Federal court scraps New Jersey’s controversial ‘county line’ ballot ...
WEBMar 29, 2024 · Voting rights advocates scored a major victory Friday in New Jersey when a federal judge struck down the use of a controversial primary ballot design that favored party-backed candidates.
Does the County Line Matter? An Analysis of New Jersey’s 2020 …
WEBAug 13, 2020 · This policy brief assesses the impact of New Jersey’s unique primary ballot design, which structures ballots around the county line, on the state’s 2020 primary election outcomes. The brief examines ten primary races – four Democratic and four Republican contests for the U.S. House of Representatives and the …
A ballot fight in New Jersey nears an end as 2 counties prepare ...
WEB09/11/2024 01:13 PM EDT. Two New Jersey counties are on the verge of settling a constitutional challenge to New Jersey’s controversial “county line” ballot structure after a four-year legal ...
Middlesex, Burlington clerks reach agreement to stop use of county-line …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The agreements, which a U.S. District Court judge approved Thursday, bar the counties from preparing ballots that group candidates by any measure other an office sought, ending the two counties’ fights over the future of the county line — a ballot design, unique to New Jersey, that groups candidates by slogan and which critics say gives ...
Q&A: What court ruling on county line means for N.J. primary elections …
WEBMar 29, 2024 · In a monumental decision that could forever alter primary elections in New Jersey, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi on Friday struck down the county organizational line, a unique ballot design that puts enormous power in the hands of …
Blow to 'county line' and NJ political party bosses - NJ Spotlight …
WEBMar 29, 2024 · A federal judge on Friday took the “extraordinary” step of stopping the use of the preferential “county line” on ballots in this June’s primary elections. The decision is a big win for U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-3rd), now the front-runner for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, and progressive groups that have fought the system for years.
Andy Kim defeats NJ’s ‘county line’ boss system in court
WEBMar 29, 2024 · U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi granted the preliminary injunction sought by Rep. Andy Kim and two Congressional candidates to eliminate the so-called county line, a feature unique to New...
Federal Judge Blocks New Jersey’s “County Line” Ballot Design …
WEBMar 29, 2024 · A federal judge this morning ruled in favor of U.S. Senate candidate and current Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) to block New Jersey's controversial “county line” ballot design ahead of the state’s June 4 primary elections.
Understanding the party line in NJ - NJ Spotlight News
WEBDec 4, 2023 · The county line and the county party tagline also communicate to voters which candidates have been endorsed by the county party chairs. If that is determined to be helpful information, it could be communicated to voters via just the county party tagline, without using a county line primary ballot.
NJ county line: County clerks appeal federal judge's ruling
WEBMar 30, 2024 · A day after a preliminary injunction from a federal judge put the fate of New Jersey's county line into question, 17 of the 19 county clerks named as defendants in the federal lawsuit...
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