KMC Partner Michael L. Collins successfully represented Park Ridge school board member Robert Fisher and obtained dismissal of a recall petition filed against him. The recall committee filed recall petition signatures pursuant to the Uniform Recall Election Law, N.J.S.A. 19:27A-1 et seq. On behalf of Fisher, Collins argued that the petition was invalid because it
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Our firm provides representation to political candidates, political organizations, and PACs. Our attorneys are expert in New Jersey’s election laws, and we even litigated the first-ever original jurisdiction challenge to New Jersey’s Congressional redistricting before the N.J. Supreme Court.
KMC Partner Matthew C. Moench and Associate Alyssa Duffy Zara successfully defended a candidate in the February 15, 2025, election for Commissioner of Toms River Fire District No. 1. In a published opinion, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s decision and remanded the matter for entry of an order directing a run-off election to
September 14, 2024
In what the New Jersey Globe characterized as a “big win for election lawyer Matthew Moench,” the KMC Partner obtained the immediate removal of Atlantic City Councilman Muhammed “Anjum” Zia from his 5th Ward Seat for failing to meet the residency requirements contained in State law. As explained in the news article: Blee determined that
Yesterday, Governor Murphy signed P.L. 2024, c. 16 into law, which makes several reforms to the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. While there has been significant public discussion about some of the more controversial provisions, there has been less attention to some meaningful changes that are helpful to candidates for public
The New Jersey Legislature is currently considering a bill (S-2930) that would substantially overhaul the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. This legislation would have consequences for both citizens and municipal records custodians alike, and have galvanized many interested parties on both sides of the debate. One revision that illustrates the divide would
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