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NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-188 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-188 - Amendment of initiative or referendum petition

40:69A-188. Amendment of initiative or referendum petition  An initiative or referendum petition may be amended at any time within ten days after the notification of insufficiency has been served by the municipal clerk, by filing a supplementary petition upon additional papers signed and filed as provided in case of an original petition. The municipal clerk shall, within five days after such an amendment is filed, examine the amended petition and, if the petition be still insufficient, he shall file his certificate to that effect in his office and notify the Committee of the Petitioners of his findings and no further action shall be had on such insufficient petition. The finding of the insufficiency of a petition shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. L.1950, c. 210, p. 517, s. 17-39, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-189 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-189 - Suspension of ordinance

40:69A-189. Suspension of ordinance  Upon the filing of a referendum petition with the municipal clerk, the ordinance shall be suspended until ten days following a finding by the municipal clerk that the petition is insufficient or, if an amended petition be filed, until five days thereafter; or, if the petition or amended petition be found to be sufficient, until it be withdrawn by the Committee of the Petitioners or until repeal of the ordinance by vote of the council or approval or disapproval of the ordinance by the voters. L.1950, c. 210, p. 518, s. 17-40, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-190 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-190 - Submission to municipal council

40:69A-190. Submission to municipal council  Upon a finding by the municipal clerk that any petition or amended petition filed with him in accordance with this act is sufficient, the clerk shall submit the same to the municipal council without delay. An initiative ordinance so submitted shall be deemed to have had first reading and provision shall be made for a public hearing. L.1950, c. 210, p. 518, s. 17-41, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-191 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-191 - Submission of ordinance to voters; withdrawal of petition

40:69A-191. Submission of ordinance to voters; withdrawal of petition  If within 20 days of the submission of a certified petition by the municipal clerk the council shall fail to pass an ordinance requested by an initiative petition in substantially the form requested or to repeal an ordinance as requested by a referendum petition, the municipal clerk shall submit the ordinance to the voters unless, within 10 days after final adverse action by the council or after the expiration of the time allowed for such action, as the case may be, a paper signed by at least four of the five members of the Committee of the Petitioners shall be filed with the municipal clerk requesting that the petition be withdrawn. Upon the filing of such a request, the original petition shall cease to have any force or effect. L.1950, c. 210, p. 518, s. 17-42, eff. June 8, 1950. Amended by L.1982, c. 145, s. 3, eff. Sept. 28, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-192 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-192 - Timing of election at which submitted to voters

40:69A-192. Timing of election at which submitted to voters  17-43. a. Any ordinance to be voted on by the voters in accordance with section 17-36 or section 17-42 of this act (C.40:69A-185 or C.40:69A-191) shall be submitted at the next general or regular municipal election occurring not less than 40 days after the final date for withdrawal of the petition as provided for in section 17-42 of this act (C.40:69A-191), provided that if no such election is to be held within 90 days the council shall provide for a special election to be held not less than 40 nor more than 60 days from the final date for withdrawal of the petition as provided for in section 17-42 (C.40:69A-191) of this act.  b. In the case of an initiated petition signed by not less than 10% nor more than 15% of the legal voters, the ordinance shall be submitted at the next general or regular municipal election occurring not less than 40 days after the final date of withdrawal of the petition as provided for in section 17-42 (C.40:69A-191) of this act.  c. In any instance where a referendum election is to be held as a result of an ordinance of the council which by its terms or by law cannot become effective in the municipality unless submitted to the voters, or which by its terms authorizes a referendum in the municipality concerning the subject matter thereof, the time for submission of the question to the voters shall be at the next general or regular municipal election occurring not less than 40 days from the date of final passage and approval of the ordinance. Referenda held on ordinances adopted pursuant to sections 7 through 11 of P.L.1981, c.465 (C.40:69A-25.1 through 40:69A-25.5) shall be governed by this subsection, except that if the referendum is held pursuant to those sections as the result of the report of a charter study commission, the time for submission of the question shall be calculated from the date of that report.  L.1950,c.210,s.17-43; amended 1982,c.145,s.4; 1991,c.430,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-193 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-193 - Number of proposed ordinances voted upon; time between special elections

