Looking up

Things are looking up for mayoral hopeful candidate Melissa Holloway. The Jersey Journal reported today that the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled in her favor - putting her on the ballot (you might remember that the city clerk found her petition to be 5 valid signatures short on her nominating petition). I haven't found the text of the decision yet, but I have a feeling it works off the "administratively feasible" standard created during the 2002 Torricelli debacle. Without seeing the decision, I don't want to yet comment on comparing the two - but I am glad to see more competition in May.

Update: Here's a PDF of the ruling. No mention of "administratively feasible" - it just focuses on the election code specifically concerning nominating petitions - noting how Holloway was certified and how Mayor Healy's objection that got her decertified was untimely. Now I actually have to decide who to vote for...