Legal Opinion
Finkel v. Township Committee of the Township of Hopewell
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided December 30, 2013PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
SABATINO, J.A.D.
This appeal involves the ambiguous interrelationship of several referendum provisions within the New Jersey election statutes. Specifically, we consider whether a proposed question on a nonbinding local referendum may be placed on a ballot when the municipality has failed to submit the proposal to the county clerk within 81 days before an election as required by N.J.S.A. 19:37-1, but has submitted the proposal within the 65-day deadline separately set forth in N.J.S.A 19:37-2. As part of our analysis, we also consider whether a…
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