OPINION People who aren’t from New Jersey have a lot of unfair things to say about our state. They make jokes about ...
The legislation would replace Jersey’s unique party line ballot with an office-block design similar to what’s used in virtually every other state. NJ Spotlight News is available to stream on ...
avoided extreme candidates from rising, and kept bigger money out of politics. Other states generally use versions of “office block” ballots, in which candidates are simply listed together by ...
How the 'county line' steers votes 49 states use so-called "office-block ballots," in which candidates are simply listed beneath the name of the office they're seeking, without any sort of ...
Sample ballots for the 2024 primary in Hudson County show an office-block layout for the Democratic race (top) and New Jersey's unique county-line ballot for the GOP primary. A special legislative ...
The bill would require county clerks to design office-block ballots which group candidates by office and would not allow candidates running for different offices to be bracketed together.
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin holds the gavel before starting the body's session at the Statehouse in Trenton on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Mary Iuvone for New Jersey Monitor) New Jersey’s ...
Sample ballots for the 2024 primary in Hudson County show an office-block layout for the Democratic race (top) and New Jersey's unique county-line ballot for the GOP primary. A special legislative ...