New Jersey § 40A:16-15 Appointment pending election when person elected to office dies before commencement of term

New Jersey Statutes

§ 40A:16-15 — Appointment pending election when person elected to office dies before commencement of term

New Jersey § 40A:16-15

Title 40AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

This text of New Jersey § 40A:16-15 (Appointment pending election when person elected to office dies before commencement of term) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Jersey primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40A:16-15 (2026).

Text

40A:16-15. If at any time after an election for the office of mayor or for a member of the governing body and before the time fixed for the commencement of the term of the office, the person elected to that office dies, the municipal committee of the political party of which the person elected was the nominee shall appoint another person to fill the position until the next regular municipal election. If the person elected was not the nominee of a political party, on or within 30 days after the time fixed for the commencement of the term of office, the governing body shall appoint a successor to fill the office until the next regular municipal election without regard to party. L.1979, c.83, s.1;amended 1980,c.93,s.2; 1993,c.341.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

40A:16-15. If at any time after an election for the office of mayor or for a member of the governing body and before the time fixed for the commencement of the term of the office, the person elected to that office dies, the municipal committee of the political party of which the person elected was the nominee shall appoint another person to fill the position until the next regular municipal election. If the person elected was not the nominee of a political party, on or within 30 days after the time fixed for the commencement of the term of office, the governing body shall appoint a successor to fill the office until the next regular municipal election without regard to party. L.1979, c.83, s.1;amended 1980,c.93,s.2; 1993,c.341.