New Jersey § 19:6-18

§ 19:6-18.

During the 30-day period immediately preceding February 15 in each year, the chairman

and vice-chairlady of each county committee and the State committeeman and State committeewoman

of each of such two political parties, respectively shall meet and jointly, in writing,

nominate an equal number of persons, as specified under R.S.19:6-17 , residing in the county of such county committee chairman, duly qualified, for member

of the county board in and for such county. If more than two members are elected to the State committee of any party from a county,

the State committeeman and State committeewoman who shall participate in the process

of nomination shall be those holding full votes who received the greatest number of

votes in their respective elections for members of the State committee. If nomination be so made, the said county committee chairman shall certify the nomination

so made to the State chairman and to the Governor, and the Governor shall commission

such appointees, who shall be members of opposite parties, on or before March 1. If nomination be not so made on account of a tie vote in the said meeting of the

county committee chairman, county committee vice-chairlady, State committeeman and

State committeewoman, in respect to such nomination, the said county committee chairman

shall certify the fact of such a tie vote to the State chairman, who shall have the

deciding vote and who shall certify, in writing, to the Governor, the nomination made

by his deciding vote. Appointees to county boards of election pursuant to this section shall continue

in office for two years from March 1 next after their appointment. The first appointment having been made pursuant to law for terms of one and two years, respectively, the members subsequently appointed each year shall fill the

offices of the appointees whose terms expire in that year.