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N.J. legislature to vote on overriding Christie gun control veto
Source: Reuters
US | Thu Dec 3, 2015 7:09am EST
N.J. legislature to vote on overriding Christie gun control veto
BY JOSEPH AX
The New Jersey General Assembly is expected to vote on Thursday on whether to override Governor Chris Christie's veto of a gun safety bill, in what could be the first time the state's legislature has overturned a veto since he took office in 2010.
The state Senate already completed the first half of the override in October, when a handful of Republicans joined Democrats to reach the 27 votes needed in the 40-member chamber.
Christie, who is running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, vetoed the bill in August after it overwhelmingly in both legislative houses.
He has referred on the campaign trail to the fact that none of his vetoes have been overturned by the legislature.
The Senate vote was the first time either Democrat-controlled chamber had managed to override a Christie veto. Democrats, who control 48 of the Assembly's 80 seats, need 54 votes to complete the override and make the bill law.
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N.J. legislature to vote on overriding Christie gun control veto
BY JOSEPH AX
The New Jersey General Assembly is expected to vote on Thursday on whether to override Governor Chris Christie's veto of a gun safety bill, in what could be the first time the state's legislature has overturned a veto since he took office in 2010.
The state Senate already completed the first half of the override in October, when a handful of Republicans joined Democrats to reach the 27 votes needed in the 40-member chamber.
Christie, who is running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, vetoed the bill in August after it overwhelmingly in both legislative houses.
He has referred on the campaign trail to the fact that none of his vetoes have been overturned by the legislature.
The Senate vote was the first time either Democrat-controlled chamber had managed to override a Christie veto. Democrats, who control 48 of the Assembly's 80 seats, need 54 votes to complete the override and make the bill law.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/12/03/us-new-jersey-guncontrol-idUSKBN0TM1EQ20151203