of form of government--Continuation of commissioners and others in office  Whenever in any municipality governed under "The Commission Form of Government Law" the qualified voters of the municipality have, or shall have, adopted another form of government, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 210 of the laws of 1950, which other form of government will not become effective until July 1 following the date fixed by law for the next election for commissioners in such municipality, no such election for commissioners shall be held in such municipality, but the commissioners in office at the time fixed for the holding of such election shall continue in office, and all subordinate boards, departments, bodies, offices, positions and employments shall likewise continue in effect and the incumbents thereof shall continue to hold the same, until 12:00 o'clock noon on said July 1, with the same effect and subject to the same restrictions as though the terms of office of said commissioners had extended to and terminated at said time on said July 1. L.1955, c. 12, p. 54, s. 1, eff. May 10, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-25 - Definitions

40:75-25. Definitions  As used in this article: "Commissioner" means any person, including the mayor, occupying the office of commissioner in a municipality having the commission form of government hereunder. "Recall petition" means the petition to be filed with the municipal clerk, as provided in this article, for the recall of a commissioner. "Incumbent" means the commissioner sought to be removed by the recall petition. "Nominee" means the person nominated by the petition of nomination. "Petition of nomination" means the petition of nomination provided for in this article to place the name of a successor to the incumbent upon the ballot. "Incumbent's petition" means the petition provided for in this article to place the question of the recall of the incumbent upon the ballot.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-26 - Construction of article

40:75-26. Construction of article  The provisions of this article shall be liberally construed, and are not to be taken in derogation of the rights of any person holding the office of commissioner.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-27 - Recall procedure

40:75-27. Recall procedure  Any commissioner may be removed by means of a recall after he has been in office one year. The procedure to effect the recall of an incumbent of the office of commissioner shall be as follows:  A recall petition signed by at least twenty-five per centum (25%) of the registered voters of the municipality, shall be filed by the agent or agents designated in the petition with the municipal clerk, demanding the recall of the commissioner sought to be removed. The petition shall be as follows:  "RECALL PETITION. To the clerk of the ........ (insert name of municipality). You are hereby requested to call a recall election for the recall of ..................... (insert name of incumbent to be recalled), a commissioner of .............................. (insert name of municipality), for the following reasons ........................................... (insert reasons), and for so doing this recall petition shall be your sufficient warrant.  ................. (insert name) is hereby designated as our agent to file this petition.  Signed: Name Street Address................................. .................................................................. .................................State of New Jersey ) ) ss. County of ........................ ) ........................... , being duly sworn according to law, says: That he is one of the signers of the above petition, and that he knows that the signatures thereon are in the handwriting of the signers, and to the best of his knowledge and belief are the signatures of the persons purporting to sign the same.  Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....... day of ................. , 19 ..... ." Amended by L.1950, c. 65, p. 117, s. 1, eff. April 25, 1950; L.1984, c. 129, s. 1, eff. Aug. 20, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-28 - Clerk to examine petition; amendment and refiling

40:75-28. Clerk to examine petition; amendment and refiling  The clerk shall examine the recall petition to ascertain whether or not it conforms to the requirements of this article. He shall complete this examination within ten days from the receipt thereof. In examining the signatures of the electors he may, if in doubt as to the genuineness of any of them, compare them with the signatures contained in the registry books used at the last preceding general election. If the clerk shall determine that the petition does not conform to the requirements of this article he shall return it to the agent who filed it, for the purpose of correction, which correction may be made and the petition again filed within ten days of its return by the clerk.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-29 - Clerk to call election; notice of election

40:75-29. Clerk to call election; notice of election  If the clerk shall determine that the petition conforms to the requirements of this article he shall proceed to call an election for the recall of the incumbent, as follows: He shall immediately prepare a certificate of notice in the following form: "This is to certify, That a petition has been filed with the clerk of (name of municipality), for the recall of (insert name of incumbent), a commissioner of (insert name of municipality), for the following reasons: (insert reasons contained in recall petition). "An election to determine if the commissioner shall be recalled, and if so, to elect his successor, will be held on the day of , 19 . Dated: day of , 19 . " Municipal Clerk.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-30 - Notice of election served on commissioners; publication

