40A:9-1.13 - Eligibility for candidacy or appointment to local elective office - New Jersey Statutes

40A:9-1.13.  Eligibility for candidacy or appointment to local elective office    Except as provided in section 9 of this act, no person shall, on or after the effective date of this act, be eligible to become a candidate for any local  elective office, or to be appointed to any local elective office, unless he is  registered to vote in the local unit to which the office pertains, and has been  a resident of that local unit for at least 1 year immediately prior to the date  upon which the election for the office is to be held, or prior to the date upon  which the appointment is made, as the case may be.

     L.1980, c. 94, s. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.  Amended by L.1981, c. 49, s. 1, eff.  Jan. 1, 1981.