TRENTON, NJ—High-ranking members of the New Jersey Legislature say that a vote will come in an attempt to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of legislation geared at instituting financial, administrative and ethical reforms as the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.
State Sen. Robert Gordon of Fair Lawn, a primary sponsor of the bill, says he has spoken with Senate President Stephen Sweeney who has agreed to move ahead on a vote to override the governor's veto, according to The Record.
“I told him I wanted to do an override. He said that's fine,” Gordon says.
Sen. Gordon says he has spoken with New York State Assemblyman James Brennan, who wants to reintroduce the identical bill that was vetoed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. However, since New York's legislative session ends Wednesday, an override vote will have to be taken next year.
The reform legislation would have to be passed in both states before it would be binding on the bi-state agency. The odds are long for a veto vote in New Jersey to be successful since it would require a two-thirds majority vote in the Assembly and Senate. The legislature has yet to successfully override a veto by the governor in the five years Christie has been in office. See story in The Record.
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John Jordan
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