{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-83-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:83-1","heading":"Selection of officers and employees","body":"All officers and employees in any municipality governed by this subtitle shall be selected with reference to their qualifications and fitness for the public service required of them and without reference to their political faith or affiliations.","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":"05faad32036b4bf7a5c88d68667a267a673c41496d5e50ad87dc2f820b1c06bc","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-82-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-83-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}