New Jersey’s ballot is supposed to look different next year. How exactly, though, is a lingering question.

December 6, 2024

New Jersey’s ballot is supposed to look different next year. How exactly, though, is a lingering question.

“The sad thing is that in New Jersey, for the most part, our politicians — especially at the legislative and county level — they don’t know what campaigning means,” said Julia Sass Rubin, a Rutgers professor whose research was cited in overturning the county line.

“There’s no downside for voters” in changing the ballot, she added. “For the legislature, I guess the downside is they have to actually get to know the voters and campaign, if you consider that a downside.”

Read the full interview online:  Politico, December 6, 2024

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