By Richard Winger June 2 was the petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, to file petitions in New Jersey for the November 3, 2015 election. There are 80 Assembly seats. There are seven Green Party nominees, three Libertarian nominees, and one Socialist Party nominee, according to the unofficial list on the state’s election web page. See the list here. At the very end of the list is a summary of all the parties and also the slogans chosen by various independent candidates. The state’s tally at the end of the list does not …read more