Callaway v. Samson

OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

The question presented for resolution in this case is whether the State of New Jersey can bar a lifelong resident of Atlantic City from seeking a seat on the city council representing a ward in which he has resided only briefly, but in which he has worked for two decades. Specifically, the Plaintiff candidate challenges New Jersey’s statutory requirement that candidates for election to local office have resided in the particular ward or district in which they seek election for one year before they may be eligible for office. N.J. Stat. Ann. §§…