The following definitions shall be applicable to the residency
requirements established herein:
CANDIDATE
Any person for whom a petition of nomination for election
or for reelection to the Township Committee of the Township of Stillwater
has been filed.
RESIDENT
A person having, within the territorial limits of the Township
of Stillwater, a place of abode, which has not been adopted for any
mere special or temporary purpose, but serves as their ordinary and
permanent domicile.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Procedure to be followed to fill vacancy where incumbent was
a nominee of a political party:
A. If the
vacancy occurs prior to September 1 in the next to last year of the
term of the officer whose office has become vacant, the office shall
be filled for its unexpired term at the next general election to be
held not less than 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. The
governing body may fill the position on a temporary basis until that
next general election using the same method as set forth in N.J.S.A.
40A:16-5.
B. If the
vacancy occurs on or after September 1 of the next-to-the-last year
of the term of the officer whose office has become vacant, the office
may be filled for its unexpired term by appointment by the governing
body in manner set forth below (N.J.S.A. 40A:16-5). The governing
body may fill the vacancy by appointment in the following manner (N.J.S.A.
40A:16-11):
(1) Within
15 days after the occurrence of a vacancy, the municipal committee
of the political party shall present to the governing body the names
of three nominees for the selection of a successor to fill the vacancy.
(2) Within
30 days after the occurrence of a vacancy, the governing body shall
appoint one of the nominees as the successor to fill the vacancy.
(3) If
the governing body fails to appoint one of the nominees within the
prescribed time, the municipal committee shall within the next 15
days or 45 days after the occurrence appoint one of the nominees as
the successor to fill the vacancy.
(4) If the municipal committee fails to submit the names of the nominees within the 15 days after the occurrence, the governing body may within the next 15 days or a total of 30 days appoint a successor from the same political party which had nominated the incumbent whose office has become vacant. [Note: If the vacancy occurs prior to September 1 in the next-to-last year of the term, the Governing Body may make a temporary appointment to fill the position until the next general election. See Subsection
B(1) above.]