Also on Election Day in New Jersey voters authorized the state legislature to act on creating a position for a Lt. Governor. I think it’s an excellent step, as I often had qualms with an acting Governor being able to break ties in the Senate. The concerns though are how the State will move forward with a proposed amendment to the Constitution.

The biggest question is going to be should voters vote separately for a Governor and Lt. Governor, or should the Lt. Governor be picked on a party ticket. The advantage of having voters elect seperatley creates another state wide position to be elected in a state where the only locally state-wide position is the Governor. On the flip side, personally I’d be more comfortable picking a ticket so that we have continuous leadership in the case of a removal from office.

We’ll have more on this as the state legislature begins working on the amendment.