This article describes active campaigning being carried out by Carl Lewis, the Democratic Party nominee for State Senate in New Jersey’s 8th district. Lewis was a well-known Olympic track star in the past. As the article explains, neither he nor anyone else knows whether he will be on the November 8, 2011 ballot. A state court ruled that he does not meet the state constitutional residency requirement, but he has a lawsuit pending in federal court arguing that the state residency requirement violates the U.S. Constitution.
No the Republican Governor and Lutenant Governor ruled that way. The state court just followed their lead. I have been following this case the entire time and it is sad that the Governor can just remove a democratic candidate from the ballot.
I wonder if ole Christie would’ve overturned the lawsuit and throw out a candidate if it was one of his GOP buddies in question… :-/ 😛