{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-13","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:16-13","heading":"Failure of governing body to fill vacancy in membership of governing body","body":"Failure of governing body to fill vacancy in membership of governing body.  If a governing body shall fail or decline to fill a vacancy in the membership of the governing body by appointment as provided in N.J.S.40A:16-4 or 40A:16-5 within the time prescribed by N.J.S.40A:16-12, the office shall remain vacant for the remainder of the term or until the election and qualification of a successor, as the case may be.\nL.1979, c.83, s.1;amended 1980,c.101,s.5; 1990,c.57,s.2.","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":"1b3e7268c436033979ea3483a802839ba2ed74918db0eb1ce029c1d70d959b0b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}