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WURTZEL v. FALCEY

69 N.J. 401 (1976)

354 A.2d 617

ANDREA WURTZEL, NANETTE MONDEAU, KEVIN GIBSON AND STEPHEN GORSE, INDIVIDUALLY, AND THE VOTING AGE COALITION, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. ROBERT M. FALCEY, ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 1, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David Friedland, argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants (Messrs. Friedland & Friedland, attorneys).

Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for defendant-respondent (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General, attorney; Mr. Skillman, of counsel; Mr. Skillman and Mr. Guy S. Michael, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

PER CURIAM.

This appeal derives from a declaratory judgment action in which plaintiffs-appellants challenged on equal protection grounds the minimum age requirements for certain elective offices in the New Jersey Constitution, which operated to deny them a place on the ballot in the 1973 general election. Art. IV, § I, ¶ 2 sets an age minimum of 21 years for members of the Assembly and 30 years for State Senators...

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