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Sample ballot, showing drawing results taped in place. Image courtesy Union County Clerk's Office. |
Lady Luck dealt the Union County Democratic Party something of a surprise on Thursday afternoon at the drawing for the ballot position in the Democratic Primary election.
County Clerk Joann Rajoppi and her assistants conducted the eight-minute event on Facebook Live because of the Coronavirus ban on public meetings. You can view video of the drawing here.
All the years the New Dems wandered in the political wilderness, the Promised Land of politics was Column A, being the first column of candidates the voters see.
Despite the fact that drawing are supposed to be random, it seemed the Regular Democratic Organization always came out ahead. As New Dems we were relegated to the "Siberia" of column E or even further to the right.
So, it was a real surprise that challengers David Rutherford and Emily Morgan ended up with ballot position Column A.
Although not in their own names. Slates of candidates are organized according to the topmost office a candidate is running for.
In the case of the Progressive Democrats, Rutherford and Morgan are running with the indomitable Larry Hamm of Newark, who is running for the nomination for U.S. Senator against incumbent Cory Booker.
So, when the drawing was down, it was Hamm whose name was pasted into the appropriate space, and then Booker in Column B.
Clerk Rajoppi now has the task of filling in all the other spaces, down to the least municipal candidate and then having the printed sample ballot ready to mail to voters in good time.
Because of Gov. Murphy's Executive Order Number 120, and out of an abundance of caution, the Primary Election date has been moved to Tuesday, July 7.
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