Judge says illegal ballots in Gloucester can stay

A Superior Court Judge ruled today that the Gloucester County Clerk illegally designed the ballot for next month’s general election, but rejected a bid by Republicans to change the ballots because it could cause voter confusion.

Instead, Superior Court Judge Benjamin Telsey ordered the county clerk, James Hogan, to pay the Republicans $26,007 to change printed materials telling voters to vote Column 1.

Hogan, a Democrat, designed office block ballots that are widely viewed to help his own party’s candidates by negating the potential coattails of GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli.

“The ballots as printed here are violative of the statute,” Telsey said. “The court’s finding is that the ballots as constructed are inconsistent with what the legislature wants.”





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