Murphy quietly signs primary ballot design bill
With little fanfare, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill overhauling the state’s primary election system.
Murphy’s approval of the bill comes about a year after a federal judge ruled a controversial ballot system undergirding primary elections in most of the state to be unconstitutional. The newly enacted legislation requires primary ballots to be designed in an office-block format and officially abolishes the county line, a system that granted party-endorsed candidates an advantageous position on ballots.
The press release announcing Murphy’s signature of the controversial bill did not include a statement.
The Legislature passed the bill out of both chambers last month.
The bill could face legal challenges.
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