New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D) said the special election to fill Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s (D-NJ) seat should be held in November, at the same time voters cast ballots for governor, the Newark Star Ledger reports.
He “acknowledged there is some conflict between state laws governing how senate seats are filled before a term expires, but the governor must defer to giving voters the option at the earliest moment.”
Said Sweeney: “It needs to be happen in November. I know there is some conflicting information, but you cannot disenfranchise voters for 17 or 18 months.”
If Christie ignores his advice, Sweeney said, “We’ll take it to court.”
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