N.J. Ballot Controversey

Gary Stein, an independent candidate for the Assembly, argues that the design of the N.J. ballot helps concentrate power in the hands of the state's political leaders, who have influence over which candidate gets a favored ballot position.

These leaders, he said, select candidates that they expect will do little to change the status quo, while independent candidates are shut out of the process.

Stein, of Mullica Township, filed suit last month seeking to change the state's ballots.
A hearing on the matter has not been scheduled but is expected in the coming months.

See article for info on other state's ballots, N.J. ballot history and Stein's comments on the Press.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/new_jersey/new-jersey-ballot-dated-and-unfair-critics-say/article_b0ed45ff-b744-57b6-b10c-b8e2737931ce.htm