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Middlesex County election officials hold random drawing to set primary ballot order; officials read party and local school-board candidate orders
Summary
Middlesex County Board of Elections conducted a random drawing, under NJSA Title 19, to determine ballot column order for political parties and the order of candidates for multiple local school-board races; officials read aloud the order for parties and dozens of municipal slates and candidates.
An election official with the Middlesex County Board of Elections said the office held a random drawing to determine ballot order for the primary election and then read the names and slates drawn for multiple local school-board contests.
"Prior to each drawing, I'm going to announce each office being drawn, and the first drawing will determine which column the political parties will occupy on the ballot," the election official said, noting the process was conducted "based on NJSA title 19." The official described placing paper slips into capsules, mixing them in a box and drawing them one at a time while staff displayed…
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