# N.J. Stat. § 26:3-6: Term of members

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-6

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 26:3-6
- **Heading:** Term of members
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-6

## Text

26:3-6. The members of the local board in every municipality, other than a township, which is subject to the provisions of subdivision C of this article, or a board established by a municipality that invokes the provisions of subsection b. of R.S.26:3-3, shall serve for such term as the governing body may by ordinance provide, but, except in a city having a population of over 80,000 but not of the first class, no term shall exceed 4 years, and in a city of the first class the term shall be 3 years. The terms shall be so arranged that the terms of not more than three members shall expire in any 1 year, except that in a city of the first class the terms of three members shall expire in 1 year, the terms of an additional three members in the next succeeding year, and the terms of the remaining members in the second succeeding year. Amended by L.1953, c. 349, p. 1919, s. 3; L.1981, c. 462, s. 29; 2023, c.205, s.3.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-1 Establishment of local board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-2 Rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-3 Composition of local board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-4 Qualification of members in cities of first class](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-5 Appointment of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-6 Term of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-7 Vacancy on board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-8 Compensation of board members in cities of first class](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-8.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-8.1 Secretary to board in certain cities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-8.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-9 Composition of local board in townships of 30,000 or less.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-9.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-10 Composition of local board in townships of more than 20,000.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-10.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-11 Territorial jurisdiction of local board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-11.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-12 Meetings of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-12.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 26:3-13 Compensation of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T26_C3_S3-13.md)

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