WASHINGTON D.C. –  Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) released the following statement regarding the newly proposed ballot design that has been put forward by the New Jersey legislature:

“The ballot design bill being considered today in Trenton falls short of what New Jersey voters deserve,” said Senator Andy Kim. “As I said in my December testimony before the select committee, every candidate should be treated the same. We need uniform, randomized computer or machine drawings. No placement prioritization. No physical grouping on the ballot of candidates as running mates. Just fairness. Candidates can campaign together as running mates, but giving them physical placement bracketed together on the ballot will put pressure on other candidates to have running mates. That goes against the concerns of association I testified about in federal court a year ago.”

Senator Kim works to lower healthcare costs and breakdown disparities in healthcare access across our country as a member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), whose jurisdiction includes most of the agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kim also sits on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and the Special Committee on Aging. Learn more about Senator Kim’s service on behalf of New Jersey here. 

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