New Jersey Statutes Title 40. Municipalities and Counties 40 § 48-8.25

Any ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of this act  1 shall, before the same becomes operative, be submitted by the governing body of the municipality to the electors thereof at any general election, at any primary election, or at a special municipal election held for that purpose. Such ordinance shall provide for and fix the time of the holding of such election, of which the municipal clerk shall give notice by causing the same to be published in a newspaper or newspapers circulating in such municipality. The municipal clerk shall likewise prepare the ballots for use in said election. Such election shall be conducted by the respective district boards of registry and election in such municipality, and the canvass and return thereof shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same election procedure now governing general or special elections.