Cumberland County opts to use office-block ballots in general election

When U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi issued his momentous opinion earlier this year against New Jersey’s party-line ballot design, his ruling only applied to the 2024 Democratic primary – but one South Jersey county is taking his logic further and ditching the party line on this November’s general election ballots, too. Most New Jersey general election ballots are organized by party, with all candidates from one party appearing in a shared row or column; a drawing is conducted in each county to determine whether Democrats or Republicans get the top...