N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105.8
Such petition shall be addressed to the clerk of the board of water commissioners and shall set forth that the signers thereof are qualified voters of the water district in which they reside and for which they desire to nominate the candidate, that they indorse the candidate named in such petition for member of the board of water commissioners, and that they request that the name of the person so indorsed be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election. The petition shall further state the residence and post-office address of each person so indorsed, and shall certify that the person so indorsed is legally qualified to be elected a member of the board of water commissioners. With the petition the person indorsed therein shall file a certificate stating that he is qualified to be elected a member of the board of water commissioners, that he consents to stand as a candidate for election, and that, if elected, he agrees to accept and qualify as a member of such body.
N.J.S. § 40:62-105.8