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1 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/cityoforangetownshipboardofeducationv.cityoforangetownship.opn.html -- rank: 1000

... s November 8, 2016, ballot—were misleading and contrary to N.J.S.A. 19:3-6 in that they did not adequately inform the voters of ... the public question and interpretive statement both fully complied with N.J.S.A. 19:3-6, as both satisfactorily informed the voters of the true purpose ... 8, 2016, ballot—were misleading and contrary to law, specifically N.J.S.A. 19:3-6. The municipal public question stated as follows: “Shall the ... the municipal public question and interpretive statement substantially comply with N.J.S.A. 19:3-6. The Rutgers University Constitutional Law Clinic, on behalf of amicus ... this case is that voters were not advised, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:3-6, of the “true purpose” of the municipal public question� ... prong, it is necessary to look to the relevant statute. N.J.S.A. 19:3-6 provides as follows: Any public question voted upon at ...

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2 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/trial/harrisonboe-v-netchert.opn.html -- rank: 931

... statement of the public question required by the statute itself. [ N.J.S.A. 19:3-6.] The reasoning is straightforward: because the public question here does ... Lan , 88 N.J. 26, 36 (1981), which held that N.J.S.A. 19:3-6 authorizes an interpretive statement when the Legislature has not supplied ...

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3 TOWN OF HARRISON BOARD OF EDUCATION v. BARBARA NETCHERT -- rank: 912

... statement of the public question required by the statute itself. [ N.J.S.A. 19:3-6.] The reasoning is straightforward: because the public question here does ... Lan , 88 N.J. 26, 36 (1981), which held that N.J.S.A. 19:3-6 authorizes an interpretive statement when the Legislature has not supplied ...

docket:	l-4074-14
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Trial Division
decided:	2014-10-20
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citation:	439 N.J.Super. 164 106 A.3d 1273
Document Size:	79348

4 Hon. Dana L. Redd v. Vance Bowman -- rank: 902

... language that can be easily understood by the voter.” N.J.S.A. 19:3-6. In contrast to the ordinance provision upheld in Stop the ... to voters, not to revise it after the fact.� See N.J.S.A. 19:3-6; see also Ordinance to Amend the Jackson Twp. Admin. Code ... An interpretive statement under the Faulkner Act should conform to N.J.S.A. 19:3-6, which authorizes “a brief statement interpreting the [question before ...

docket:	A-71-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2015-08-11
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5 ANDREW McKENZIE, et al. v. MARIE V. MORRIS, et al. -- rank: 886

... this interpretive statement fails to meet the standards contained in N.J.S.A. 19:3-6, as illuminated by Gormley v. Lan , 88 N.J. 26 ... simple language that can be easily understood by the voter," N.J.S.A. 19:3-6 -- and not whether advocates on one side of the issue ... The Court in Gormley recognized that the clarity demanded by N.J.S.A. 19:3-6 defies any attempt to "formulate a specific standard." 88 N ...

docket:	A0703-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-10-26
status:	published
citation:	396 N.J.Super. 405 934 A.2d 651
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6 Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Morris, et al. v. State of New Jersey -- rank: 772

... as an aid to understanding the matter under consideration. See N.J.S.A. 19:3-6 (mandating "brief statement interpreting the . . . [constitutional amendment] and setting forth ...

docket:	a-3-98
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-07-20
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citation:	159 N.J. 565
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7 CITY OF PERTH AMBOY v. ELAINE M. FLYNN -- rank: 756

... nearly as possible a facsimile of the election ballot; and N.J.S.A. 19:3-6, 19:14-2 and 19:63-14 because the form ... days after the date of the adoption of the ordinance. N.J.S.A. 19:3-6 states: Any public question voted upon at an election shall ...

docket:	a0926-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-06-08
status:	Unpublished
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8 IN THE MATTER OF LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT 1 (LOCAL FINANCE BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -- rank: 587

... in and by such statute upon the public question submitted[.]' N.J.S.A. 19:3-6. A-3969-17T4 3 defeated budget. Notice of this meeting ...

docket:	a3969-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-01-31
status:	Unpublished
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