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The Department of Justice announced Monday that it will monitor the June 4 primary election in Union County, New Jersey, to ensure that the county is complying with federal voting rights laws.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito won’t recuse himself from Jan. 6 or 2020 election-related cases amid the controversy surrounding a New York Times report that his household flew an upside-down flag in 2021.
This afternoon, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a decision that blocked the controversial “county line” ballot design for New Jersey’s June 2024 Democratic primary elections.
A New Jersey judge ruled yesterday that most counties can maintain the controversial county line ballot design for the state’s June 2024 Republican primaries.
Faced with imminent deadlines for finalizing and printing primary ballots, multiple New Jersey county election officials have withdrawn their appeal of a recent ruling that blocked the controversial “county line” ballot configuration.
A federal judge this morning ruled in favor of U.S. Senate candidate and current Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) to block New Jersey’s controversial “county line” ballot design ahead of the state’s June 4 primary elections.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin (D) said in a legal filing on Sunday that his office won’t defend a state law that allows for a controversial “party column design” on county primary election ballots.
Earlier today, a group of New Jersey Democratic congressional candidates filed a federal lawsuit challenging the primary election ballot design utilized by 19 out of the state’s 21 counties.
Certain 17-year-olds in New Jersey could soon be eligible to vote in the state’s primary elections thanks to a recently passed bill sponsored by Democrats.
Yesterday, in anticipation of Election Day, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its plans to monitor voting activities in four states and address accessibility violations in Texas.
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