Requires primary and general election candidates to use nominating petition forms made available by Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk.
Introduced First Reading Assembly Referred to ASL
Summary
The bill requires anyone running in a primary or general election in New Jersey to file their nominating petitions on forms supplied by the Secretary of State, the county clerk, or the municipal clerk. By mandating the use of these official forms, the measure seeks to standardize the paperwork needed to get on the ballot. It applies to all prospective candidates and the election officials who distribute the forms.
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