New Jersey § 52:11-56
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 52:11-56, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 52:11-56.
a. The commission shall meet for the purpose of organization in the month of January
of each even-numbered year and shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among
its members, who shall hold office for the duration of that two-year Legislature and
after the expiration of the second legislative year until their successors shall be
elected and qualify. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services but
shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. b. Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and no matter requiring
action by the full commission shall be taken except by the affirmative vote of not
less than nine members. The commission may create from among its membership and prescribe the jurisdiction
of an executive committee and such other standing and special committees, which shall
be composed of members equally divided between the two Houses and the two major political
parties, and delegate to such committees, its chairman and vice-chairman and executive director specified authority to act for the commission. c. In addition to its organization meetings, the commission shall meet at least once
in each calendar quarter and at other times at the call of its chairman. Upon the written request of at least nine members the secretary shall notice a special
meeting of the commission.
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Section 52:11-56 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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