{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-27a-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 19:27A-5","heading":"Recall petition; signatures required","body":"5.   A recall petition demanding that an election be held for the purpose of deciding whether an elected official shall be recalled from office shall be signed by a number of registered voters of the jurisdiction of the official sought to be recalled equal to at least 25% of the persons registered to vote in that jurisdiction on the date of the general election preceding the date on which the sponsors of the petition file a notice of intention pursuant to section 6 of this act.  A recall petition shall be filed with the appropriate recall election official.  No recall petition shall demand the holding of an election to recall more than one elected official.\nL.1995,c.105,s.5.","path":["TITLE 19 ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"309a2654def0ad87347dc0b69ed224fb4b509fe0d1809ef1d28f1c7185dd34d8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-27a-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-27a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}