40:41A-15 - Date of charter referendum - New Jersey Statutes

40:41A-15.  Date of charter referendum
    If the charter study commission shall have recommended the adoption of one of the optional forms of government authorized by articles 3 to 6 inclusive, of  this act, the county clerk shall cause a referendum question conforming with  the requirements of section 16 to be placed upon the ballot at such time and in  such form as the commission shall in its report specify.  The commission may  specify that the question be submitted at the general election occurring not  less than 60 days next following the filing of the commission's report with the  county clerk, or, if there be no general election within 120 days next  following the filing of its report, then at a special election occurring not  less than 60 days or more than 120 days next following such filing of the  report.  At such election, the referendum question shall appear on the ballot  in the same manner as other public questions are printed on the ballot.  If the  charter study commission shall have prepared an interpretive statement to  accompany such question, such interpretive statement shall immediately precede  the referendum question on the ballot.

     L.1972, c. 154, s. 15, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.