New Jersey could have a new-look ballot with a federal appeals court slapping down an effort to keep the “county line” in place for the state’s Democratic primary ballot later this year.
The Wednesday decision by the federal appellate court not to block the injunction was another win for Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), who has spearheaded the lawsuit to remove the controversial county line from state primary ballots.
The “county line” places candidates who are endorsed by that county’s political party on the top row or column of a ballot, placing other candidates further down the ballot. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled against granting a stay pending an appeal filed by various county clerks against a district court’s preliminary injunction to block the “county line” ballot for the June
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