40A:16-4 - Filling vacancies in municipalities holding regular municipal elections
40A:16-4.Ā Filling vacancies in municipalities holding regular municipal elections
Whenever a vacancy occurs as provided in N.J.S. 40A:16-3 in the office of mayor or in the membership of the governing body of a municipality holding regular municipal elections, the vacancy shall be filled in the following manner:
a.Ā If the vacancy occurs subsequent to September 1 of the last year of theĀ term of the officer whose office has become vacant, the office may be filledĀ for its unexpired term by appointment by the governing body as hereinafterĀ provided;
b.Ā If the vacancy occurs at any other time, the vacancy shall be filled forĀ its unexpired term at the next general or regular municipal election, whicheverĀ occurs first, to be held not less than 60 days after the occurrence of theĀ vacancy.Ā The governing body may fill the vacancy temporarily by appointment asĀ hereinafter provided.
L.1979, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1979.Ā Amended by L.1980, c. 101, s. 1, eff. Sept. 11, 1980.
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Whenever a vacancy occurs as provided in N.J.S. 40A:16-3 in the office of mayor or in the membership of the governing body of a municipality holding regular municipal elections, the vacancy shall be filled in the following manner:
a.Ā If the vacancy occurs subsequent to September 1 of the last year of theĀ term of the officer whose office has become vacant, the office may be filledĀ for its unexpired term by appointment by the governing body as hereinafterĀ provided;
b.Ā If the vacancy occurs at any other time, the vacancy shall be filled forĀ its unexpired term at the next general or regular municipal election, whicheverĀ occurs first, to be held not less than 60 days after the occurrence of theĀ vacancy.Ā The governing body may fill the vacancy temporarily by appointment asĀ hereinafter provided.
L.1979, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1979.Ā Amended by L.1980, c. 101, s. 1, eff. Sept. 11, 1980.
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