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NJ Rev Stat § 40:44-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:44-15 - Report on ward boundaries; filing, format.

40:44-15 Report on ward boundaries; filing, format.  7. a. Within 30 days following their initial meeting pursuant to section 5 of this act, the ward commissioners shall file their report, certified by at least three of their signatures, setting forth and properly describing the ward boundaries fixed and determined. There shall be annexed to the report a map of the municipality with the ward boundaries clearly marked thereon. The report so certified shall be filed in the office of the county clerk, and copies shall be filed with the Secretary of State and in the office of the municipal clerk. b. In addition to the description of the ward boundaries and map required to be filed with the Secretary of State under subsection a. of this section, the ward commissioners shall file with the Secretary of State the ward boundaries in ESRI Shapefile format in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2019, c.487 (C.19:4-18). L.1981, c.496, s.7; amended 2019, c.487, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:44-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:44-16 - Publication of notice of ward boundaries.

40:44-16 Publication of notice of ward boundaries.  8. Within 2 weeks immediately following the filing of the certified report by the ward commissioners, the municipal clerk shall cause to be published at least once in at least one newspaper generally circulating in the municipality a notice of the ward boundaries as fixed and determined in the report. Upon completion of the publication, the former wards, if any, shall be superseded, and thereafter all officers elected or appointed in the municipality for or representing the wards thereof shall be elected from, or appointed for, the wards fixed and determined by the ward commissioners; except that, in municipalities wherein municipal officers are elected at the general election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, if the publication shall be completed in a year in which municipal officers are elected during the period between the date 75 days before the primary election for the general election and the date of the general election, the wards so fixed and determined shall take effect on the day following the holding of that general election; and, in municipalities wherein municipal officers are elected at a regular municipal election held on the second Tuesday in May, if the publication shall be completed in a year in which municipal officers are elected during the period between the date 75 days before the regular municipal election and the date of the election, the wards so fixed and determined shall take effect on the day following the holding of that regular municipal election. L.1981, c.496, s.8; amended 2005, c.136, s.63; 2011, c.134, s.61.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:44-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:44-17 - Adjustment of boundaries; continuance in office of elected officers

40:44-17. Adjustment of boundaries; continuance in office of elected officers  Whenever the boundaries of existing wards are adjusted pursuant to subsection b. or c. of section 5 of this act, all officers elected therefor shall continue in office until their respective terms of office shall expire and until their successors are elected and qualified from adjusted wards. L.1981, c. 496, s. 9, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:44-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:44-18 - Inapplicability of act to wards or ward boundaries existing on January 12, 1982

40:44-18. Inapplicability of act to wards or ward boundaries existing on January 12, 1982  Nothing contained in this act shall invalidate any wards or ward boundaries existing in any municipality on the effective date of this act which were fixed and determined pursuant to any previous law, but the provisions of this act shall apply to and govern any municipality on and after the date on which any of the circumstances set forth in section 5 of this act shall occur therein. L.1981, c. 496, s. 10, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-1 - When held; law applicable

40:45-1. When held; law applicable  Except as hereinafter provided in section 40:45-2 of this title, all municipal or charter elections shall be held and all officers required to be elected in any municipality, except officers first elected in newly created municipalities, shall be voted for and elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each year, and with the same registration and upon the same official ballots required by law for the election of state and county officers. The ballots so voted shall be canvassed and the result of any such election shall be determined as provided by law in the case of county officials, and certified to the clerks of the respective municipalities; it being the intention hereby to consolidate the municipal or charter elections in municipalities with the general or state elections.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-2 - Section 40:45-1 inapplicable in certain cases

