IN RE PETITION OF BYRON

Mr. Joseph M. Pinto argued the cause for appellants Dr. Hubert H. Byron and Armando Marino ( Messrs. Polino and Williams, attorneys). Mr. William J. O'Byrne argued the cause for respondents R. David Sperling, Samuel Marshall and Helen Farago. Ms. Janice S. Mironov, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Burlington County Board of Elections ( Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney). Mr. M. Jefferson Davis, Burlington County Solicitor, filed statement in lieu of brief on behalf of respondent Burlington County Clerk. Mr. Emerson L. Darnell filed brief Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey ( Darnell and Scott, attorneys).