{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-20-31","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:20-31","heading":"Ballot; form and content","body":"The question shall be printed upon the official ballots to be used at 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\n[ ] YES          its board of chosen freeholders under\nthe provisions of  sections 40:20-20\n[ ] NO           to 40:20-35 of the title Municipalities\nand Counties of the  Revised Statutes?\"","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":"62020019100841bb187bf4c29d2eff4d38b9854e8ec9a2e1629d8d50cbaa4c8d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-20-30","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-20-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}