{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-76-8","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:76-8","heading":"If petitioners prevail clerk to call election","body":"The judge of the Superior Court shall hear and determine, in a summary manner, the question as to the legality of the clerk's objections, and if he shall determine that the petition as filed with the clerk conforms to the provisions of this chapter, he shall order that the petition be filed in the office of the clerk of the municipality, and the clerk shall forthwith proceed to call a special election as herein provided.\nAmended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 736, s. 246, eff. March 19, 1953.","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":"2ea90e1de28e8d676e90b25377827433f2ea738c51ae509b5fe9d4347b5c91e5","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-76-7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-76-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}