PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New Jersey county clerks have withdrawn their appeals to a federal court ruling requiring them to redraw primary election ballots that some argued favored candidates backed by the state’s Democratic Party.
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals based in Philadelphia dismissed the appeals on Friday in response to the clerks’ action.
U.S. Judge Zahid Quraishi had ordered Democrats to scrap a ballot that listed party-endorsed candidates together in a bracketed group on the ballot — commonly called the county line — while listing others outside the bracket. New Jersey is the only state to set its primary ballots in this way.
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim filed the lawsuit as part of his bid for the Senate seat held by indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, who said he would not run in the primary. Republicans will not be affected by Quraishi’s order; the judge said it applies only to Democrats and only to the June 4 election.
Uber and Lyft say they'll stay in Minnesota after Legislature passes driver pay compromise
Sebastián Driussi scores a team
Kervin Arriaga scores for the second straight game and Minnesota United ties the LA Galaxy 2
Meals on wheels! Inside London's amazing fine
Everybody may love Raymond, but Ray Romano loves Peter Boyle
Powerball $100million: Why winners of huge lottery prizes have to wait two weeks for their money
Charles Bronson is 'living on his nerves' after being attacked in jail by convicted murderer, ex
All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?
What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky
How the geomagnetic storm that hit Earth last week could unleash wave of hurricanes
Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated
South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions