N.J. Stat. § 17B:18-24
The board of directors shall by a vote of a majority of its entire number nominate a candidate for each office of elected director to be filled at each annual election of directors commencing with the first election at which 4 elected directors are to be elected pursuant to the provisions of section 17B:18-21 after sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, become applicable to such insurer. Not more than 10 months, nor less than 9 months, before the date of each such annual election, the secretary of the corporation shall file a certificate of such nominations with the commissioner, giving the name, address and occupation of each candidate, together with a statement in writing from each of such candidates that he will accept if elected. If a majority of the public directors of the corporation shall determine that other candidates should be nominated in the best interests of the insurer, its policyholders and the public, they shall file with the commissioner not more than 9 months nor less than 8 months before the date of the next ensuing annual election of directors, a statement of their determination and a demand signed by a majority of them that other candidates be nominated.
N.J.S. § 17B:18-24