{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-20-15","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:20-15","heading":"Ballot; form and content; counting","body":"The county clerk shall cause the public question to be printed on the official and sample ballots for the general election, in substantially the following form:\n\"To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof, mark  a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if  opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the  word NO.\n\"Shall the county of ........ reorganize its\n[ ] YES          board of  chosen freeholders under the provisions\nof sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of  the title\n[ ] NO           Municipalities and Counties of the Revised Statutes?\"\nIf no mark is placed in either square the ballot shall not be counted for or  against the proposition, but a note thereof shall be made upon the return, and  the ballot shall be preserved in the same manner as other ballots.","path":["TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"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":"4914d55e16cc15f7e287bb298af93e9e7a60fa70d95bf7367767a42d91cec905","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-20-14","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-20-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}