40:45-12.Ā  Order of names of candidates on ballot;Ā  drawing lots
The municipal clerk shall draw lots to determine the order in which the names of the candidates or groups of candidates shall appear upon the ballots. The name of the person or group of candidates first drawn shall occupy first place on the ballot, or voting machine, and the name of the person or group of candidates next drawn shall occupy second place, and so forth.Ā  For the purposeĀ  of conducting the drawing by lot paper cards with the name of each candidate orĀ  group of candidates written thereon shall be placed in a covered box with anĀ  aperture in the top large enough to allow the cards to be withdrawn.Ā  TheĀ  municipal clerk in the presence of any candidate shall draw from the box eachĀ  card without knowledge on his part as to which card he is drawing.Ā  TheĀ  municipal clerk shall at least 2 days prior to the drawing notify eachĀ  candidate by registered mail of the time and place of the drawing.Ā  TheĀ  candidate or his representative shall have the right to examine the cards priorĀ  to their being placed in the covered box.

L.1981, c. 379, s. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.