New Jersey § 40:71-3 Ballot; form and content

New Jersey Statutes

§ 40:71-3 — Ballot; form and content

New Jersey § 40:71-3

Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:71-3 (2026).

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The municipal clerk shall provide ballots for each voter at such election, to be printed upon plain, substantial white paper, in substantially the following form: "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO. "Shall chapters 70 to 76 of the title [ ] YES Municipalities and Counties of the Revised Statutes (s. 40:70-1 et seq.), providing [ ] NO for the commission form of government, be adopted in .................... (here insert name of municipality)?"

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The municipal clerk shall provide ballots for each voter at such election, to be printed upon plain, substantial white paper, in substantially the following form: "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO. "Shall chapters 70 to 76 of the title [ ] YES Municipalities and Counties of the Revised Statutes (s. 40:70-1 et seq.), providing [ ] NO for the commission form of government, be adopted in .................... (here insert name of municipality)?"