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Posted on: March 11, 2025

[ARCHIVED] Governor Signs Ballot Legislation

Governor Murphy signed A-5116/S-4142 making changes to the design of the primary election ballot. For more information, please see the League’s writeup when the legislation passed the Senate last month.  

Contact: Paul Penna, Director of Government Affairs, ppenna@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x110.

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