There is established a pilot program to suspend the operations of the office of the superintendent of elections and the office of the deputy superintendent of elections in participating counties. The governing body of a participating county shall have three years from the effective date of P.L. 2013, c. 17(C.19:32-26.3 et seq.) to adopt an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, to commence its participation in the program. A certified copy of the ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State as soon as possible after it is adopted.
As used in P.L. 2013, c. 17(C.19:32-26.3 et seq.), "participating counties" shall mean any county of the second class with a population of between 510,000 and 515,000 persons or between 490,000 and 495,000 persons, according to the 2010 federal decennial census for New Jersey.
N.J.S. § 19:32-26.3