Gloucester Clerk pushes back on October 15 deadline to reprogram machines

A state appellate court ruling late Friday ordered Gloucester County to return to columns for its general election ballot, but with a narrow window to program voting machines for in-person early voting that begins on October 24, County Clerk James Hogan’s attorney isn’t sure the newly-designed ballots will be ready by tomorrow.

Superior Court Judge Benjamin Telsey ruled that Hogan had illegally designed general election office block ballots but decided to let them stand out of concern that they would confuse voters.

The conventional wisdom was that the illegal design would favor Democrats who are fighting for two Assembly seats and control of the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners, since it could limit the coattails of Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli. Ciattarelli carried the county by ten points in 2021.

Deputy Attorney General Paulina DeAraujo said the Superintendent of Elections needs the ballot designs by October 15 to meet vendor deadlines.


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