Governor Of New Jersey

The Governor of New Jersey is considered one of the most powerful governorships in the nation Corzine for Governor - A Prouder New Jersey , accessed March 13 , 2006 , as it is currently the only state-wide (non-federal) elected office in the state. Thus, unlike many other states that have elections for some Cabinet -level positions, under the New Jersey State Constitution the governor appoints all of them.

The Executive Mansion and ceremonial residence of the governor is Drumthwacket , located in Princeton, New Jersey . Some governors have chosen to either live in the mansion part-time or in their own homes.

The current Governor is Jon Corzine . His term began on January 17 , 2006 and continues until January 19 , 2010 .

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

On Election Day, November 8 , 2005 , the voters passed an amendment to the New Jersey State Constitution that creates the position of Lieutenant Governor Of New Jersey , effective with the 2009 elections. The amendment also provides that in the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor before the first Lieutenant Governor takes office in 2010, the President of the New Jersey Senate would become Governor and would vacate his or her Senate seat. Should the offices of Governor and President of the Senate be simultaneously vacant (or should the President of the Senate decline to become Governor), the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly , would become Governor following a similar procedure.

Before this amendment was passed, an acting governor was even more powerful than an elected governor, as he simultaneously served as President Of The New Jersey Senate , thus having a major hand in one half of the Legislative process and ''being'' the executive process. With the passage of the amendment, Governor Richard Codey became the last Acting Governor to have such power.

SEE ALSO

List Of Governors Of New Jersey

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