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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Voting rights advocates scored a major victory Friday in New Jersey when a federal judge struck down the use of a controversial primary ballot design that favored party-backed candidates.

New Jersey’s ballot design process is unlike any other in the nation, and it allows parties to place their endorsed candidates in a specific portion of the ballot known as “the line ...

New Jersey’s County-Line Ballot Is Almost Dead A judge ordered that the ballot design, widely viewed as favoring the state’s political machine, to be redesigned ASAP.

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 ...

The bill requires primary election ballots to be arranged in office block format and establishes minimum uniform design features.