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No rubber-stamp governor: N.J.’s Christie often invokes his veto power
For the past two decades, a governor’s signature has been all but guaranteed once a bill was approved by both chambers of the Legislature.
Every governor who has served a full four-year term — from Jim Florio to Jon Corzine — approved 94 percent to 99 percent of the bills that landed on his or her desk.
Then came Gov. Chris Christie.
With only a week remaining in the 214th session of the New Jersey Legislature, the state’s current chief executive has signed 74 percent of the bills sent to him by the Democratic-controlled Assembly and Senate. (DeMarco, The Star-Ledger)