Clean Capital County Committee v. Driver

The trial judge enjoined the County Clerk of Mercer County and defendants from placing on the November 1988 general election ballot a question proposed by initiative petition1 (see N.J.S.A. 40:41A-104) filed by the Mercer County Bottle Bill Committee as to whether Mercer County should adopt an ordinance requiring deposits on certain bottles and cans (the *509“Bottle Bill”). Suit opposing the initiative was brought by plaintiffs, comprised of an association of beverage distributors known as the Clean Capital County Committee, a beverage retailer, and an individual who is a resident of Mercer…