New Jersey § 40a:14-72

§ 40a:14-72.

a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the board of fire commissioners

of a fire district may by resolution move the time of the annual election for the

fire district to the time of the general election on the first Tuesday after the first

Monday in November. If the time of the annual election for a fire district is moved to the time of the

general election, the fire district election shall be held for the purposes of electing

members of the board of fire commissioners and for voting on any appropriation or

other matter according to the provisions of N.J.S.40A:14-70 et seq. The procedures for holding a fire district election at the time of the general election

shall be in accordance with the procedures provided for the general election under

Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, except as otherwise provided pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-70 et seq. After moving the date of a fire district's annual election to the day of the general

election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the date of the

annual fire election shall be held at that time and shall not be changed. b. (1) An annual election shall not be moved to the first Tuesday after the first

Monday in November, to be held simultaneously with the general election, pursuant

to subsection a. of this section, unless the county board of elections has certified

that the election may be conducted in accordance with the requirements of section

1 of P.L.1976, c. 83 ( C.19:4-10 ). (2) The county board of elections for a county within which a fire district is located

shall determine, within 30 days of the effective date of P.L.2017, c. 206, whether an annual election may be so conducted. (a) If the county board of elections determines that an annual election may be conducted

pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the board shall transmit a certification

to the board of fire commissioners and the governing body of the municipality within

which the district is located. (b) If the county board of elections determines that an annual election may not be

conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the board shall transmit a

letter to the fire district so stating. In order to meet the requirement of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the board

of election 1 may revise or readjust the boundary lines of any election district and the board

of fire commissioners, if authorized by an ordinance adopted by the governing body

of the municipality, may revise or readjust the boundary lines of any fire district,

including by means of consolidating or subdividing districts, as may be necessary,

except as may be otherwise required by section 6 of P.L.1976, c. 83 ( C.19:4-15 ). The Local Finance Board shall approve any proposed consolidation or subdivision

of a fire district in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Local Authorities

Fiscal Control Law, P.L.1983, c. 313 ( C.40A:5A-1 et seq. ), or sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2015, c. 279 ( C.40A:14-90.1 et seq. ), as applicable. Any fire district whose boundaries have been adjusted shall notify the Director

of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. Upon the completion of such revision or readjustment of the boundary lines of any

election district by the board of elections, the board of elections shall transmit

a certification to the board of fire commissioners and the governing body of the municipality

within which the district is located. Upon the completion of such revision or readjustment of the boundary lines of any

fire district by the board of fire commissioners, the fire district shall transmit

a letter so notifying the county board of elections. The board of elections shall, within 30 days thereafter, transmit either a certification

to the board of fire commissioners and the governing body of the municipality within

which the district is located, provided the board of elections can then certify compliance

with paragraph (1) of this subsection, or a letter to the board of fire commissioners

stating that compliance with paragraph (1) of this subsection has not been met notwithstanding

the revision or readjustment. c. If the time of the annual election is moved to the time of the general election

pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the term of a member of a board of fire

commissioner elected at the time of a general election shall commence at 12 o'clock

noon on the first Tuesday in December, and shall expire at 12 o'clock noon on the

first Tuesday in December of the third year following the year in which such member

was elected. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled by the remaining members until the

next succeeding annual election held at the time of the general election, at which

time a resident of the district shall be elected for the unexpired term. 1

So in original. Probably should read elections.