Jeffrey P. Mongiello, Associate in the Litigation & Business Disputes and Health Care & Life Sciences practice, in the firm’s Newark office, was quoted in The New York Times, in “New Jersey Centrists Seek to Legalize Their Dream: The Moderate Party,” by Blake Hounshell. (Read the full version – subscription required.)
Following is an excerpt:
A bipartisan alliance is trying to topple the state’s ban on fusion voting, a system under which third-party groups like the Working Families Party in New York have gained influence. …
“It’s an uphill battle, certainly,” said Jeffrey Mongiello, a lawyer in New Jersey who has written critically about the state’s ban on fusion voting. Mr. Mongiello noted that the burden would be on the plaintiffs to demonstrate that the ban on fusion voting is unconstitutional under New Jersey law, notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s ruling.