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New Jersey county clerks and political bosses seek to preserve party-backed ballot placement in June primary

County clerks are warning of potential "electoral chaos" if NJ tries to level the playing field for candidates days before the printing deadlines for the primary ballots.

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, seen here in February, at Rowan College at Burlington County, filed a lawsuit in February to end the "county line" practice of giving top ballot placement to candidates backed by political bosses. A federal judge sided with him on Friday.
U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, seen here in February, at Rowan College at Burlington County, filed a lawsuit in February to end the "county line" practice of giving top ballot placement to candidates backed by political bosses. A federal judge sided with him on Friday.Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer