If there shall have been a recount of the votes cast at the election at which the plaintiff and defendant claim to have been elected, the certificate given by a judge of the superior court of the result of such recount pursuant to statute shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the person holding the same to the office and to a judgment accordingly.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:66-14
Certificate on recount of votes; prima facie evidence of right to office
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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