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Federal Judge Throws Out New Jersey Primary Ballot Design After Lawsuit by Rep. Andy Kim

The ballot design, known as the county line system, allows county party officials to more prominently display the names of favored candidates.
Federal Judge Throws Out New Jersey Primary Ballot Design After Lawsuit by Rep. Andy Kim
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) speaks during a rally and news conference ahead of a House vote on health care and prescription drug legislation in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol May 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. The bicameral group of Democrats urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to bring the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act up for a vote in the Senate. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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A federal judge has ruled that New Jersey’s unique ballot design that gives party-backed candidates an advantage will be scrapped in the June Senate primary.

The preliminary injunction—granted by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi, who was appointed by President Joe Biden— is a win for Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), the favorite to win the Democrat nomination and general election in the U.S. Senate race in the Garden State.

Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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