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1 Hon. Dana L. Redd v. Vance Bowman -- rank: 1000

... may adopt or reject the same at the polls.” N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. In 2002, recognizing that “[t]here exists in certain ... ordinance pursuant to the initiative provision of the Faulkner Act, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. The proposed ordinance provided: BE IT ORDAINED THAT: Section 87 ... and therefore must be presented to the Council pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. This is a justiciable issue that can and should be ... conferred on the voters the initiative power set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. That provision was the product of a 1982 legislative reform ... if the petition includes a sufficient number of signatures. See N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. The voters of any municipality may propose any ordinance and ... to repeal an ordinance passed by initiative in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. As part of its 1982 amendments, the Legislature determined ...

docket:	A-71-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2015-08-11
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2 THE CITY OF OCEAN CITY v. JOSEPH SOMERVILLE, et al. THE CITY OF OCEAN CITY v. JOSEPH SOMERVILLE -- rank: 953

... propose and vote on municipal ordinances through the initiative process, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184, and also have the power to approve or reject municipal ... and then "adopt or reject the same at the polls." N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. If the council rejects an initiative ordinance, the municipality must ... is withdrawn. N.J.S.A. 49:69A-191. Furthermore, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 "does not limit the power of initiative to only those ... 148 N.J. Super. 7 , 11 (App. Div. 1977) (citing N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184, -185). Two statutes ensure that the voters have that right ... registered voters of the City of Ocean City, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 to 40:69A-196 want to adopt the TAXPAYER PROTECTION ... content and that they contained the required number of signatures. N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184, -186. Upon certification by the municipal clerk, N.J. ...

docket:	A1982-06 a1982-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-09-13 2008-10-10
status:	unpublished Published
citation:	403 N.J. Super. 345 958 A.2d 465
Document Size:	108980

3 ASHISH KUMAR v. PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL -- rank: 883

... reject [p]laintiffs' initiated ordinances. Plaintiffs further alleged defendants violated N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 to -204 because the Council failed 'to perform its duty ... initiative and referendum. The right of initiative is delineated under N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184, which states: 'The voters of any municipality may propose any ... were brought before the voters under the procedure established in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. Therefore, the public's sentiment regarding the issues set forth ... their use of the initiative process established in another statute, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. Therefore, the Township had no authority under N.J.S ... with the voters' right to pass legislation by initiative under N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. Next, I find no evidence in the record to support ... Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co., 137 N.J. at 145. N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 gives voters the power to 'propose any ordinance and . . . ...

docket:	a0227-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-08-23
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	53252

4 ROBERT FUHRMAN v. APPELLATE DIVISION HEATHER MAILANDER -- rank: 874

... we address whether the municipal clerk violated the Faulkner Act, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 to -192, by repeatedly refusing to certify and file the ... 403 N.J. Super. 345, 351 (App. Div. 2008) (quoting N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184). The voters of any municipality may propose any ordinance and ... set forth in [N.J.S.A. 40:69A-192]. [N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184.] N.J.S.A. 40:69A-186 sets forth the ... requirements set forth in statutes, including but not limited to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184, 40:69A-185, 40:69A-186 . . .; and WHEREAS, the full ... from that used to move a municipal election, described in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 to -186. She contends that the court erred because voters ...

docket:	a0080-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-09
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	67826

5 JOSHUA BERRY v. ROSEMARY DiJOSIE -- rank: 791

... provided in support of a municipal ordinance initiative pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 to -196. Plaintiffs are the five members of a committee ... set forth the applicable framework for municipal initiative petitions under N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 to -196. The Township is organized under the Optional Municipal ... to propose ordinances for consideration by the local electorate. See N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184; cf. In re Referendum Petition to Repeal Ordinance 04-75 ... ordinance and [] adopt or reject the same at the polls[.]" N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. The initiative process involves several steps, which need not be ... in the last election for members of the General Assembly. N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. In the present case, the parties agree that the applicable ...

docket:	a5569-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	50572

6 Daniel Tumpson, et al. v. James Farina, et al. -- rank: 772

... as Hoboken, are granted the power of referendum and initiative. N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184, -185. Through the Walsh Act, the Faulkner Act, and special ...

docket:	A-13-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-07-31
status:
citation:	218 N.J. 450 95 A.3d 210
Document Size:	207355

7 HONORABLE DANA L. REDD v. VANCE BOWMAN -- rank: 708

... at the polls, such power being known as the initiative . . . ." N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. They "also have the power of referendum[,] which is the ... Dodge Inc. , 197 N.J. 543 , 553 (2009)). As noted, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 allows the voters in a Faulkner Act municipality to "propose ... the circumstances or in the will of the people." Ibid. " N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 . . . by its very terms admits of no qualification." Ocean City ... N.J. 136 , 146 (1994) (stating initiative and referendum under N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 and -185 are similar because "[b]oth forms of action ...

docket:	a5731-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-29
status:	published
citation:	433 N.J.Super. 178 77 A.3d 1230
Document Size:	58583

8 Hudson County Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. City of Jersey City -- rank: 659

... questions whether, under the referendum provisions of the Faulkner Act, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 to -196, a filed but insufficient referendum petition, which was ...

docket:	a-90-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-04-09
status:
citation:	153 N.J. 254
Document Size:	56675

9 HUDSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE V. CITY OF JERSEY CITY -- rank: 650

... fails to repeal it, it is submitted to the voters. N.J.S.A 40:69A-184 to -196. However, under a "sunset" provision, N.J.S ... ordinance was not subject to the referendum provisions of the N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 to -196 ("Faulkner Act") because it was an administrative, rather ...

docket:	a5572-95
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-04-22
status:	published
citation:	310 N.J.Super. 208
Document Size:	37364

10 IN THE MATTER OF AN INITIATIVE PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATIVE CODE -- rank: 539

... at the polls, such power being known as the initiative." N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. "Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the municipal council ... if submitted to and approved by the voters pursuant to [ N.J.S.A. ] 40:69A-184 et seq., on the 30 th day following certification of ...

docket:	a0517-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-09-08
status:	published
citation:	437 N.J.Super. 203 97 A.3d 719
Document Size:	43225

11 TOWNSHIP OF MONTCLAIR COMMITTEE OF PETITIONERS V. TOWNSHIP OF MONTCLAIR -- rank: 447

... sign; and affirm their desire to have their signature counted. N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 requires the signatures of fifteen percent of the registered voter ...

docket:	a2315-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-11-30
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	19695