Candidates who don’t cozy up to local kingmakers can find themselves banished to ‘ballot Siberia,’ while favorites are awarded prominent positions Editor’s note: This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. More than a month after the election, controversy about fair voting practices still dominates the political conversation, as President Donald Trump and his allies continue their baseless quest to find what he claims are rigged ballots. Ironically, every year in New Jersey, voters in the state’s primary elections find themselves confronted with confusing, poorly designed ballots that while not technically rigged are often slanted to the benefit of political insiders and local party bosses.