Mayer v. Addison

Appellant Donald Addison, Jr., appeals from a final decision of Daniel J. Dalton, Secretary of State of New Jersey, invalidating the nomination petition by which appellant sought to run for the office of member of the General Assembly in the Republican Party primary election. The Secretary of State’s determination rejected the contrary initial decision of the administrative law judge (ALJ). We conclude that the ALJ was correct in sustaining the validity of the petition, and accordingly we reverse.

The Secretary of State, upon receipt of the challenge which asserted that the appellant’s…