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In March 2016, a social media rumor began to circulating holding that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was omitted from the primary ballot in New Jersey. Ambiguous wording led many to believe that Sanders was officially left off ballots in that state: A page on the Bernie Sanders campaign web site appeared to corroborate the claim. On 21 March 2016, it looked like this: Supporters of Bernie Sanders were alarmed by what appeared to be a single-state lockout. New Jersey was anticipated to have 126 pledged delegates and 16 unpledged, for a total of 142 up for grabs in its 7 June 2016 primary. However, a 24 January 2016 article on NJ.com suggested that the scenario wasn't cause for concern: On 20 March 2016, the Facebook page New Jersey for Bernie Sanders published a post noting that New Jersey was the last remaining state in which Sanders wasn't yet on the primary ballot: Presumably due to increased concern on social media (and a number of questions published to the page's wall),New Jersey for Bernie Sanders added a comment explaining that Sanders would appear on the ballot for the 7 June 2016 New Jersey primaries: Also on 21 March 2016, NJ.com spoke to Jesse Burns, interim executive director of the League of Women Voters New Jersey. Burns explained a few other details about New Jersey's closed primaries: So while Bernie Sanders wasn't on New Jersey's ballot in March 2016, neither was any other candidate ahead of the petition submission deadline. Those wishing to vote in New Jersey's June primary had until mid-May to register, and registered unaffiliated voters were able to declare a party at their polling places on election day. The rumor was similar to another misunderstanding around sample ballots in Illinois, which caused people to believe Sanders was not on ballots in Cook County. However, that literature originated with an alderman, and was not an official Board of Elections ballot.
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