NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE

APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

APPELLATE DIVISION

DOCKET NO. A-2254-09T12254-09T1

COMMITTEE TO RECALL ROBERT

MENENDEZ FROM THE OFFICE OF

U.S. SENATOR,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

NINA MITCHELL WELLS, SECRETARY

OF STATE, and ROBERT F. GILES,

DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF ELECTIONS,

Defendants-Respondents,

and

ROBERT MENENDEZ,

Indispensable Party.

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Argued: March 2, 2010 - Decided:

Before Judges Stern, Graves and Sabatino.

On appeal from the Division of Elections and decision of the Secretary of State.

Daniel P. Silberstein argued the cause for appellant (Daniel P. Silberstein, P.C. and Oller & Luzzi, attorneys; Mr. Silberstein, of counsel; Mr. Silberstein and Richard Luzzi, on the brief).

Donna Kelly, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents Secretary of State and Director of the Division of Elections (Paula T. Dow, Attorney General, attorney; Lewis A. Scheindlin, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Kelly and Jason Postelnik, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Marc E. Elias (Perkins Coie) of the Washington D.C. bar, admitted pro hac vice, argued the cause for indispensable party Robert Menendez (Genova Burns and Mr. Elias, attorneys; Angelo Genova and Mr. Elias on the brief).

James K. Pryor and Peter Ferrara of the Washington D.C. bar, admitted pro hac vice, attorneys for amicus curiae American Civil Rights Union.

PER CURIAM

Plaintiff Committee appeals from the final administrative determination of the Secretary of State declining to accept its notice of intention to recall United States Senator Robert Menendez. The New Jersey Constitution, art. I,