Could this Democrat be NJ's Next Governor? [View all]

[NJCher]

Steve Sweeney legislative web page

Let's play a hypothetical game here.

Assume that Christie resigns, is removed, or whatever...

Then it goes to the Lt. Governor, Kim Guadagno. She, however, might also be tainted by the scandal as she told the mayor of Hoboken that she needed to move the Rockefeller development project along. She said this to her in the parking lot of the Shop Rite.

Now assume for a second that this might be proven. If she, too, is out because of the scandal (remember--hypothetical here), then where does it go?

Here is what Wikipedia says the rule of succession is:

Order of succession[edit]
The order of succession in the event the governor's office is left vacant is specified in Article V, Section I, paragraph 6 of the New Jersey State Constitution, as amended, effective January 17, 2006, which states:

In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Governor in office, or the death of a Governor-elect, or from any other cause, the Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor, until a new Governor is elected and qualifies.

In the event of simultaneous vacancies in both the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor resulting from any cause, the President of the Senate shall become Governor until a new Governor or Lieutenant Governor is elected and qualifies. In the event that there is a vacancy in the office of Senate President, or the Senate President declines to become Governor, then the Speaker of the General Assembly shall become Governor until a new Governor or Lieutenant Governor is elected and qualifies. In the event that there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker of the General Assembly, or if the Speaker declines to become Governor, then the functions, powers, duties and emoluments of the office shall devolve for the time being upon such officers and in the order of succession as may be provided by law, until a new Governor or Lieutenant Governor is elected and qualifies.[40]

I'm not counting my chickens before they're hatched. I merely think it's a point of interest, all things considered with today's news developments, to know what could be coming down the turnpike.


Cher