Cities in New Jersey
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in New Jersey
- An overview of local elections in New Jersey
- An overview of the initiative process in New Jersey
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Jersey City | Hudson County |
| Newark | Essex County |
| Trenton | Mercer County |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 21 counties, 564 cities, towns, and villages, and 222 special districts.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2024
2023
2022
Ballotpedia expanded its coverage of local elections in New Jersey in 2022. Click here to find your county, or click the links below for additional information about the following municipalities:
- Essex County, New Jersey
- Hudson County, New Jersey
- Newark, New Jersey
- Trenton, New Jersey
- New Jersey school board elections
2021
- Essex County, New Jersey
- Hudson County, New Jersey
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- New Jersey school board elections
2020
- Essex County, New Jersey
- Hudson County, New Jersey
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- New Jersey school board elections
Past elections
Initiative process availability
The local units of government in New Jersey that make the initiative process available are:
- Counties operating under the optional county charter law have state specified initiative and referendum. There are 6 such counties (Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Mercer and Union).
- Municipalities operating under the optional municipal charter law (129) or commission form of government (32) have state specified initiative and referendum procedures. A list of these 161 municipalities is provided below in the external links, "Initiative and Referendum in New Jersey’s Counties and Municipalities."
- 3 of the 11 municipalities with special act charters provide for local initiative and referendum in the charter (Middletown Township, Montville Township, and Plainfield City). These charters were special acts of the legislature.
- In addition, Tenafly Borough, which generally operates under the borough form of government, has provided its voters with the powers of initiative and referendum pursuant to a local law specifically enacted to provide those powers.[2]
See also
| New Jersey | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- New Jersey municipal code library
- New Jersey state government website
Footnotes
