New Jersey Secretary of State Removes Independent Candidate from Ballot Even Though Administrative Law Judge Had Ruled in His Favor

On June 12, New Jersey Secretary of State removed an independent candidate for U.S. House from the ballot even though the candidate had won before an Administrative Law Judge earlier. The candidate, Vincent Matrisciano, had prepared his own blank petition forms instead of using the forms provided by the Secretary of State. See this story. The home-made petition omitted language that said the signer supports the candidate named on the petition. Ironically, that type of language has been declared unconstitutional in decisions some other states, including Kentucky, Michigan, and West Virginia.


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