40:75-30. Notice of election served on commissioners; publication  A copy of the above certificate shall be served on the commissioner to be recalled and also upon the other commissioners of such municipality if the aforesaid commissioners can be found. Copies of this certificate shall also be published at least once every week in at least one newspaper circulating in the municipality, and daily, if there be a daily newspaper, on the three days preceding the day of election.  After the petition of nomination as hereinafter provided shall have been filed with the clerk, he shall add to the publication certificate a third paragraph as follows:  "The following persons have filed petitions of nomination to succeed ........................ (insert name of incumbent) if he shall be recalled, and are to be voted on as successors to the said commissioner. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. (Insert names of persons filing petitions of nomination.) Signed, Municipal Clerk.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-31 - Time for holding recall election; arrangements; expenses

40:75-31. Time for holding recall election; arrangements; expenses  The clerk shall fix a day for holding the recall election which, if convenient, shall be a Tuesday falling between the thirtieth and fortieth days after the date of the certificate of notice provided for in section 40:75-29 of this title. The municipal clerk and the board of commissioners shall make or cause to be made all arrangements for holding the recall election and shall provide all necessary funds therefor, and the commissioners may raise funds necessary for this purpose in any convenient manner.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-32 - Petition nominating successor; form and content; filing

40:75-32. Petition nominating successor; form and content; filing  Nominations for successors to the commissioner proposed to be recalled shall be by petition for nomination signed by at least fifteen per cent of the legal voters of the municipality and filed with the clerk at least fifteen days before the recall election, and shall be in the following form:  "To the clerk of .......................... (insert name of municipality): You are hereby requested to place upon the ballot at the recall election to be held on the ........ day of ............... , 19 ..... , as provided in your certificate of notice dated ........ day of ........................ , 19 ..... , as successor to the commissioner proposed to be recalled the name of ............................ (insert name of person to be nominated), of ........................................................... (insert address), and for so doing this petition shall be your sufficient warrant.  Signed, Name. Street Address.................................... ...................................... .................................... ...................................... .................................... ...................................... I accept the nomination. ...................................... (Name of Nominee.) Dated: ..................................State of New Jersey, ) County of ............. ss. ............................. , being duly sworn according to law, says: That he is one of the signers of the above petition and that he knows that the signatures thereon are in the handwriting of the signers, and to the best of his knowledge and belief are the signatures of the persons purporting to sign the same.  Subscribed and sworn to ) before me this ............... ) .................................." day of .......... , A. D. 19 ...... )
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-33 - Clerk to examine petition; if defective clerk to return petition

40:75-33. Clerk to examine petition; if defective clerk to return petition  If the clerk shall believe the petition for nomination to be defective in any particular, he shall return the same to the person accepting the nomination for correction and the petition for nomination may be corrected and returned within three days after its return by the municipal clerk. In returning the petition the clerk shall give in writing his reasons therefor.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-34 - Procedure where incumbent resigns; where incumbent contests recall; incumbent's petition

40:75-34. Procedure where incumbent resigns; where incumbent contests recall; incumbent's petition  If the incumbent shall resign within three days after the certificate of notice shall have been served upon him, these proceedings shall be modified accordingly, and the election of his successor shall proceed as herein provided.  If the incumbent shall desire to contest his recall, he shall file with the clerk, at least fifteen days before the recall election, an incumbent's petition signed by at least fifteen per cent of the legal voters of the municipality in the following form:  "To the clerk of .......................... (insert name of municipality): You are hereby requested to place on the ballot at the recall election to be held on the ........ day of .................. , 19 ..... , as provided in your certificate of notice dated the ........ day of ................... , 19 ..... , the question of the recall of .......................... (name of incumbent), as follows:  If you are in favor of the recall of ........................ (name of incumbent), mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square opposite the word YES. If you are not in favor of his recall, mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square opposite the word NO.  ] YES "Shall ..................... (name of incumbent) [ ] NO be removed from the office of commissioner by recall?' And for so doing this petition shall be your sufficient warrant.  Name. Street Address. .................................... ...................................... .................................... ...................................... .................................... ...................................... I join in the above petition. ...................................... (Insert name of incumbent.)  Dated:  ............................State of New Jersey, ) ss. County of ............. ) .............................. , being duly sworn according to law, says: That he is one of the signers of the above petition, and that he knows that the signatures thereon are in the handwriting of the signers, and to the best of his knowledge and belief are the signatures of the persons purporting to sign the same.  Subscribed and sworn to ) before me this ........... ) ................................" day of .............. , 19 ........ )
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-35 - Clerk to examine incumbent's petition; amendment and refiling

