In re the Contest of the Alleged Nomination of Hines

Kinkead, C. C. J.

The respondent, Koland J. Hines, on February 17th, 1945, filed a petition of nomination with the city clerk of Asbury Park as a candidate for the office of councilman at the municipal election which will be held in Asbury Park on May 8th, 1945.

The petitioners, on March 16th, 1945, filed a petition contesting the right of respondent to be nominated on the ground that he was not a resident of Asbury Park at the time of his nomination and that he has actually resided in the Borough of Interlaken, New Jersey, since December, 1943, and is thereby disqualified by the provisions of…