William Courtney Archives - New Jersey Globe

State admits it stopped enforcing petition law as GOP fights to keep Libertarian off NJ-7 ballot

August 24, 2026 6:16 amAugust 24, 2026 10:02 am

New Jersey election officials stopped enforcing a law requiring petition circulators to live in the state, a practice now at the center of a federal court fight over whether Libertarian congressional candidate Lana Leguía can appear on the November ballot...

Appellate Court removes Libertarian candidate from NJ-7 ballot after deputy attorney general declines to back constitutional claim

July 31, 2026 9:34 pmJuly 31, 2026 9:50 pm

A two-judge state appellate court panel has removed Libertarian Lana Leguía from the general election ballot in the state’s highly competitive 7th district congressional race, ruling that Secretary of State Dale Caldwell exceeded his authority when he refused to enforce...

Deputy Attorney General sidesteps constitutional question in NJ-7 ballot dispute

July 31, 2026 3:24 pmJuly 31, 2026 9:36 pm

An appellate court fight over whether Libertarian Lana Leguía can remain on the general election ballot in New Jersey’s hugely competitive 7th district congressional race has produced an unusual position from the state attorney general’s office: Secretary of State Dale...

Judge says NJ-7 Libertarian should be tossed from ballot

June 11, 2026 2:47 pmJune 12, 2026 4:56 pm

A state administrative law judge has recommended that Libertarian congressional candidate Lana Leguia be removed from the ballot in New Jersey’s 7th district after finding that most of the signatures submitted on her nominating petition were collected by out-of-state circulators....

Quiñones Perez can’t deliver Hunterdon votes in state chairman race

October 1, 2019 1:20 amOctober 1, 2019 11:33 am

Hunterdon County Democratic Chair Arlene Quiñones Perez, who single-handedly reignited the race for Democratic State Chairman by convening a secret meeting to consider an alternative to incumbent John Currie, may not control any votes in the race. Six sources with...