FRIENDS OF GOVERNOR KEAN v. NEW JERSEY ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMM'N


203 N.J. Super. 523 (1985)

497 A.2d 555

FRIENDS OF GOVERNOR TOM KEAN, THE AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF GOVERNOR THOMAS H. KEAN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. THE NEW JERSEY ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION, AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. JOSEPH AZZOLINA AND JOAN SMITH, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. THE NEW JERSEY ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION, AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Sheridan, attorney, argued the cause for plaintiff-appellant, Friends of Governor Tom Kean (Mr. Sheridan and Allen E. Molnar, on the brief).

William F. Dowd, attorney, argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants, Azzolina and Smith (Mr. Dowd, on the brief).

Edward J. Farrell, attorney, argued the cause for defendant-respondent, The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (Mr. Farrell and Cynthia H. Reinhard, on the brief).

Stephen J. Edelstein, attorney, submitted a brief on behalf of the Shapiro '85 General Election Committee, Inc.

Before Judges SIMPSON, LONG and GAYNOR.


The opinion of the court was delivered by SIMPSON, P.J.A.D.

Plaintiffs challenge the validity of a portion of Advisory Opinion 33-1981 designated as Question 4 and the entirety of Advisory Opinion 10-1985 (hereafter AO 33-1981 and AO 10-1985, and collectively the AOs) issued by Defendant pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-6 of The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1 et seq.). The AOs, issued by the New Jersey...

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