No voter-info distribution at Jersey polls, court rules. A New Jersey rights group lost its battle Wednesday to pass out information to voters at polling stations. Advocates for the right to distribute the voters’-rights cards called the ruling by a New Jersey appeals court, which upheld a directive by Attorney General Anne Milgram last year, a blow to voters. The American Civil Liberties Union had sought to give voters a card – within 100 feet of voting booths – that explains voting rights and provides a number to call if there are problems with registration or voting. In addition, the three-judge court also upheld an earlier ruling that groups wishing to conduct exit polling must register with local election boards at least two weeks before an election. The ACLU says it will take its case to the state Supreme Court.

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