New Jersey Governor Signs Bill that Revises Primary Ballot Format

Posted on by March 6, 2025

On March 6, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed A5116, which changes ballot format in primaries. The bill switches primary ballots from columns or rows, to an office-group style.

However, New Jersey still uses the old format for the general election, to the disadvantage of minor party and independent candidates. In most counties, the Democratic and Republican Parties have their own party columns, and every other candidate is squeezed into a column headed “Nomination by Petition.” That column is on the right-hand side of the ballot and many voters don’t even see the names of the candidates in that column.

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New Jersey Governor Signs Bill that Revises Primary Ballot Format — 16 Comments

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