{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:16-7","heading":"Vote required to fill a vacancy in the membership of a governing  body","body":"An appointment to fill a vacancy in the membership of a governing body shall  be by a majority vote of the remaining members of the governing body.\nL.1979, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1979.","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":"98a0426ce1e2deff8815668f54bc461968ecc8d919fc7ab2f42d0b23cca10c95","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-16-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}