New Jersey § 19:27a-12

§ 19:27a-12.

The determination of the recall election official as to whether a recall petition

is signed by a sufficient number of registered voters and otherwise complies with

the provisions of this act may, within 10 business days of issuance, be challenged

by the official sought to be recalled or by the recall committee by filing a written

objection thereto with the recall election official. Upon the request of either of those parties, the recall election official shall

provide the party with a duly certified copy of the recall petition and shall allow

examination of the original recall petition during regular business hours. The recall election official shall pass upon the validity of an objection in an

expedited manner. The decision of the recall election official may be contested, within 10 business

days, by filing an action in the Superior Court, which shall hear the matter on an

expedited basis and issue an order or determination as soon as possible after filing

of the action. Whenever the decision of a recall election official with respect to a recall petition

requiring more than 1,000 names is challenged by the official sought to be recalled

or by a recall committee, the parties shall be permitted to introduce evidence that,

under a random sample method which employs the theory, assumptions and methods of

standard statistical analysis, the petition contains either a sufficient or an insufficient

number of signatures. The introduction of such evidence shall create a rebuttable presumption that a petition

is valid or invalid, as the case may be.