40:69A-193. Number of proposed ordinances voted upon; time between special elections  Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election in accordance with the provisions of this article, but there shall not be more than one special election in any period of 6 months for such purpose. During that 6 month period, any ordinance which would otherwise be submitted to the voters at a special election if one were not already scheduled, shall be submitted at the scheduled special election if at least 30 days shall remain prior thereto from the final date for withdrawal of the petition, otherwise, the ordinance shall be submitted at the next general election or regular municipal election, whichever shall first occur. L.1950, c. 210, p. 519, s. 17-44, eff. June 8, 1950. Amended by L.1982, c. 145, s. 5, eff. Sept. 28, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-194 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-194 - Publication of ordinance

40:69A-194. Publication of ordinance  Whenever an ordinance is to be submitted to the voters of the municipality at any election in accordance with this article, the clerk shall cause the ordinance to be published in at least two of the newspapers published or circulated in the municipality. The publication shall be not more than twenty nor less than five days before the submission of the ordinance or proposition to be voted on. L.1950, c. 210, p. 519, s. 17-45, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-195 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-195 - Ballots

40:69A-195. Ballots  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 (+) or check (/) in the square at the left of the word Yes, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) or a check (/) in the square to the left of the word No."  "Shall the ordinance ................... Yes. (indicate whether submitted by council or initiative or referendum petition) providing No. for ......................................... (here state nature of proposed ordinance or proposition) be adopted?" L.1950, c. 210, p. 519, s. 17-46, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-196 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-196 - Repeal, amendment of ordinances.

40:69A-196 Repeal, amendment of ordinances.  17-47. a. 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 and be published as in the case of other ordinances. No such ordinance shall be amended or repealed within 3 years immediately following the date of its adoption by the voters, except by a vote of the people. The council may, within 3 years immediately following the date of adoption of the ordinance, submit a proposition for the repeal or amendment of that ordinance to the voters at any succeeding general election or regular municipal election. If the proposition submitted shall receive a majority of the votes cast at that election, the ordinance shall be repealed or amended accordingly. If the provisions of two or more measures approved or adopted at the same election conflict then the measure receiving the greatest affirmative vote shall control. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an ordinance proposed by petition to increase or decrease the term of office of the members of the governing body or the number of members of the governing body, or 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. L.1950, c.210, s.17-47; amended 1982, c.145, s.6; 2009, c.339, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-205 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-205 - Adoption of schedule of installation of optional plan.

40:69A-205 Adoption of schedule of installation of optional plan.  17-56. The schedule of installation of an optional plan adopted pursuant to this act shall, as provided herein, take the following course: (a) An election to submit the question of adoption of an optional plan may be held at any time in accordance with the provisions of article 1 of this act; (b) In the event of a favorable vote of the voters at the above election, the first election of officers under the adopted plan shall take place on (1) the second Tuesday in May occurring not less than 75 days next following the adoption of one of the optional plans in municipalities adopting a charter providing for the holding of regular municipal elections at which all members of the council are to be elected at large; (2) the second Tuesday in May occurring not less than 120 days following the adoption of one of the optional plans in municipalities adopting a charter providing for the holding of regular municipal elections and for the division of the municipality into wards; (3) at the next general election occurring not less than 75 days next following the adoption of one of the optional plans in municipalities adopting a charter providing for the holding of general elections at which all members of the council are to be elected at large; or (4) at the next general election occurring not less than 120 days next following the adoption of one of the optional plans in municipalities adopting a charter providing for the holding of general elections and for the division of the municipality into wards. Whenever a municipality has adopted a charter referred to in subsection (3) above, within 10 days, or subsection (4) within 40 days, prior to the last day fixed for the filing of nominating petitions for the primary election for the general election, the candidates to be first elected shall be nominated in the manner provided by chapter 27 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes with respect to the filling of certain vacancies in nominations for county or municipal offices to be filled at the general election. (c) An optional plan shall take effect, in accordance with the further provisions of this article at (1) 12 o'clock noon on July 1 next following the first election of officers in municipalities adopting a charter providing for the holding of regular municipal elections, or (2) 12 o'clock noon on January 1 next following the first election of officers in municipalities adopting a charter providing for the holding of general elections.  L.1950,c.210,s.17-56; amended 1953, c.254, s.15; 1973, c.234, s.6; 1981, c.465, s.37; 2005, c.136, s.65.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-206 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-206 - Charters, amendments and supplements superseded; existing ordinances and resolutions remain in force where not inconsistent

