New Jersey § 19:5-1

§ 19:5-1.

A political party may nominate candidates for public office at primary elections provided

for in this Title, elect committees for the party within the State, county or municipality,

as the case may be, and in every other respect may exercise the rights and shall be

subject to the restrictions herein provided for political parties; except that no

political party which fails to poll at any primary election for a general election

at least ten per centum (10%) of the votes cast in the State for members of the General

Assembly at the next preceding general election, held for the election of all of the

members of the General Assembly, shall be entitled to have a party column on the official

ballot at the general election for which the primary election has been held. In such case the names of the candidates so nominated at the primary election shall

be printed in the column or columns designated “Nomination by Petition” on the official

ballot under the respective titles of office for which the nominations have been made,

followed by the designation of the political party of which the candidates are members.