Number of signatures required for Independent (or Green!) petitions for general elections. All Independent petitions are filed with the county clerk's office, on or before 4:00 pm of the day of the primary election. (Editor: This deadline will be different for the non-partisan spring elections.)
These numbers are based on 2% of the entire vote cast for members of the general assembly at the last preceding general election in the municipality or ward (19:13-5).
Bergen County local level (Mayor & Council candidates),
January 1,
2004 through December 31, 2005
|
Allendale |
56 |
|
Alpine |
19 |
|
Bergenfield |
100 |
|
Bogota |
76 |
|
Carlstadt |
68 |
|
Cliffside Park |
100 |
|
Closter |
66 |
|
Cresskill |
56 |
|
Demarest |
51 |
|
Dumont |
100 |
|
East Rutherford |
73 |
|
Edgewater |
62 |
|
Elmwood Park |
100 |
|
Emerson |
45 |
|
Englewood (at large) |
100 |
|
Englewood (Ward 1) |
40 |
|
Englewood (Ward 2) |
45 |
|
Englewood (Ward 3) |
45 |
|
Englewood (Ward 4) |
44 |
|
Englewood Cliffs |
59 |
|
Fair Lawn |
100 |
|
Fairview |
50 |
|
Fort Lee |
100 |
|
Franklin Lakes |
67 |
|
Garfield (non-partisan) |
99 |
|
Glen Rock |
100 |
|
Hackensack (non-partisan) |
100 |
|
Harrington Park |
56 |
|
Hasbrouck Heights |
100 |
|
Haworth |
38 |
|
Hillsdale |
100 |
|
Ho-Ho-Kus |
38 |
|
Leonia |
66 |
|
Little Ferry |
97 |
|
Lodi (non-partisan) |
100 |
|
Lyndhurst (non-partisan) |
100 |
|
Mahwah (non-partisan) |
100 |
|
Maywood |
84 |
|
Midland Park |
53 |
|
Montvale |
52 |
|
Moonachie |
22 |
|
New Milford |
100 |
|
North Arlington |
100 |
|
Northvale |
31 |
|
Norwood |
73 |
|
Oakland |
100 |
|
Old Tappan |
39 |
|
Oradell |
100 |
|
Palisades Park |
81 |
|
Paramus |
100 |
|
Park Ridge |
63 |
|
Ramsey |
100 |
|
Ridgefield |
93 |
|
Ridgefield Park (non-partisan) |
58 |
|
Ridgewood (non-partisan) |
100 |
|
River Edge |
100 |
|
River Vale |
65 |
|
Rochelle Park |
32 |
|
Rockleigh |
2 |
|
Rutherford |
100 |
|
Saddle Brook |
92 |
|
Saddle River |
24 |
|
South Hackensack |
25 |
|
Teaneck (non-partisan) |
100 |
|
Tenafly |
100 |
|
Teterboro (non-partisan) |
1 |
|
Upper Saddle River |
79 |
|
Waldwick |
89 |
|
Wallington |
77 |
|
Washington Township |
69 |
|
Westwood |
98 |
|
Woodcliff Lake |
66 |
|
Wood Ridge |
93 |
|
Wyckoff |
100 |
County-level offices require 100 signatures. These are also filed with the county clerk.
We also list below the signatures required for state offices - these must be filed with the state election division
|
Governor |
800 |
|
Elector of President/VP |
800 |
|
US Senator |
800 |
|
US House of Representatives |
100 |
|
State Senator |
100 |
|
General Assembly |
100 |