New Jersey State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

New Jersey

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2000 Representatives:	13	(2.99% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	13	(2.99% of 435)
2004 Electors:	15	(2.79% of 538)
1990 Census:	7,747,750	(3.11% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	8,424,354	(2.99% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):	4,710,768
Estimated Voting age population (2000):	6,245,000
Capital:	Trenton

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States Alphabetically Current New Jersey Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of New Jersey
	Ratified Articles of Confederation: 19 November 1778. this State formally adhered to the Articles on 26 November 1778 when the document was signed by its delegates to the Seventh Continental Congress
	Ratified Constitution of the United States: 18 December 1787
	The 3rd state.


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: NORTHEAST
	Region: Mid-Atlantic
	Survey: Metes & Bounds

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): [None. One of the 13 original States which declared their independence from the nascent British Empire on 4 July 1776]

• 1st (1776-1844) [Adopted: 2 July 1776 "Provincial Congress" (a convention) convened, 26 May 1776, Ratified: 3 July 1776 not submitted to the People: date is that on which this Constitution was proclaimed]

• 2nd (1844-1947) [Adopted: 29 June 1844 Convention convened, 14 May 1844, Ratified: 13 August 1844 ratified by vote of 20,276 to 3,526; effective, 2 September 1844]

• 3rd (1948--) [Adopted: 10 September 1947 Convention convened, 12 June 1947, Ratified: 4 November 1947 ratified by a vote of 653,096 to 184,632; effective, 1 January 1948]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
	• GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
	• President of the State Senate (--2009) [becomes "acting Governor" only and must remain a member of the State Senate in order to hold such position; next in the line of succession is the Speaker of the State General Assembly. NEW JERSEY has no Lieutenant Governor]
	• Lieutenant Governor (2009--)

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2008 Office holders
	• Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2001, 2005. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
	• LEGISLATURE

Upper House
	• Senate
Lower House
	• General Assembly

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
	• Supreme Court
Intermediate Appellate Court
	• Superior Court: Appellate Division

Local Government


PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• county [Type: Shared, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• TOWNSHIP [Type: Shared, Executive: Mayor, Legislative: COMMITTEE]

Incorporated Municipalities All States

Localities
	• New Jersey Civil Divisions and Municipalities

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
	• Federal: Tuesday next after first Monday in November in even-numbered years. State: Tuesday next after first Monday in November in odd-numbered years. [N.J.S.A. 19:2-3] ... the Secretary of State may change the date ... if the date coincides with a period of religious observance ... the secretary shall inform the ... boards of election of the adjustment no later than the first working day in January of the year in which the adjustments are to occur. (A3186, 25 September 2008) [19:2-1]
Presidential Primary All States
	• (2005-2007) The last Tuesday in February in Presidential election years (A30, SB1297 / S2402, 7 July 2005) [19:2-1]
	• (2007-2008) The first Tuesday in February in Presidential election years (S2193, 1 April 2007) [19:2-1]
	• (2009--) Presidential primary elections ... shall be held in each presidential year on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in February ... the Secretary of state may change the date ... if the date coincides with a period of religious observance ... the secretary shall inform the ... boards of election of the adjustment no later than the first working day in January of the year prior ... (A3186, 25 September 2008) [19:2-1]
State Primary All States
	• (1968--) The Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in June in even-numbered years. [19:2-1] ... the Secretary of State may change the date ... if the date coincides with a period of religious observance ... the secretary shall inform the ... boards of election of the adjustment no later than the first working day in January of the year in which the adjustments are to occur. (A3186, 25 September 2008) [19:2-1]
Polling times All States
	• 19:15-2. The district boards shall open the polls for such election at 6:00 A.M. and close them at 8:00 P.M., and shall keep them open during the whole day of election between these hours; except that for a school election the polls shall be open between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. and during any additional time which the school board may designate between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. [New Jersey Permanent Statutes]

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution
	• http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/consearch.asp
Election Authority
	• New Jersey Division of Elections
	• New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
Legislature
	• New Jersey Legislature
Democratic
	• New Jersey Assembly Democratic Majority
	• New Jersey Senate Democrats
	• The New Jersey Democratic State Committee
Republican
	• New Jersey Assembly Republicans
	• New Jersey Republican State Committee
	• New Jersey Senate Republican Caucus
Third Party
	• Natural Law Party of New Jersey
	• New Jersey Conservative Party
	• New Jersey Independents
	• New Jersey Libertarian Party
	• Socialist Party of New Jersey
	• The Constitution Party of New Jersey
	• The Green Party of New Jersey
	• The Legalize Marijuana Party
Media & others
	• Asbury Park Press
	• Courier News - Bridgewater
	• Courier-Post - Camden
	• Daily Record - Morris County
	• DC's Political Report - New Jersey
	• Eagleton Institute of Politics - Rutgers State University
	• Home News Tribune - East Brunswick
	• JerseyPolitics.com
	• New Jersey Capital Report
	• NJ.com- Everything Jersey Star-Ledger, Trenton Times, Jersey Journal and other NJ newspapers
	• NJBiz.com
	• NorthJersey.com
	• Packet Online - Princeton and Central New Jersey
	• phillyBurbs.com
	• PolitickerNJ.com
	• Politics1.com - New Jersey
	• PoliticsNJ.com
	• Press of Atlantic City
	• Public Policy Center of New Jersey
	• The New Jersey Herald - Sussex County
	• the Trentonian
	• The Westfield Leader
	• Times-Beacon - Manahawkin
	• Worrall Community Newspapers