ABC News has learned that New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez plans to file a petition by the end of the day Monday to get on the U.S. Senate ballot in the Garden State as an independent candidate.
The deadline to file signatures is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, which is also the date of New Jersey's partisan primaries.Action News, AccuWeather and Entertainment
The deadline to file signatures is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, which is also the date of New Jersey's partisan primaries. Independent candidatesMenendez decided not to run in New Jersey's Democratic Senate primary while under indictment. He said in March he wouldn't seek another term as a Democrat but left open the possibility of running in November as an independent.
"I will not file for the Democratic primary this June," he said in a video statement at the time. "I am hopeful that my exoneration will take place this summer and allow me to pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in the general election."In a statement to ABC News, Rep.
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