Title 19, Title 19: ELECTIONS

19:27A-13 Issuance of certificate as to sufficiency of petition; scheduling of recall election; notice. 13. a. (1) If the recall election official determines that a petition contains the required number of signatures and otherwise complies with the provisions of this act and if t…

19:27A-14. Recall election, conduct 14. A recall election shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes which apply to all elections, except that in the case of an election to recall a member of the governing body of a municipality opera…

19:27A-15. Ballot used at recall election; filling of vacancy 15. a. Whenever the elected official sought to be recalled is the Governor or a member of the Legislature, the question of whether or not the Governor or member of the Legislature shall be recalled shall appear on the …

19:27A-16. Results of recall election 16. a. If a majority of votes cast on the question of the recall of an elected official are in the affirmative, the term of office of the elected official shall terminate upon the certification of the election results. Where nominees to succe…

19:27A-17. Recall committee, recall defense committee; regulation of contributions; reports 17. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a recall committee shall be treated as a candidate committee for the purposes of "The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditure…

19:27A-18. Statutes inoperative 18. On the effective date of this act, sections 88 through 98 of P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-88 et seq.); sections 17-19 through 17-29 of P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-168 et seq.); R.S.40:75-25 through R.S.40:75-44; R.S.40:81-6; and R.S.40:84-12 through…

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 Rep…

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 Represent…

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 officeholde…

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…

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 o…

19:27A-7. Review of notice of intention; approval; publication; answer 7. a. Upon receiving a notice of intention, the recall election official shall review it for compliance with the provisions of section 6 of this act. If the notice of intention is found to be in compliance, th…

19:27A-8 Format of recall petition; requirements. 8. a. No signature appearing on any document other than a recall petition prepared in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be counted among the signatures required under section 5 of this act to determine whether a…

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 disqualif…