40:37-244.Ā  Vote required for adoption
All ballots so cast for or against the question shall be counted and the result thereof returned by the election officers, and the acceptance or rejection thereof shall be determined by the result thereof.Ā  If upon the canvass of all the votes cast for or against the question, it shall appear thatĀ  a majority of them were in favor thereof, the provisions of sections 40:37-195Ā  to 40:37-247 of this title shall become operative in that county.
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