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NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-10.1 - Vacancy in house of representatives between dates preceding primary and general elections.

19:27-10.1 Vacancy in house of representatives between dates preceding primary and general elections.  1. When a vacancy, howsoever caused, happens in the representation of this State in the House of Representatives in any year later than the 70th day prior to the day for holding the primary election for the general election but before the 70th day preceding the day of the general election, and the unexpired term to be filled exceeds one year, the Governor, in issuing a writ of election to fill such vacancy, may designate in said writ the next general election day as the day on which the election shall be held to fill such vacancy and that no primary election shall be held for nomination of candidates to fill such vacancy. In such case, each political party shall select its candidate to fill such vacancy in the same manner prescribed in R.S.19:13-20 for selecting candidates to fill vacancies arising among candidates nominated at primary elections, except that the time for making such selection and filing the statement thereof shall be within 10 days following the issuance of the writ of election. In such case, petitions of nomination of other candidates shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State within 10 days of the date of such proclamation. The Secretary of State on the eleventh day following the date of such proclamation shall certify to the clerk and county board of each county affected by the vacancy, a statement of all candidates selected and nominated for the office so vacated. The election to fill such vacancy shall in all other respects be conducted as though it were being conducted to fill the office upon the expiration of the term of the incumbent. L.1945, c.206, s.1; amended 1972, c.181, s.2; 1985, c.92, s.27; 2011, c.37, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-11 - Filling vacancies in county, municipal offices.

19:27-11 Filling vacancies in county, municipal offices.  19:27-11. In the event of any vacancy in any county or municipal office, except for the office of a member of the board of chosen freeholders, which vacancy shall occur after the 70th day preceding the primary election for the general election and on or before the 70th day preceding the general election, each political party may select a candidate for the office in question in the manner prescribed in R.S.19:13-20 for selecting candidates to fill vacancies among candidates nominated at primary elections for the general elections. A statement of such selection shall be filed with the county clerk not later than the close of business of the 55th day preceding the date of the general election. Besides the selection of candidates by each political party as before provided, candidates may also be nominated by petition in a similar manner as herein provided for direct nomination by petition for the general election but the petition shall be filed with the county clerk at least 64 days prior to such general election. When the vacancy occurs in a county office the county clerk shall forthwith give notice thereof to the chairman of the county committee of each political party and in counties of the first class to the county board, and in case the vacancy occurs in a municipal office the municipal clerk shall forthwith give notice thereof to the county clerk, the chairman of the county committee of each political party and in counties of the first class the county board. The county clerk shall print on the ballots for the territory affected, in the personal choice column, the title of office and leave a proper space under such title of office; and print the title of office and the names of such persons as have been duly nominated, in their proper columns. amended 1951, c.119, s.1; 1972, c.181, s.3; 1981, c.429, s.6; 1985, c.92, s.28; 1988, c.126, s.6; 1990, c.33, s.1; 2005, c.136, s.40; 2011, c.37, s.19; 2011, c.134, s.38.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-11.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-11.1 - Filling of vacancies in Legislature.

19:27-11.1 Filling of vacancies in Legislature.  7. When any vacancy happens in the Legislature otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by election for the unexpired term only at the next general election occurring not less than 51 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, except that no such vacancy shall be filled at the general election which immediately precedes the expiration of the term in which the vacancy occurs. In the event a vacancy eligible to be filled by election hereunder occurs on or before the sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election, such petitions may be prepared and filed for nomination in that primary election in the manner provided by article 3 of chapter 23 of this Title. In the event the vacancy occurs after that sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election for the general election, a political party may select a candidate for the office in question in the manner prescribed in subsections a. and b. of R.S.19:13-20 for selecting candidates to fill vacancies among candidates nominated at primary elections for the general elections. A statement of such selection under R.S.19:13-20 shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than the 48th day preceding the date of the general election. Besides the selection of candidates by each political party, candidates may also be nominated by petition in a manner similar to direct nomination by petition for the general election; but if the candidate of any party to fill the vacancy will be chosen at a primary election, such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State at least 64 days prior to the primary election; and if no candidate of any party will be chosen at a primary election, such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than 12 o'clock noon of the day on which the first selection meeting by any party is held under this section to select a nominee to fill the vacancy. When the vacancy occurs in the Senate or General Assembly, the county clerk of each county which is comprised in whole or part in the Senate or General Assembly district shall forthwith give notice thereof to the chairman of the county committee of each political party and in counties of the first class to the county board. The county clerk shall print on the ballots for the territory affected, in the personal choice column, the title of office and leave a proper space under such title of office; and print the title of office and the names of such persons as have been duly nominated, in their proper columns. L.1988, c.126, s.7; amended 1990, c.56, s.2; 2005, c.136, s.41; 2011, c.37, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-11.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-11.2 - Interim successor

