Congressman Andy Kim says the current format gives his opponent, first lady Tammy Murphy, an unfair advantage.
TRENTON, N.J. -- A battle is brewing among New Jersey Democrats running for fellow Democrat Robert Menendez's U.S. Senate seat.Menendez, who has said he has not ruled out running as an independent, is facing corruption charges.Among the candidates are the first lady of New Jersey and a congressman, who wants to change the state's primary ballot system.
Kim and other groups want every county to use an office block format ballot, where candidates seeking the same office have their names appear in the same box.'We are on this case because we believe New Jersey needs representative democracy,' said Antoinette Miles, state director of New Jersey Working Families.CBS New York reached out to Tammy Murphy's campaign, but did not immediately hear back.
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