{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:16-12","heading":"Appointment to fill vacancy where incumbent was not nominee of a  political party;  time to fill vacancy","body":"If the incumbent whose office has become vacant was not elected to office as  the nominee of a political party, the governing body may, within 30 days of the  occurrence of the vacancy, appoint a successor to fill the vacancy without  regard to party.\nL.1979, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1979.  Amended by L.1980, c. 101, s. 4, eff. Sept. 11, 1980.","path":["TITLE 40A 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":"b2f4d67a2b6e232e7d2b055af63fbeae8bc4b5e2171dd4bdd139ad91bb212834","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}