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  • Union County freeholders urge Legislature to override Christie veto on same-sex marriage

    07/29/2013 2:31:07 AM PDT · by IbJensen · 3 replies
    New Jersey Star-Ledger ^ | July 28, 2013 | Richard Khavkine
    UNION COUNTY — The county freeholders have added their collective voice in support of gay marriage. In what same-sex marriage proponents say is the first such instance in New Jersey by a county-level governing body, the all-Democratic board adopted a resolution this week urging members of the Legislature to overturn Gov. Chris Christie's veto of Senate and Assembly bills that would have legalized gay marriage. Freeholder Alexander Mirabella, who introduced the board-sponsored resolution, said he hoped the board's action would spur freeholders in other counties to pass similar declarations and build momentum and ultimately encourage state legislators to override. “It's...