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Monmouth: Just 23% of GOP voters would be satisfied with Christie as presidential nominee

December 16, 2022 11:07 amDecember 16, 2022 11:29 am

A Monmouth University poll released today of Republican and Republican-leaning voters nationwide finds that former Gov. Chris Christie ranks close to the bottom among potential Republican candidates for president in 2024. The poll did not directly test Christie in a...

Salmon considering bid for 21st district Assembly seat

January 28, 2021 12:12 pm

Scott Salmon, who has emerged as one of New Jersey’s top election lawyers over the last few years, is under consideration for the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 21st district. “I am very interested in running,” Salmon said....

It’s official: Kanye West is off the ballot in New Jersey

August 7, 2020 5:26 pm

Kanye West has officially been removed from the New Jersey ballot as an independent candidate for President. West had faced a challenge to his nomination petitions by election lawyer Scott Salmon, but Administrative Law Judge Gail Cookson cancelled a court...

Kanye West drops bid to be on N.J. ballot in presidential bid

August 4, 2020 9:09 amAugust 4, 2020 4:05 pm

Independent presidential candidate Kanye West has withdrawn his bid to be on the general election ballot in New Jersey, one week after attorney Scott Salmon filed an objection to his nominating petitions. West’s bid to get on the ballot was...

Kanye West headed to court in challenge of his N.J. presidential campaign petitions (Updated)

July 30, 2020 11:51 amJuly 30, 2020 2:45 pm

A challenge to Kanye West’s nominating petitions as an independent presidential candidate will he heard in court on Tuesday morning. New Jersey Administrative Law Judge Gail Cookson will hear the challenge. It’s not clear if West will participate in the...

Kanye West bid to get on N.J. ballot faces legal challenge

July 29, 2020 10:54 amDecember 17, 2020 7:36 pm

Kanye West’s bid to run as an independent presidential candidate in New Jersey may be in some trouble. Just seven of the fourteen electors he filed appear to be registered to vote, voter registration records show. Scott Salmon, an election...

Kanye West files to get on the ballot for president in N.J.

July 28, 2020 1:51 pm

Kanye West has filed to run as an independent presidential candidate in New Jersey. The entertainer and entrepreneur filed with 1,327 signatures, 527 more than the 800 required under New Jersey election law. West did not include the name of...