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1 IN RE CONTEST OF NOVEMBER 8, 2011 GENERAL ELECTION OF OFFICE OF NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT -- rank: 1000

... J. 560, 567 (1951), the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld N.J.S.A. 40:72-1, which required a municipal commissioner to have been a citizen ... at 171-72 . Second, the New Jersey Supreme Court reexamined N.J.S.A. 40:72-1 in Matthews v. Atlantic City , 84 N.J. 153 (1980 ... “[t]he alleged justifications for the residency requirement [in N.J.S.A. 40:72-1] lose meaning when it is observed that the statute applies ... “failed to provide any sound justification why localities under [ N.J.S.A. 40:72-1] and other forms of local government should be treated differently ...

docket:	l-5995-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
decided:	2012-01-05
status:
citation:	427 N.J. Super. 410 48 A.3d 1164
Document Size:	368367

2 CITY OF WILDWOOD Cross- v. GARY DEMARZO Cross- -- rank: 786

... be three or five, depending on the municipality's population. N.J.S.A. 40:72-1. Here, because Wildwood has less than twelve thousand inhabitants, the ...

docket:	a5250-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-02-22
status:	published
citation:	412 N.J. Super. 105 988 A.2d 1218
Document Size:	61764

3 CESAR SABINO v. WEST NEW YORK BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 726

... are elected to four-year terms on a concurrent basis. N.J.S.A. 40:72-1 and N.J.S.A. 40:72-10. Each Commissioner ...

docket:	a2174-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-23
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	46988

4 DOMINIQUE DEMARQUET v. MAYOR FELIX ROQUE -- rank: 554

... form of government, with five commissioners who elect the mayor. N.J.S.A. 40:72-1 and N.J.S.A. 40:72-10. Accordingly, Roque ...

docket:	a1251-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-10-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	76683

5 APRIL TRICOLI-BUSSET v. THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BERGEN -- rank: 521

... shall have complete control over the affairs of such municipality." N.J.S.A. 40:72-1 and -2. The Commission form of government thus combines executive ...

docket:	a5854-12
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-07-15
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	27840

6 A-0ERNESTO MUNOZ v. TOWN OF WEST NEW YORK July 27, 2015 -- rank: 521

... shall have complete control over the affairs of such municipality." N.J.S.A. 40:72-1 and -2. The Commission form of government thus combines executive ...

docket:	a2891-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-12-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	16497