40:45-2. Section 40:45-1 inapplicable in certain cases  Nothing in this article shall apply to elections of commissioners in municipalities governed by the provisions of subtitle four of this Title (s. 40:70-1 et seq.), or to the election of councilmen in municipalities governed by the provisions of subtitle five of this Title (s. 40:79-1 et seq.), or to the election of municipal officers in those municipalities governed by the provisions of the optional municipal charter law for which a different date for the holding of municipal elections is provided by that law, or to the election of commissioners in municipalities the boundaries of which are not coterminous or coextensive with the boundaries of the township of which they are a part, and whose elective or appointive officers are not authorized by law to assess and collect taxes, or to elections in any village in which elections are provided by law to be held at another time, nor shall it apply to any member of any board of education or school trustee. Amended by L.1950, c. 212, p. 530, s. 1, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-3 - Time for holding; publication and notice; procedure

40:45-3. Time for holding; publication and notice; procedure  In every case in which a referendum vote of the legal or qualified voters of a municipality is authorized by law such vote may be taken at a special election to be held in such municipality on a day to be specified in a resolution of the governing body thereof. When such a resolution shall be adopted by the governing body specifying a day for the special election, and notice thereof shall be given to the proper officer, he shall cause notice of the special election to be published once in a newspaper published or circulating in the municipality at least ten days before the election. The election shall be held, conducted and canvassed as other elections in the municipality, and the same shall be as valid and effectual as if the vote had been taken at a general election where so provided and all subsequent proceedings may be taken as if the vote had been taken at a general election.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-4 - Time for holding district elections; school districts unaffected

40:45-4. Time for holding district elections; school districts unaffected  When there exists in this state any municipality or any district or subdivision thereof, except school districts, whose inhabitants or legal voters are authorized or required to meet annually for the purpose of voting appropriations of money for any purpose, to be raised by taxation, such annual meeting, unless now provided by law to be held between January first and March first, shall be held on the third Saturday in February, so that appropriations so voted may be certified to the county board of taxation on or before March first.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-5 - Short title

40:45-5. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law." L.1981, c. 379, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-6 - Application of act.

40:45-6 Application of act.  2. This act shall govern all municipalities having adopted a plan or form of government, or a charter, which provides for the election of municipal officers at regular municipal elections held on the second Tuesday in May, or having chosen to hold such elections 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), including municipalities holding regular municipal elections under the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), under the "commission form of government law" (R.S.40:70-1 et seq.), under the "municipal manager form of government law" N.J.S.40A:63-8, under the "village form of government" (R.S.40:157-16 et seq.), or under any plan or form of government, or charter, hereafter authorized which provides for the holding of regular municipal elections at that time. This act shall govern these municipalities only with respect to the time, manner and method of election of municipal officers. The officers to be elected, and their number, the length of their terms of office, and their powers and responsibilities shall be determined by the laws authorizing the plan or form of government, or charter, which the municipalities have adopted. L.1981, c.379, s.2; amended 1990, c.17, s.1; 1995, c.97, s.1; 2009, c.196, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-7 - Regular municipal elections; early voting; date; place; conduct; change; election officers.

40:45-7 Regular municipal elections; early voting; date; place; conduct; change; election officers.  3. Except as may otherwise be provided by law for initial elections conducted in a municipality following its adoption of a plan or form of government, or a charter or an amendment thereto, regular municipal elections shall be held in each municipality governed by this act on the second Tuesday in May, or the day of the general election in November if chosen by the municipality pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.196 (C.40:45-7.1), in the years in which municipal officers are to be elected. The municipal election shall be held at the same place or places and conducted in the same manner, so far as possible, as the general election. The election officers shall be those provided for conducting the general election. A municipality holding municipal elections on the second Tuesday in May, in addition to those elections and by an ordinance adopted by its governing body, may also conduct early voting for those municipal elections, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2021, c.40 (C.19:15A-1 et al.). A municipality holding municipal elections on the day of the general election in November shall conduct early voting in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2021, c.40 (C.19:15A-1 et al.). Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Secretary of State may change in any year the date provided for a regular municipal election if the date coincides with a period of religious observance that limits significantly the usual activities of the followers of a particular religion or that would result in significant religious consequences for such followers. The secretary shall inform the municipal clerks, county clerks and boards of election of the adjustment no later than the first working day in January of the year in which the adjustments are to occur. As used in this section "a period of religious observance" means any day or portion thereof on which a religious observance imposes a substantial burden on an individual's ability to vote. L.1981, c.379, s.3; amended 2008, c.129, s.3; 2009, c.196, s.4; 2021, c.40, s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-7.1 - Municipal elections, certain, change of date permitted.

