Legal Opinion
Smith v. Penta
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 19, 1979PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*68The opinion of the court was delivered by
MOUNTAIN, J.
A primary election was held June 7, 1977. On that day the plaintiff, a resident of the Borough of Highlands in Monmouth County and a registered Republican, sought to register as a Democrat in order that she might vote forthwith in that party’s primary election. Her request to register was denied and she immediately filed a complaint and sought the issuance of an order to show cause why she should not be granted declaratory and injunctive relief. The trial judge dismissed the complaint and that same day the Appellate Division affirmed this…
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