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NJ Attorney General: 2.6 Million NJ Voters Have No Right to Vote in Primary

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Created: 12 May, 2014
Updated: 21 November, 2022
challenging the constitutionality of New Jersey's primary election system. Secretary of State Kim Guadagno argues that U.S. citizens in New Jersey do not have a right to vote in primary elections, but political parties have a right to use taxpayer dollars to fund them.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY -- On Friday, May 9, 2014, New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman, on behalf of the secretary of state's office, filed a motion to dismiss a complaint

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