40:45-7.1 Municipal elections, certain, change of date permitted.  1. a. Any municipality governed by the provisions of the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law," P.L.1981, c.379 (C.40:45-5 et seq.) may, by ordinance, choose to hold regular municipal elections on the day of the general election, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. b. Once a municipality has chosen to change the day of the regular municipal election to the day of the general election in November, it shall not be permitted to change the day of the election back to the second Tuesday in May until: (1) at least 10 years have passed since the adoption of the ordinance changing the date of the municipal election to the day of the general election; and (2) a new ordinance providing for regular municipal elections to occur on the second Tuesday in May is adopted by the municipality's governing body. c. The term of any person in office on the date of the adoption of such an ordinance shall be extended until the beginning of the term of the person elected to that office on the day of the general election in November. L.2009, c.196, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-7.2 - Arranging ballots for general election.

40:45-7.2 Arranging ballots for general election.  2. Whenever a municipality has passed an ordinance pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.196 (C.40:45-7.1), the clerk of the county in which the municipality is located shall arrange the ballot for each subsequent general election to: a. include those candidates for election to public office in the municipality that has adopted a form of government that provides for the holding of a regular municipal election on the second Tuesday in May but will be holding that election at the general election in November; b. ensure that there is a clear separation between each candidate described in subsection a. of this section, each candidate for another public office who has been nominated for that office by a political party in the immediately preceding primary election and each candidate nominated directly by petition, so that there is no discernable alignment between candidates otherwise elected at a regular municipal election, candidates nominated by a political party for any other public office and candidates nominated directly by petition; and c. follow such provisions of the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law," P.L.1981, c.379 (C.40:45-5 et seq.) as the clerk may deem feasible. L.2009, c.196, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-9 - Individual certificates of nomination.

40:45-9 Individual certificates of nomination.  5. a. The municipal clerk shall furnish, upon request, a reasonable number of forms of individual certificates of nomination. b. Each certificate shall contain the name of one candidate, and no more. Each signer must not, at the time of signing the certificate, have signed more certificates for candidates for that office than there are places to be filled for the office. Where ward councilmen are to be elected, no petitioner shall sign more than one certificate for ward council, and the candidate named in the petition shall reside in the same ward as the signer. All certificates not complying substantially with this act shall be rejected. c. When a petition of nomination is presented for filing to the municipal clerk, he shall examine it and ascertain whether or not it conforms to the provisions of this act and, where applicable, the provisions of the general election laws. If it does not conform, he shall retain the petition and notify the person nominated of the defect, by written notice delivered to him personally or by certified mail to his place of residence stated in the petition. d. Where the nominating petition, or any affidavit or affidavits thereto is found defective, the candidate named therein may file such amendment or amendments as may be necessary to eliminate the defect, whether of matters of substance or form, and when so amended the effect shall be as if the petition had been originally filed in the amended form. After the last day for the filing of the original petition, no amendment may be made for the purpose of adding the name of any person who did not sign the original petition, nor shall any amendment be made at any time for the purpose of changing the name of the candidate or the office for which he was to be nominated. No amendment to a nominating petition shall be made and filed less than 61 days before the election. L.1981, c.379, s.5; amended 1985, c.92, s.35; 2011, c.37, s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-10 - Designation of candidate on ballot

