NJ Senate Fails to Override Veto Nixing Early Voting

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) —

The New Jersey state Senate has failed in its effort to override Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a bill to allow in-person early voting.

The Senate voted 24-16 on Thursday in favor of the override, which fell three votes short.

The bill would have set up early voting at up to seven locations in each county during a two-week period before election days. Christie said the estimated $25 million cost in the first year would have made it too expensive.

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