Senate Agrees to Let N.J. Voters Decide On Lieutenant Governor

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One lawmaker dismissed New Jersey's would-be lieutenant governor as a "high-level bureaucrat," and others envisioned a cushy job with a paid staff and a big budget.

Yet nearly every senator who spoke Monday agreed: Although New Jersey's recent fill-in governors have performed capably, the state's system of succession puts too much power in the hands of one person.

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Senate Agrees to Let N.J. Voters Decide On Lieutenant Governor

By a 32-5 vote, the Senate approved a measure that will let New Jersey voters decide in November whether to change the state Constitution and create the job of second-in-command.

If voters approve the idea, New Jersey's lieutenant governor candidate would run alongside the gubernatorial nominee as early as th...

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