New Jersey § 40:69A-34.1 Mayor-council plan;  election of mayor and council; regular municipal or general election

New Jersey Statutes

§ 40:69A-34.1 — Mayor-council plan; election of mayor and council; regular municipal or general election

New Jersey § 40:69A-34.1

Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:69A-34.1 (2026).

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Any municipality adopting a mayor-council plan of government shall provide in its charter that the mayor and council shall be elected by the voters of the municipality either: a. At a regular municipal election held on the second Tuesday in May in the years in which municipal officers are to be elected, in which case the term of office of the mayor and council members shall begin on July 1 next following their election; or b. At the general election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November or at such other time as may be provided by law for holding general elections, in which case the term of office of the mayor and council members shall begin on January 1 next following their election. L.1981, c. 465, s. 16, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.

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Any municipality adopting a mayor-council plan of government shall provide in its charter that the mayor and council shall be elected by the voters of the municipality either: a. At a regular municipal election held on the second Tuesday in May in the years in which municipal officers are to be elected, in which case the term of office of the mayor and council members shall begin on July 1 next following their election; or b. At the general election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November or at such other time as may be provided by law for holding general elections, in which case the term of office of the mayor and council members shall begin on January 1 next following their election. L.1981, c. 465, s. 16, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.