40:69A-206. Charters, amendments and supplements superseded; existing ordinances and resolutions remain in force where not inconsistent  Upon the effective date of an optional charter adopted pursuant to this act, any other charter and its amendments and supplements theretofore applicable to the municipality shall be superseded with respect to such municipality. All ordinances and resolutions of the municipality to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act shall remain in full force and effect until modified or repealed as provided by law. L.1950, c. 210, p. 522, s. 17-57, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-207.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-207.1 - Local industrial commissions; continuance or reestablishment

40:69A-207.1. Local industrial commissions; continuance or reestablishment  The governing body of any municipality governed by a form of government authorized by the "Optional Municipal Charter Law" may by ordinance provide for the continuance or reestablishment, as the case may be, of any local industrial commission which was established in said municipality pursuant to P.L.1962, c. 96 (C. 40:106-1(123) to 40:106-1(132)) and which commission was performing its functions, powers and duties under said law immediately prior to the adoption by the municipality of its form of government under the Optional Municipal Charter Law. L.1972, c. 170, s. 1, eff. Nov. 3, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-208 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-208 - Appointments between election and time of taking office under optional plan; pending actions and proceedings

40:69A-208. Appointments between election and time of taking office under optional plan; pending actions and proceedings  (a) No subordinate board, department, body, office, position or employment shall be created and no appointments shall be made to any subordinate board, department or body, or to any office, employment or position, including without limitation patrolmen and firemen, between the date of election of officers and the date the newly elected officers take office under any optional plan. (b) All actions and proceedings of a legislative, executive or judicial character which are pending upon the effective date of an optional plan adopted pursuant to this act may continue, and the appropriate officer or employee under such optional plan shall be substituted for the officer or employee theretofore exercising or discharging the function, power or duty involved in such action or proceeding. L.1950, c. 210, p. 523, s. 17-59. Amended by L.1954, c. 69, p. 428, s. 7, eff. June 24, 1954.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-208.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-208.1 - Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with mayor-council plan

40:69A-208.1. Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with mayor-council plan  Any municipality having adopted, prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, a charter encompassing a mayor-council plan of government heretofore authorized pursuant to P.L.1950, c. 210 shall continue to be governed, after the effective date of this act, by the charter and plan of government so adopted, until such time as the charter is abandoned or altered pursuant to article 1 of that act (C. 40:69A-1 through 40:69A-25), or amended pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act. During such time as the municipality shall continue to be governed by that charter, any provisions of, or supplements to, P.L.1950, c. 210 enacted or amended after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, which would have pertained to that charter if the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act had not been enacted, shall pertain to that charter and govern that municipality. L.1981, c. 465, s. 20, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-208.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-208.2 - Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with council-manager plan

