40A:14-72 - Annual fire district elections
40A:14-72. Annual fire district elections
40A:14-72. An election shall be held annually on the third Saturday in February in each established fire district for the election of members of the board according to the expiration of terms. The initial election for a newly created fire district may take place on another date as a governing body may specify under N.J.S.40A:14-70, but the annual election thereafter shall be held on the third Saturday in February. The place of the election shall be determined by the board and a notice thereof, and of the closing date for the filing with the clerk of the board of petitions of nomination for membership on the board, shall be published at least once in a newspaper circulating in the district, at least six weeks prior to the date fixed for the election. Fire districts located in the same municipality may combine the publication of their notices of election. For the purpose of this section, "notices of election" shall include the notices required to be published under section 7 of P.L.1953, c.211 (C.19:57-7).
The legal voters thereat shall determine the amount of money to be raised for the ensuing year and determine such other matters as may be required.
L.1971, c.197, s.1; amended 1973,c.25,s.1; 1973,c.235,s.2; 1985,c.288,s.3; 1994,c.181.