On July 15, Gary Stein, an independent candidate for the New Jersey legislature, sued in state court to overturn the ballot design used in Atlantic County. The county puts the Republican nominees in a party column head “Republican” in big letters, and treats Democratic nominees in a similar fashion. All other candidates are placed in a third column, headed, “By petition”. See this story.
That’s one reason to support a change to the “office column” ballot!
Actually the two basic types of ballot are the party column ballot (which Atlantic County, and most New Jersey counties use), and the office group ballot, which is far superior.