19:27-11.2. Interim successor  In the case of a vacancy occurring with respect to a member of the Senate or General Assembly who was elected as the candidate of a political party which at the last preceding general election held for all members of the General Assembly received the largest number of votes or the next largest number of votes in the State for members of the General Assembly, for the interim period pending the election and qualification of a permanent successor to fill the vacancy, or for the interim period constituting the remainder of the term in the case of a vacancy occurring which cannot be filled pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act at a general election, the vacancy shall be filled within 35 days by a member of the political party of which the person who vacated the office was the candidate at the time of his election thereto. The interim successor shall be selected by the appropriate political party's county committee or committees in the same manner prescribed in subsections a. and b. of R.S. 19:13-20 for selecting candidates to fill vacancies among candidates nominated at primary elections, and a statement of the selection of that successor shall be certified to and filed with the Secretary of State in the same manner prescribed by subsection d. of that section for certifying statements concerning the selection of such candidates. The Secretary of State shall thereupon issue to the interim successor a certificate of selection based upon that filed statement of selection, and shall sign his name and affix the seal of the State thereto, and shall without delay deliver that statement to the person so selected. The Secretary of State shall also prepare a certified statement of selection, similar in form to the certificate but addressed to the presiding officer of the house of the Legislature in which the vacancy occurred, and shall sign the statement, affix the seal of the State thereto, and promptly deliver the same to the President of the Senate or Speaker of the General Assembly as appropriate.  L. 1988, c. 126, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-11.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-11.3 - Nomination from floor

19:27-11.3. Nomination from floor  Members of the political party's county committee or committees who are empowered to select a candidate for the vacated office shall only nominate a candidate from the floor during the selection meeting called under R.S. 19:13-20 by the chairman or chairmen of the committee or committees and shall present written evidence of the nominee's acceptance of the nomination.  L. 1988, c. 126, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-11.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-11.4 - Office remaining vacant

19:27-11.4. Office remaining vacant  In the case of a vacancy occurring with respect to a member of the Senate or General Assembly who was not elected as the candidate of such a political party, the office shall remain vacant pending expiration of the term.  L. 1988, c. 126, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-12 - Notice of other special elections

19:27-12. Notice of other special elections  Notice of special elections other than those to fill vacancies in the United States senate, United States house of representatives, state senate or general assembly shall be given in accordance with the provisions of any statute, ordinance or resolution relative thereto. If such statute, ordinance or resolution fails to provide for the giving of notice by officials to officials or by officials to the public, such notice shall be given in the manner herein provided for giving notice of the general election so far as may be.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-13 - Make-up of registers of voters

19:27-13. Make-up of registers of voters  The registers of voters for such special elections shall be made up as herein provided with such modifications, if any, as to the time of meeting of the district boards as the county boards deem necessary.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27-14 - Delivery of registers; disposition after election

