News Story About New Jersey Lawsuit that Attacks Discriminatory Ballot Format

Insider New Jersey has this story about the lawsuit Conforti v Hanlon, 3:20cv-8267. This is the federal lawsuit that challenges the New Jersey practice of giving some candidates in primary elections better positions on the ballot. On May 31, the judge refused to dismiss the case, and wrote an order strongly suggesting that the practice will be held unconstitutional. The story explains how ballot format virtually dictates who wins and who loses.

New Jersey (except for two counties) has the same problem for its general election ballots, and a win in the primary case will impact the general election ballot also.


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