Senate candidate Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) filed a federal lawsuit Monday in New Jersey over the state’s controversial “county line” system.
Kim argued the current system favors certain candidates, in this case, New Jersey’s first lady and his Senate primary opponent Tammy Murphy. The lawsuit states the current system violates the First and 14th amendments and the Constitution’s elections clause. Kim is joined in the lawsuit by two other Democrats, Sarah Schoengood and Carolyn Rush, who are both running for House seats in New Jersey.
“The broken politics in New Jersey needs to end once and for all,” Kim posted on X. “Today I am filing suit and seeking an injunction to stop the corrupt county line system for this June 4 primary and to abolish it permanently going forward. 49 states use fair ballots; it’s time NJ does too.”
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