New Jersey Statutes 19:60-5. Petition of nomination; contents
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:60-5
- Election: means the procedure whereby the electors of this State or any political subdivision thereof elect persons to fill public office or pass on public questions. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- School election: means any annual or special election to be held in and for a local or regional school district established pursuant to chapter 8 or chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
a. A statement that the signers of the petition are all qualified voters of the school district or, in the case of a regional school district, qualified voters of the constituent district which the candidate shall represent on the board of education of the regional district;
b. The name, residence and post office address of the person endorsed and the office for which he is endorsed;
c. That the signers of the petition endorse the candidate named in the petition for that office and request that the person’s name be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election; and
d. That the person so endorsed is legally qualified to be elected to the office.
A candidate shall be permitted to sign or circulate, or both sign and circulate, the petition required to nominate that candidate for membership on the board.
Any form of a petition of nomination hereunder which is provided to candidates in a school election shall contain the following notice: “Notice: All candidates are required by law to comply with the provisions of ‘The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act.’ For further information, please call (insert phone number of the Election Law Enforcement Commission).”
L.1995, c.278, s.5; amended 2010, c.68, s.5.