Bernie Sanders decoded quirky N.J. ballot system in quest for delegates

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WASHINGTON — Alex Clark never aspired to become a sheriff.

But the 28-year-old lab manager entered the sheriff's race in Somerset County, N.J., not to get the job but to help his favorite presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, get a prominent spot on the state’s Democratic primary ballot.

“I’m not running a campaign, or raising any money or spending any money,” Clark said. “I don’t expect to win.”

In New Jersey, county clerks often determine ballot positions by randomly drawing county candidates’ names from a well-shaken wooden box. Sanders' campaign says those drawings can favor establishment and other candidates who are aligned — or “bracketed” — with the county candidates.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/05/12/bernie-sanders-decoded-quirky-nj-ballot-system-quest-delegates/84230408/

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