New Jersey Attorney General Will Not Contest Challenge to State’s Primary Ballot System

Published on March 19, 2024

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has signaled that he will not defend the state’s primary ballot system against a legal challenge claiming the ballots are unconstitutional. In a March 17 letter to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, Mr. Platkin said that “the challenged statutes” regarding the state’s primary ballot design “are unconstitutional” and therefore his office “will not be defending them.” U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who is running for Senate, filed the lawsuit against the state with Carolyn Rush and Sarah Schoengood, who are running for the U.S. House of Representatives. In the letter, Mr. Platkin explained his reasoning....

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