A 2785 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Shortens certain school board members' terms when annual school election is moved from November to April; requires approval of both school board and municipal governing body in order to move school election from November to April.

This bill changes New Jersey's school election rules by requiring both school boards and municipal governing bodies to approve moving elections from November back to April (previously, either could do it alone). If a district moves elections to April, it shortens the terms of school board members whose terms were set to expire in January, so their terms end on the day after the April election. The bill also clarifies that Type II school districts (with boards of school estimate) can move election dates. These changes create more consistent procedures for election scheduling across school districts. The bill does not alter the process for moving elections from April to November, which still requires only one body's approval.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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