40:69A-208.2. Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with council-manager plan  Any municipality having adopted, prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, a charter encompassing a council-manager plan of government heretofore authorized pursuant to P.L.1950, c. 210 shall continue to be governed, after the effective date of this act, by the charter and plan of government so adopted, until such time as the charter is abandoned or altered pursuant to article 1 of that act (C. 40:69A-1 through 40:69A-25), or amended pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act. During such time as the municipality shall continue to be governed by that charter, any provisions of, or supplements to, P.L.1950, c. 210 enacted or amended after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, which would have pertained to that charter if the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act had not been enacted, shall pertain to that charter and govern that municipality. L.1981, c. 465, s. 28, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-208.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-208.3 - Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with small municipality plan

40:69A-208.3. Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with small municipality plan  Any municipality having adopted, prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, a charter encompassing a small municipality plan of government heretofore authorized pursuant to P.L.1950, c. 210 shall continue to be governed, after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, by the charter and plan of government so adopted, until such time as the charter is abandoned or altered pursuant to article 1 of P.L.1950, c. 210 (C. 40:69A-1 through 40:69A-25), or amended pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act. During such time as the municipality shall continue to be governed by that charter, any provisions of, or supplements to P.L.1950, c. 210 enacted or amended after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, which would have pertained to that charter if the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act had not been enacted, shall pertain to that charter and govern that municipality. L.1981, c. 465, s. 35, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-209 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-209 - Partial invalidity

40:69A-209. Partial invalidity  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have rendered. L.1950, c. 210, p. 523, s. 17-60, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:69A-210 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:69A-210 - Short title

40:69A-210. Short title  This act shall be known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law. L.1950, c. 210, p. 524, s. 17-61, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:70-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:70-1 - Short title

40:70-1. Short title  Chapters 70 to 76 of this title (s. 40:70-1 et seq.), shall be known as the "commission form of government law" .
NJ Rev Stat § 40:70-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:70-2 - Definition of terms.

40:70-2 Definition of terms.  40:70-2. As used in chapters 70 to 76 of this Title (R.S.40:70-1 et seq.): "General election" means the annual election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. "Regular municipal election" means the election held pursuant to R.S.40:75-2 on the second Tuesday in May, or on 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 any year in which such an election is required. "Electors" mean such citizens of the municipality as were registered as voters at the last general election or regular municipal election, whichever occurred last in the municipality. "Voters" mean such citizens of the municipality as were registered as voters at the last general election or regular municipal election, whichever occurred last in the municipality, and also those citizens who may register in time to vote at the special election. "Municipal clerk" means the officer acting under the provisions hereof as the clerk of the municipality. "Agent" or "agents" mean a person or persons designated in a petition to file the petition and to act on behalf of the petitioners. "Municipality" means any city, town, township, borough, village or other municipality which has heretofore adopted the provisions of the act entitled "An act relating to, regulating and providing for the government of cities, towns, townships, boroughs, villages and municipalities governed by boards of commissioners or improvement commissioners in this State" (title as amended), approved April 25, 1911, or which shall hereafter adopt the provisions of said chapters 70 to 76 of this Title. "Majority of ballots cast" means more than one-half of the total number of valid ballots cast at such election. Amended 1948, c.21, s.1; 1982, c.145, s.7; 2009, c.196, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:70-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:70-3 - Municipalities governed hereby

40:70-3. Municipalities governed hereby  All municipalities which shall have heretofore adopted the provisions of the act entitled "An act relating to, regulating and providing for the government of cities, towns, townships, boroughs, villages and municipalities governed by boards of commissioners or improvement commissioners in this state" (title as amended), approved April twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, as amended and supplemented and all municipalities which shall hereafter adopt the provisions of chapters 70 to 76 of this title (s. 40:70-1 et seq.), shall have the commission form of government and be governed in the manner hereinafter in said chapters 70 to 76 set forth.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:71-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:71-1 - Election; notice

40:71-1. Election; notice  The legal voters of any municipality not governed by chapters 70 to 76 of this title (s. 40:70-1 et seq.) may adopt said chapters at an election held in such municipality, to be called by the municipal clerk upon request or petition in writing of twenty per cent of the persons qualified to vote at the last general election as shown by the registry of qualified voters used at such election.