Submitted by sup3rdup3s t3_yjkind in newjersey
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metsurf t1_iuqhzcy wrote
That is a horribly deigned ballot though it emphasizes party over the office. It’s designed so you don’t need to think or read and just go down the party line. Designed by machine politicians to benefit the machine.
runnj t1_iuqwqqr wrote
Really? I'm not sure what you think would be a better design than organizing the individuals by their party affiliation - having it this way makes it easier for people to find the candidate they're looking for.
TheAngryOctopuss t1_iur44e1 wrote
and to just vote straight down
runnj t1_iur7qya wrote
Yes, we should always make it as easy as possible for people to vote in the way they want. As soon as you start saying you should not make party affiliation (or non-afffiliation) clear, you are deliberately trying to make it harder for people to have their voices heard.
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metsurf t1_ius0x3g wrote
our county ballots are laid out more like an outline with the office as the header and all the candidates for the office under it with their party affiliation. Requires conscious effort to vote for a candidate for office.
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TheRacoonist t1_iuo9oec wrote
Literally the first line
sup3rdup3s OP t1_iuoa9w2 wrote
I'm in the 5th congressional district so Palotta and Gottheimer should be here.
prayersforrain t1_iuob3yr wrote
You sure? Because seems like Franklin Lakes was redistricted.
EDITING TO ADD:
Yeah, you're not in the 5th anymore
sup3rdup3s OP t1_iuobaom wrote
That may be it thanks
JRansomBioDermKiller t1_iurgfj9 wrote
Lol it definitely is it.
TheRacoonist t1_iuobdzr wrote
Did you get re-districted?
Tazno209 t1_iup1dvt wrote
Jersey districts were redrawn. I lost my wonderful congressman Andy Kim & am now stuck with Chris Smith.
JustSomeGuy_56 t1_iup6mh3 wrote
I feel your pain. We in the 7th will probably lose Tom Malinowski and get stuck with Tom Kean. First time I can remember a major party candidate who held 0 public meetings, and issued 0 statements on the issues. His website doesn't even have a phone number or eMail address where voters can ask questions, But there is a button to donate to his campaign.
GoodLt t1_iurqt6h wrote
Maybe Democrats should take notes, streamline their operations, and start doing media and comms instead of constant policy pushing - just put the policies on the website and spend the rest of the time sabotaging and destroying the GOP candidate
UCSISgoaway t1_iusr5fh wrote
This is kinda the AOC strategy, isn’t it?
GoodLt t1_iuss7gk wrote
Democrats have not more widely adopted her approach - direct comms to voters w social media, bypassing interviews and press conferences to go directly to people, not waiting for Republicans to do something before going after them as a party and as individuals, calling out BS and doing it loudly and forcefully - she's well known around the world despite being just a little old house member from Brooklyn. The fact that the Democrats have not gone to her and her team to figure out how to modernize their overall pitch to America's upcoming gen is a failure of the party writ large. It's a strategic failure, an aesthetic failure, and as a result, we have lost ground despite having millions more voters on our side than the fascists do. She's not the only one that does it well, but she's perhaps the most well-known.
Dems are too old, too slow, and too quiet. Too willing to make nice. Too willing to give away the store to avoid conflict. Too willing to compromise without extracting concessions.
GOP is strong and wrong.
Democrats are weak and right.
They have not been able to flip the script on their presentation, and part of this is because AOC and those like her are viewed by party leadership as too young and impulsive, instead of what is needed to adapt to the Internet Age.
Sorry, the slow/doddering/quiet/thinks-its-the-80s Democratic leadership being too unresponsive and slow to join in the fray is a personal pet peeve of mine.
UCSISgoaway t1_iusr1gq wrote
There’s also a hidden section where he can share more conservative positions!
https:/tomkean.com/kean-conservative
yesmydog t1_iupbwqh wrote
I had the exact opposite, lost Smith and got Kim 😁
GoodLt t1_iurqn9l wrote
Gerrymandering handed you an upgrade!
HCIBSW t1_iurbfok wrote
Help me vote Smith out. I have been trying for 30 years.
Tazno209 t1_iurbs3p wrote
Oh don’t worry I won’t be voting for Smith
VaMoInNj t1_iuobj37 wrote
Are you still in the 5th? New boundaries for this election. The sample ballot you have is for the 9th district, and looking at the maps, it looks like the 5th and the 9th border and may have had some areas move from one to the other.
If unsure, Wikipedia has the old and new maps for the 5th in the top right of their page on the district.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_5th_congressional_district
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Snurfturd28 t1_iuobllk wrote
Either you are mistaken or you were mailed the wrong ballot. You should check your address on file with your county clerk. Paterson is CD 9, so if you are in Paterson, this sample ballot is correct.
BigCord81 t1_iuohj31 wrote
Fellow Franklin Laker here, we are no longer in CD-5, we were re-districted and are now apart of CD-9. The candidates are in the first line
sup3rdup3s OP t1_iuokjvm wrote
Yeah that seems to be the case but I didn't hear about it. I definitely keep getting spammed by gottheimer ads so I got confused at first.
CrowsSayCawCaw t1_iuq2csp wrote
Welcome to the 9th CD. Our congressman is Bill Pascrell who running against some republican no one cares about, as per usual.
Training-Basket2058 t1_iuujrzk wrote
And how is pascrell superior?
CrowsSayCawCaw t1_iuy2vtk wrote
With Pascrell you get an experienced pro-choice, pro-environment, pro-average people congressman.
His republican opponent is anti-choice, Trump supporting, for tax cuts for the wealthy trickle and down economics. The republicans want to gut social security and Medicare. Put the republican in and he's going to rubber stamp the Maga GOP agenda. Pascrell is on the social security subcommittee so he's someone who isn't going to kow-tow to the Maga agenda.
Training-Basket2058 t1_iuzwk25 wrote
He’s been in office too long term limits?
CrowsSayCawCaw t1_iuzxqnk wrote
Nope. If the people of the district want this person to remain in office why have term limits? Crafting bills and passing legislation takes time. These people also serve on select committees and subcommittees. If you're forcing term limits it would be more difficult to get things done with the constant turnover.
thebruns t1_iuo8x3y wrote
Theyre right there? Hopefully the paper is less blurry in person
SkyeMreddit t1_iupvwe0 wrote
Row 1 is House of Representatives. Your district may have been gerrymandered so you’re now in a new one with unfamiliar candidates
Pherllerp t1_iuob0bk wrote
Rows 1 - House of Representatives.
GetOffMyLawn_ t1_iuol7gf wrote
Line 1
seltzerforme t1_iuqqmrn wrote
I have to thank Trump for one thing, making voting easier for me. Blue across the board. Thanks Donnie(and yes I have voted Republican in the past)
Funny_peacockgirl t1_iuqacfb wrote
The first line
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Sinsid t1_iupcpc2 wrote
It’s been streamlined. You don’t need to vote anymore. Republicans win regardless of vote count.
GoodLt t1_iurqisa wrote
How nice of them to make that hard decision so I don't have to!
Now I can blame the government for me not making as much money as I want to instead of my employer, put Gawd and Jeebus first in life, and make sure everyone else is exactly like me or else I'll overthrow the US government!
Thanks GOP!
Algae-Ok t1_iuokjcg wrote
Send it back it’s all wrong my name ain’t on it once again.
whskid2005 t1_iuo9azz wrote
Flip it over? Also all sample ballots for NJ are available as a pdf. A simple google search for your county will get ya to the right spot
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njdba t1_iuo9bsf wrote
The first line, House of Representatives. Unless I misunderstand your question.