19:27-14. Delivery of registers; disposition after election  In each municipality in counties not having a superintendent of elections, the commissioner shall deliver to the clerk of the municipality in which the special election is to be held, at least thirty days prior thereto, the signature copy registers. The municipal clerk shall deliver such signature copy registers and also the registers of voters to the several district boards in time to be used at the special election. In counties having a superintendent of elections the commissioner shall deliver the signature copy registers at his office or in any other way he may see fit, and the municipal clerks shall deliver the registers of voters to the several district boards, in time to be used at the special election. At the close of the special election the district boards shall return such registers as provided in the case of a general election. Amended by L.1947, c. 168, p. 750, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-1 - Short title

19:27A-1. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Recall Election Law."  L.1995,c.105,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-2 - Power to recall elected officials

19:27A-2. Power to recall elected officials  2. Pursuant to Article I, paragraph 2b. of the New Jersey Constitution, the people of this State shall have the power to recall, after at least one year of service in the person's current term of office, any United States Senator or Representative elected from this State or any State or local elected official in the manner provided herein.  L.1995,c.105,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-3 - Definitions.

19:27A-3 Definitions.  3. As used in this act: "circulator" means an individual, whether paid or unpaid, who solicits signatures for a recall petition;  "elected official" means any person holding the office of United States Senator or member of the United States House of Representatives elected from this State, or any person holding a State or local government office which, under the State Constitution or by law, is filled by the registered voters of a jurisdiction at an election, including a person appointed, selected or otherwise designated to fill a vacancy in such office, but does not mean an official of a political party;  "jurisdiction" means the electoral jurisdiction, including but not limited to the State, or any county or municipality thereof, within which the voters reside who are qualified to vote for an elected official who is sought to be recalled;  "notice of intention" means the notice filed with the recall election official by a recall committee for the purpose of initiating a recall effort;  "recall committee" means a committee formed by persons sponsoring the recall of an elected official which represents the sponsors and signers of a recall petition in matters relating to the recall effort;  "recall election" means an election held for the purpose of allowing the voters of a jurisdiction to decide whether an elected official shall be recalled from office;  "recall election official" means the official authorized by law to receive nominating petitions for an elective office, except that with respect to the recall of the county clerk, it means the Secretary of State;  "recall petition" means a petition prepared by a recall committee and circulated as provided by this act for the purpose of gathering a sufficient number of valid signatures of registered voters to cause a recall election to be called; and  "sponsors" means the proponents of a recall effort who establish a recall committee.  L.1995, c.105, s.3; amended 2014, c.83, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-4 - Recall; vote required, service of term, statements, procedures

19:27A-4. Recall; vote required, service of term, statements, procedures  4. a. An elected official shall be recalled from office upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those voting on the question of recall at a recall election which shall have been held after the officeholder shall have served one year of the term of office from which the person is sought to be recalled. A person serving to fill a vacancy in the term of an elective office shall be subject to recall at such an election after one year of such service. No election to recall an elected official shall be held after the date occurring six months prior to the general election or regular election for that office, as appropriate, in the final year of the official's term.  No statement of reasons or grounds for the holding of a recall election or for the recall at such an election of an elected official shall be required in connection with the preparation or circulation of a recall petition, with the transmittal of any notice required under the provisions of this act, with the submission to the voters of the question of the recall of an elected official, or with any other action or procedure relating to such a recall, and to the extent that any such statement of reasons or grounds is offered by the sponsors of a recall petition or by any other person, the sufficiency of that statement shall be a political rather than a judicial question.  b. The procedures established in this act to initiate the calling of a recall election may be commenced not earlier than the 50th day preceding the completion of the first year of the term of office by the official sought to be recalled. In the case of an official serving to fill a vacancy in the term of an elective office, the procedures established in this act to initiate the calling of a recall election may be commenced not earlier than the 50th day preceding the completion of the first year of such service. However, the recall election itself shall not be held until after the official has completed one year of such term or service, as appropriate.  L.1995,c.105,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-5 - Recall petition; signatures required

19:27A-5. Recall petition; signatures required  5. A recall petition demanding that an election be held for the purpose of deciding whether an elected official shall be recalled from office shall be signed by a number of registered voters of the jurisdiction of the official sought to be recalled equal to at least 25% of the persons registered to vote in that jurisdiction on the date of the general election preceding the date on which the sponsors of the petition file a notice of intention pursuant to section 6 of this act. A recall petition shall be filed with the appropriate recall election official. No recall petition shall demand the holding of an election to recall more than one elected official.  L.1995,c.105,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-6 - Notice of intention; filing.

