{"id":2224215,"date":"2024-04-18T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nj-must-use-new-ballot-design-instead-of-traditional-county-line-in-june-democratic-primary-court\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T13:45:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:45:49","slug":"nj-must-use-new-ballot-design-instead-of-traditional-county-line-in-june-democratic-primary-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nj-must-use-new-ballot-design-instead-of-traditional-county-line-in-june-democratic-primary-court\/","title":{"rendered":"In the upcoming June Democratic primary, New Jersey is required to adopt a new ballot design, shifting away from the traditional county line system"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">48<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnj-must-use-new-ballot-design-instead-of-traditional-county-line-in-june-democratic-primary-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2224215&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">appeals court<\/a> recently decided\u200b to eliminate the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-raids-detroit-city-hall-and-homes-of-council-members-in-corruption-probe\/\" title=\"FBI Raids Detroit City Hall And Homes Of Council Members In Corruption Probe\">county line<\/a>&#8221; \u2062system \u2063for the June\u2062 Democratic primaries in New \u2064Jersey. The\u200c U.S. Court\u200c of Appeals \u200dfor the \u200d3rd Circuit upheld a district court&#8217;s preliminary injunction, preventing\u2063 the practice\u200c of listing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cheney-says-she-wont-step-down-after-state-party-censures-her-calls-for-resignation\/\" title=\"Cheney Says She Won\u2019t Step Down After State Party Censures Her, Calls For Resignation\">county party<\/a>-endorsed \u200dcandidates at the top of\u200c the\u2064 ballot, with others\u200d positioned lower. This ruling marks a significant change in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-controlled-election-in-texas-largest-county-fails-to-count-10k-mail-in-ballots\/\" title=\"Democrat Controlled Election in Texas' Largest County Fails to Count 10K Mail-In Ballots\">primary election process<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>A federal appeals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"court\">court<\/a> ruled in favor of trashing the \u201ccounty line\u201d for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"court\">New Jersey<\/a> Democratic primaries in June.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling from a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit on Wednesday upheld a district court\u2019s preliminary injunction, blocking the controversial format that lists candidates endorsed by the county party on the top row or column of a ballot while placing other candidates farther down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn sum, we will affirm the District Court\u2019s order granting the preliminary injunction because its findings of fact are substantiated, its conclusions of law are sound, and its ultimate decision granting the injunction presents no abuse of discretion,\u201d the ruling from the appeals court <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca3.122186\/gov.uscourts.ca3.122186.88.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), who has spearheaded the push to do away with the \u201ccounty-line\u201d ballot, celebrated the court\u2019s ruling as a victory for \u201cfair elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 3rd Circuit Appeals Court affirms our legal win for fair ballots this June! This movement pushing for fair elections in NJ is powerful and is changing politics in NJ for the better. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IzC58xqesO\">https:\/\/t.co\/IzC58xqesO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Kim (@AndyKimNJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyKimNJ\/status\/1780692136134074619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe 3rd Circuit Appeals Court affirms our legal win for fair ballots this June! This movement pushing for fair elections in NJ is powerful and is changing politics in NJ for the better,\u201d Kim posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>Kim is the favorite to win the Democratic nomination for Sen. Bob Menendez\u2019s (D-NJ) seat after New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy dropped her bid last month. Menendez has ruled out running for the Democratic nomination for his seat but has left the door open for an independent run for his seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u201ccounty line\u201d has been a staple of New Jersey politics but has come under renewed scrutiny due to Kim\u2019s push. Since Kim\u2019s victories in the court, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in the Garden State have expressed a willingness to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">change state law<\/a> on the ballot\u2019s format.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic primaries in New Jersey are scheduled for June 4.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent decision, a federal appeals court supported abolishing the &#8220;county line&#8221; practice for New Jersey&#8217;s June Democratic primaries. 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