A major news outlet in the American state is running a competition to change the flag, which has been criticised for being complicated and uninspiring.
Advocate Christopher Scholefield spotted the contest online, run by NJ Advance, New Jersey’s largest news website, and after entering he was invited to join the judging panel.
He is currently going through more than 200 entries, some of which also appear to have been influenced by the Jersey flag
The competition was launched by journalist Brian Donohue, and once a list of finalists is chosen by the judging panel NJ Advance readers will be invited to vote for an overall winner. Mr Donohue will then lobby the State capital and local government to try to secure a design change.
