No Special Election.
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Garret Brown dismissed a lawsuit that had been brought by two New Jersey attorneys seeking to force a special election for the governor’s office.
As I noted here, the basis of the lawsuit was that, by announcing his resignation on August 12th, Governor McGreevey effectively created a vacancy as of that date, and because the “vacancy†existed prior to September 3rd, the State Constitution requires that a special election be held.
The Court ruled that, because the Governor remains in office, no “vacancy†exists, and, as such, there is no requirement for a special election. This means that the president of the senate (Richard Codey) will act as governor (and also remain as the president of the state senate!) through November 2005.
No surprises there.
The attorneys vowed to bring the case in state court.
I’m not holding my breath waiting for a special election in November.
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Comment by TheMotorCity — September 16, 2004 @ 1:20 pm