40A:9-1.13 - Eligibility for candidacy or appointment to local elective office
40A:9-1.13. Eligibility for candidacy or appointment to local elective office Except as provided in section 9 of this act, no person shall, on or after the effective date of this act, be eligible to become a candidate for any local elective office, or to be appointed to any local elective office, unless he is registered to vote in the local unit to which the office pertains, and has been a resident of that local unit for at least 1 year immediately prior to the date upon which the election for the office is to be held, or prior to the date upon which the appointment is made, as the case may be.
L.1980, c. 94, s. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Amended by L.1981, c. 49, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.