[Wphile]

According to another thread NJ law states that if a vacancy occurs within 30 days of an election, the Governor appoints a replacement and said replacement has to face election in the following general election. That means he (the replacement) is in for two more years.

This whole thing stinks.

[kellynla]

oh really! any confirmation on the law???

[Catspaw]

So if the Torch says I'm resigning effective _____ (within 30 days of the election), the Gov can appoint someone to serve in his stead for two years and the election's off?

[hchutch]

If that is the case, then it could save their butts, but at the same time, it's going to look like a VERY masty piece of hardball that can and should be painted as an effort to deny the people of New Jersey a CHOICE for Senator in 2002.

[VRWC_minion]

It sounds to me like NJ law may be in conflict with the Constitution which requires an election every 6th year.

[Richard Axtell]

Incredible! But bring me up to date... is the current governor of NJ an (R) or a (D)? Is this a way of holding on to the seat by the Corruption Party, or are they just cutting their loses, as THIS election HAS been nationalized,contrary to popular assumptions about "all politics being local, and Toricelli's freefall is afftecting Democrat prospects across the country?