{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-41a-23","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-23","heading":"After adoption or rejection, no vote on change for 3 years","body":"Whenever the question of whether to adopt one of the optional forms of government provided in articles 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this act shall have been placed  before the voters of a county in a referendum at a general or special election,  no subsequent referendum question to change the form of government shall be  submitted to the voters until not less than 3 years shall have elapsed after  the effective date of the optional form approved by the voters, or, in the case  of a proposed change which was defeated at a referendum election, until 3 years  shall have elapsed after the date of the election.\nL.1972, c. 154, s. 23, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.  Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 7, eff. May 5, 1975.","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":"5b91f4ad63a1af315d15b345b8fe5de4b2700b8f4d7b80e0d265e325defa694b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-41a-22","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-41a-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}