40:45-10. Designation of candidate on ballot  Any candidate whose name is to be printed on the ballot may petition the municipal clerk to print, opposite his name on the ballot, such designation, in not more than six words, as requested by him in the petition, for the purpose of indicating either an official act or policy to which he is pledged or committed. The designation shall not indicate political party affiliation. On the filing of the petition the clerk shall cause the designation to be printed opposite the name of the candidate upon the ballot. If several candidates for the same office shall petition that their names be grouped together and that the one designation named by them shall be printed opposite their names, the clerk shall group their names in a bracket, and opposite the bracket shall print the designation. Petitions requesting a designation or grouping of candidates shall be filed with the clerk on or before the last day fixed for filing the petition for nomination. If two candidates or groups select the same designation, the clerk shall notify the candidate or group whose petition was last filed, and that candidate or group shall select a new designation. L.1981, c. 379, s. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-10.1 - Designation of committee on vacancies

40:45-10.1. Designation of committee on vacancies  When several candidates for the office of commissioner petition that their names be grouped together and that one designation named by them shall be printed opposite their names pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1981, c.379 (C.40:45-10), the candidates whose names are to be grouped in a bracket pursuant to that section may file with the clerk of the municipality a designation, in writing, of the names of three persons as a committee on vacancies.  A committee on vacancies established pursuant to this act shall have the power if a vacancy arises by death, resignation or otherwise, of any of the candidates included in said group, to fill the vacancy by filing with the clerk of the municipality the name of the candidate in the place of the person whose death, resignation or other occurrence caused the vacancy.  Any such designation to fill a vacancy shall have the same force and effect as an original petition of nomination.  To be effective, any designation by the committee on vacancies must be filed with the clerk of the municipality not less than 10 days before the election is to be held. In the event a vacancy occurs within 10 days of the election, any filing with the clerk of the municipality of a designated substitute candidate shall be made forthwith, and said designee shall be placed on the ballot if it is feasible to do so. The procedure and the manner and method of placing the name of any substituted candidate on the ballot and of the election of the candidates for the office, as nearly as practicable, shall be in accordance with the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes applicable in the case of vacancies in other offices to be filled at elections.  Nothing in this section shall prevent the filling of vacancies in any other manner authorized by Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, except that a candidate in a group bracket, who joins in the designation of a committee on vacancies under the provisions of this act, may not participate in any other method for filling a vacancy in his candidacy for commissioner.  L.1991,c.61,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-11 - Nomination for one office only

40:45-11. Nomination for one office only  No person shall accept nomination for more than one municipal office to be voted for at a regular municipal election to be held under this act. L.1981, c. 379, s. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-12 - Order of names of candidates on ballot; drawing lots

40:45-12. Order of names of candidates on ballot; drawing lots  The municipal clerk shall draw lots to determine the order in which the names of the candidates or groups of candidates shall appear upon the ballots. The name of the person or group of candidates first drawn shall occupy first place on the ballot, or voting machine, and the name of the person or group of candidates next drawn shall occupy second place, and so forth. For the purpose of conducting the drawing by lot paper cards with the name of each candidate or group of candidates written thereon shall be placed in a covered box with an aperture in the top large enough to allow the cards to be withdrawn. The municipal clerk in the presence of any candidate shall draw from the box each card without knowledge on his part as to which card he is drawing. The municipal clerk shall at least 2 days prior to the drawing notify each candidate by registered mail of the time and place of the drawing. The candidate or his representative shall have the right to examine the cards prior to their being placed in the covered box. L.1981, c. 379, s. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-13 - Publication of names of candidates

40:45-13. Publication of names of candidates  Within 10 days after the expiration of the time for filing certificates, statements and petitions for candidates, and the drawing for position, the municipal clerk shall cause the names of the candidates as they are to appear upon the ballots to be published in proper form once in each of two newspapers having circulation in the municipality and published in this State. L.1981, c. 379, s. 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:45-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:45-14 - Persons with same name; statement of identification on ballot

40:45-14. Persons with same name; statement of identification on ballot  When persons bearing the same name are nominated for the same office, either person may file with the municipal clerk a statement in writing containing not more than six words as a means of identification. The statement or designation shall be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the election. L.1981, c. 379, s. 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.