40:75-35. Clerk to examine incumbent's petition; amendment and refiling  If the clerk shall believe the incumbent's petition to be defective in any particular, he shall return it to the incumbent with his reasons therefor, and the petition may be corrected and returned within three days after its return by the clerk.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-36 - Failure to file incumbent's petition deemed resignation

40:75-36. Failure to file incumbent's petition deemed resignation  If the incumbent shall fail to file an incumbent's petition within the time limited herein, he shall be deemed to have resigned, his office shall forthwith become vacant, and his term of office as commissioner shall immediately cease and determine; and the recall election shall proceed for the purpose of electing his successor as provided in this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-37 - Several recall petitions may be consolidated

40:75-37. Several recall petitions may be consolidated  If more than one recall petition shall be filed with the clerk at or about the same time, so that more than one election would be required under the provisions of this article, the elections shall be consolidated, but the recall of each commissioner shall be a separate transaction, and the ballot shall be arranged by repeating the form provided for in section 40:75-38 of this title, except the number, in parallel columns for each commissioner sought to be recalled.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-38 - Ballot; form and content

40:75-38. Ballot; form and content  The ballot to be used in the recall election shall be in substantially the following form:  "Number ........ official ballot for recall election. ............................Ward. ........................ Precinct. If you are in favor of the recall of ...................... (name of incumbent), mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square opposite the word YES. If you are not in favor of his recall, mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square opposite the word NO.  ] YES "Shall ....................... (name of incumbent) [ ] NO be removed from the office of commissioner by recall?' (To be inserted if the incumbent filed an incumbent's petition.) Nominees for successors of ........................................ (Name of incumbent) Vote for one only. Mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom you desire to vote: ] RICHARD ROE [ ] WILLIAM GREEN (To be inserted if one or more petitions for nominations are filed.)  Official ballot attest: ............................ Municipal Clerk."
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-39 - Adding names to registry list; no primary election

40:75-39. Adding names to registry list; no primary election  40:75-39. A judge of the Superior Court shall sit in a public place in the municipality where the recall election is to be held on at least one day in the week prior to the day of the election. He may by order grant transfers and place upon the registry books the names of legal voters whose names were not upon the registry books of the last general election, but who would be entitled to be registered if the recall election was in fact a general election. There shall be no other registration day nor shall there be any primary election for the nomination of candidates, before the recall election. Amended 1953,c.37,s.242; 1991,c.91,s.390.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-40 - Conduct of election; duties of clerk and election officers

40:75-40. Conduct of election; duties of clerk and election officers  The clerk shall provide the boards of election with the necessary registry and other books, ballots and tally sheets necessary to carry out the recall election, and the boards of election shall perform their duties, as near as may be, in the same manner as if they were conducting a general election.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-41 - Conduct of election; laws applicable

40:75-41. Conduct of election; laws applicable  The recall election shall be conducted and returned in the same manner as general elections and, except as otherwise provided in this article, the laws relating to general elections.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:75-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:75-42 - Result of election determined; vote required

40:75-42. Result of election determined; vote required  If a majority of the electors voting at the recall election shall vote to recall the incumbent as evidenced by marking a cross ( x ) or plus (+) in the square upon the ballot opposite the word YES, the office of the incumbent shall forthwith become vacant, and his term of office as commissioner shall immediately cease and determine. If a majority of the electors voting at the recall election shall vote not to recall the incumbent, as evidenced by marking a cross ( x ) or plus (+) in the square upon the ballot opposite the word NO then the incumbent shall be entitled to the remainder of his term as commissioner, and shall not be subject to another recall within one calendar year from the date of the previous recall election.