{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-54-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:54-4","heading":"Ballot; form and content","body":"The officer charged with the duty of preparing the ballots for such election  shall cause the question to be submitted to be printed on the official ballots  for such 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 a free public library be established in\n[ ] YES          ........................ (name of municipality)\npursuant to sections 40:54-1  to 40:54-29 of\n[ ] NO           the title Municipalities and Counties of  the\nRevised 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":"c661ca78cdaf1f199c090e17fa2094d60de6c7201ba433aff8c13d08e2abf340","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-54-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-54-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}