Anger over the “county line” ballots has been growing for years in New Jersey, ... Friday’s ruling, if it holds, could affect other down-ballot races in New Jersey this year.

New Jersey’s ‘county line’ is gone. But the fight over its constitutionality continues. Opponents of the ballot design that gave influence to party bosses fear shadows of it could return to ...

New Jersey has a new primary ballot design now that Gov. Phil Murphy has signed it into law — though it remains to be seen whether it the measure will be challenged in court. With the governor ...

The Assembly Select Committee on Ballot Design presented and heard testimony this week about legislation related to how primary ballots will look in New Jersey moving forward. It was the sixth ...

For decades, 19 of New Jersey’s 21 counties used an unusual method for designing their primary ballots: the county line.. The county line placed party-backed candidates in one row or column with ...

"No one gets to change the rules after the election and subvert the will of voters," Platkin said. "We’re committed to ...

Two New Jersey counties are on the verge of settling a constitutional challenge to New Jersey’s controversial “county line” ballot structure after a four-year legal battle, according to two ...

Political leaders in New Jersey can use the state’s unique county-line ballot design to reward or to punish, encouraging fealty from candidates. By Tracey Tully New Jersey election ballots have ...

Elko County, NV 2018 Democratic primary ballot, left, and Sussex County, DE 2018 Democratic primary ballot, right, are examples of a block design and how it would look if Rep. Andy Kim prevails in ...

New Jersey's county line — a ballot system that gives party-backed candidates a leg up in primaries — is headed for the trash bin of history following a partial settlement in the legal ...

Join us for a conversation with two of the nation’s leading election scholars about the county line, preserving free and fair elections in New Jersey, and the future of elections in the United States.