"Since the SCOTUS has passed on it, this New Jersey ballot change can be done anywhere in the country citing the New Jersey Supreme Court decision and the failure of the SCOTUS to step in"
Nope, not at all. NJ Supreme Court decisions only apply to New Jersey.
Didn't Forrester get on the primary ballot the same way?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/05/nyregion/05JERS.html"Didn't Forrester get on the primary ballot the same way?" Nope. I can't read your link, but, IIRC, Forrester actually *won* the primary.