Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:72-10

  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
At the first meeting after their election the commissioners shall choose one of their number to preside at all meetings of the board. He shall be designated “mayor” but shall have no power to veto any measure.