NJ Rep. Kim will continue suit to end county line system after Murphy suspends campaign
from the U.S. Senate race on Sunday will not stop another candidate’s federal lawsuit to end the state’s unusual county line ballot system before the JuneDemocratic primary.“He will continue to press so that we can have essentially a fair election and where his constitutional rights don’t have to be bargained for,” said attorney Yael Bromberg, who is part of Kim’s legal counsel.
In the county line system — used in 19 of New Jersey’s 21 counties — the endorsed candidates for all offices appear in a single row or column. Researchers say that makes them seem more legitimate, andthe candidates rarely overcome. Critics argue it’s a way for the state’s political elite to protect entrenched interests and keep newcomers from getting elected.
Patrick Murray, a Monmouth University Pollster, said Kim’s battle against the county line “can continue to have some legs in New Jersey.” Murray acknowledged the race between Kim and Tammy Murphy has become a proxy battle for the fight over the county line itself. But he said Kim has articulated a message of restoring integrity to Washington, which in a campaign to succeed indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, could resonate with voters..
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