Ravi Bhalla Joins Lawsuit To End ‘County Line’ Primaries In NJ
India-West Staff Reporter
HOBOKEN, NJ – Mayor of Hoboken Ravi Bhalla on March 12, announced that together with Jersey City Councilman James Solomon and several others, he has filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Congressman Andy Kim’s lawsuit to end the “county party line” and to provide the injunctive relief needed to do so in time for the June primary election.
“The ballot favoritism given to candidates endorsed by the county political parties is not only undemocratic; it deters good people from running. doing a grave disservice to the voters who are denied real choices,” said Ravi Bhalla. “It results in a system where too much power is in the hands of a select few and often unelected party leaders.”
The other filers of the amicus brief are Joe Cohn, Staci Berger, and Valerie Vainieri Huttle. The Court will determine whether to accept the brief and include it among the materials that will inform its decision.
Ravi Bhalla is challenging the incumbent, Rob Menendez Jr. in the Democratic Primary for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional district seat.
