Same-Sex Marriage Supporters Wait For Christie Veto, Plan Strategy

TRENTON, N.J. — The intensive lobbying that helped coax majorities in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature to support a bill legalizing same-sex marriage this week is expected to continue while supporters work to overcome a promised veto by Gov. Chris Christie.

The Assembly on Thursday followed the lead of the Senate and voted to approve the bill 42-33, thanks in part to last-minute lobbying by civil rights leaders, unions and congressmen. While gay and lesbian couples and advocates celebrated their victory, they also waited for the veto and planned their strategy to try to garner enough votes to override it at some point in the future.

Those votes currently don’t exist, so supporters are in no rush to challenge the governor.

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