It's the Brian Laird show on WNYc. I'm Bridget Bergen, senior reporter in the WNYC and

Gothamist Newsroom filling in for Brian Laird today. And now we turn to New Jersey

with Nancy Solomon who hosted last night's monthly edition of Ask Governor

Murphy.

The call-and-show airs once a month here on WNYC and public radio stations in Philadelphia

and elsewhere in New Jersey.

Nancy joins us the next morning each month, typically for excerpts, analysis,

and of course your calls.

This month, Nancy and Governor Murphy covered what might be the end of the county line, that controversial

ballot design system unique to New Jersey, it's now in court of course, and why 140 school

districts are having their school funding cut via the new funding formula.

Nancy and Governor Murphy also discussed the newly approved New Jersey Transit Fair hike that went through just yesterday.

Nancy, thanks so much for joining us after working a very late night last night.

Thanks for having me, Bridget.

New Jersey listeners. You can also weigh in on any of these topics or others.

The number of course, 212 433 WNYC. That's 212 433 992. You can call or text. Okay, Nancy up first, the county line.

Now you have been covering this for years, but for our listeners who may be less familiar,

maybe they haven't listened to the radio in the past two months, can you refresh our

memories on what that ballot system is and why it's so unique.

Right. It is unique only to New Jersey and I would say that it is arcane and complicated in a way that most people just had no idea anything about it except for like you know 10 of us

who follow this kind of stuff but now it has exploded.

And so the county line is a ballot layout system on the New Jersey ballots.

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