New Jersey § 40:85-12 If rejected no petition for two years

New Jersey Statutes

§ 40:85-12 — If rejected no petition for two years

New Jersey § 40:85-12

Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:85-12 (2026).

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If a majority of the votes cast at the election are against resuming the former government as provided in section 40:85-1 of this title no other petition for a change from the form of government then in force shall be filed in the municipality within two years thereafter, after which date, upon the presentation of another petition or request as provided in this chapter, the same procedure shall be had and the question of resuming the former form of government may be submitted to vote in the manner prescribed in this chapter.

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If a majority of the votes cast at the election are against resuming the former government as provided in section 40:85-1 of this title no other petition for a change from the form of government then in force shall be filed in the municipality within two years thereafter, after which date, upon the presentation of another petition or request as provided in this chapter, the same procedure shall be had and the question of resuming the former form of government may be submitted to vote in the manner prescribed in this chapter.