CITIZENS FOR CHARTER CHANGE, ESSEX CTY v. CAPUTO


136 N.J. Super. 424 (1975)

346 A.2d 605

CITIZENS FOR CHARTER CHANGE IN ESSEX COUNTY; JEANNE GRAVES; EDMUND T. HUME; AND RUTHI G. ZINN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CO-CHAIRMAN, TREASURER AND MEMBER, RESPECTIVELY, OF CITIZENS FOR CHARTER CHANGE IN ESSEX COUNTY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. NICHOLAS V. CAPUTO, COUNTY CLERK OF ESSEX COUNTY AND JOSEPH ARANOFF, COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION OF ESSEX COUNTY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David H. Ben-Asher, argued the cause for the appellants (Messrs. Baumgart & Ben-Asher, attorneys).

Mr. Francis Patrick McQuade, Essex County Counsel, argued the cause for the respondent Nicholas V. Caputo.

Mr. Gregory Nagy, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for the respondent Joseph Aranoff (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Before Judges FRITZ, SEIDMAN and MILMED.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs seek to have placed on the ballot for submission to the voters of Essex County at the November 4 general election the question:

Shall the County Executive Plan of the Optional County Charter Law be adopted for Essex County, with provision for a Board of Freeholders of nine (9) members elected for concurrent terms and elected five (5) by district and four (4) at large? To this end plaintiffs...

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