RUTGERS UNIVERSITY STUDENT ASSEMBLY (RUSA), ET AL. VS.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, ET AL.
A-2383-13T3
A-2383-13T3
In this case of first impression, plaintiffs appeal from
the December 11, 2013 order of the Chancery Division, granting
defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissing
plaintiffs' complaint challenging the constitutionality of
N.J.S.A. 19:31-6.3b, which requires all eligible persons to
register to vote no later than twenty-one days prior to an
election. Plaintiffs also appeal the denial of their motion for
summary judgment. Because the trial court did not make adequate
findings of fact and conclusions of law concerning defendants'
justification for maintaining the twenty-one-day advance
registration requirement in the face of the evidence submitted
by plaintiffs that the requirement is no longer necessary to
protect the integrity of the electoral process, we are
constrained to reverse both decisions and remand for further
proceedings.
