N.J. Stat. tit. 1, ch. 5

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 1:5-1 § 1:5-1

Whenever a statute shall be adopted or accepted by the voters of a county or municipality at an election, the clerk of the county or municipality, shall, within ten days after the result of the election is ascertained, make return of the fact to the secretary of state, who shall file the same in his office.

N.J. Stat. § 1:5-2 Statement of adoption or acceptance published in volume of laws; effect

Whenever a statute shall be adopted or accepted by the voters of the state, or a proposed statute shall become effective by action of the voters of the state, and whenever the clerk of a county or municipality shall make return as required by section 1:5-1 of this title, the secretary of state shall publish in the volume of laws enacted by the next ensuing legislature a statement setting forth the title of the act, the year of its enactment, its chapter number in the printed volume of laws and the date when it was adopted, accepted or made effective. The statement published by the secretary of state pursuant to this section shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that such statute has been adopted, accepted or made effective, and of the date when it was adopted, accepted or made effective.

N.J. Stat. § 1:5-3 Format of petition for referendum

4. a. Whenever a petition is circulated within a county, municipality, school district, or special district for the purpose of gathering the signatures of registered voters in order to place a referendum question on the ballot in any election, each page of the petition shall be arranged to contain, in addition to such other content relative thereto required by law, double spacing between the signature lines of the petition so that each signer thereof is afforded sufficient space to provide his or her printed name, address and signature. b. Upon the enactment of this act, the Attorney General shall notify in writing each county and municipal clerk and the secretary of the board of education of each school district in the State of the provisions of subsection a. of this section and thereafter shall repeat such notification as periodically as the Attorney General deems necessary. L.2001, c.211, s.4.

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