19:27A-6 Notice of intention; filing.  6. Prior to the collection of any signatures, the sponsors of a recall petition shall file a notice of intention with the appropriate recall election official. The notice of intention shall contain the following information:  a. the name and office of the elected official sought to be recalled;  b. the name and business or residence address of at least three sponsors of the recall petition who shall constitute a recall committee which shall represent the sponsors and signers of the recall petition in matters relating to the recall effort, provided that no recall committee shall sponsor the recall of more than one officeholder and, if a recall effort fails at the ballot, the sponsoring recall committee and the members thereof shall not again sponsor, nor shall the recall committee again finance, an effort to recall the targeted officeholder during the same term of office in which the failed recall effort was attempted; c. the name of the recall committee, which shall be expressed in the following form: "COMMITTEE TO RECALL (name of the official sought to be recalled) FROM THE OFFICE OF (name of the office)";  d. a statement certified by each member of the recall committee that the member is registered to vote in the jurisdiction of the official sought to be recalled and that the member supports the recall of the named official and accepts the responsibilities associated with serving on the recall committee; e. at the option of the recall committee, a statement, not in excess of 200 words, of the reasons for the recall; and f. a statement as to whether the recall election shall be held at the next general election or regular election, as appropriate, or at a special election, as provided in section 13 of this act. L.1995, c.105, s.6; amended 2014, c.83, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-9 - Circulator of recall petition.

19:27A-9 Circulator of recall petition.  9. a. A circulator of a recall petition shall not be required to be a registered voter, but shall be voter eligible, which means at least 18 years of age, a resident of this State, a citizen of the United States, and not otherwise disqualified under the New Jersey Constitution. b. Each completed page of any section of a recall petition which is filed with the recall election official shall include at the bottom of that page an affidavit signed by the circulator of that section which sets forth the following:  (1) the printed name of the circulator; (2) the address of the circulator; (3) a statement that the circulator assumed responsibility for circulating that section, that the circulator witnessed the signing of that page by each person whose signature appears thereon, that, to the best information and belief of the circulator, the signers are legal residents of the State and of the county in which the section was circulated, and that the section was circulated in absolute good faith for the purpose of causing the recall of the elected official named in the petition; (4) the dates between which all signatures to that page were collected; and  (5) a statement, signed by the circulator, as to the truth and correctness of the aforesaid information. L.1995, c.105, s.9; amended 2014, c.83, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-10 - Filing of petition by recall committee; time

19:27A-10. Filing of petition by recall committee; time  10. a. A recall committee shall collect the required number of signatures and file a completed petition with the recall election official within the following time periods calculated from the date that the recall petition receives final approval for circulation from the recall election official:  (1) 320 days, when the Governor or a United States Senator is sought to be recalled; and  (2) 160 days, when any other elected official is sought to be recalled.  b. If a completed petition is not filed within the applicable time period, the petition shall be void. No part of a void petition shall be used in connection with any other recall effort.  c. If the official sought to be recalled resigns from office, the collection of signatures shall cease and the petition shall be void.  L.1995,c.105,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:27A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:27A-11 - Review of petition by recall election official

19:27A-11. Review of petition by recall election official  11. All sections of a completed recall petition shall be filed with the recall election official at the same time. When a petition is presented for filing, the recall election official, within 10 business days, shall determine the total number of signatures affixed thereto and whether the completed petition complies with the other provisions of this act. A petition which contains an insufficient number of signatures or otherwise fails to comply with the provisions of this act shall be void.  L.1995,c.105,s.11.