40:45-10 - Designation of candidate on ballot - New Jersey Statutes

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.