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No.
07-53
Date of Adoption
SUPPORTING S-2460
WHEREAS, P.L.2006, c.l03, enacted December 21, 2006, authorizes same-sex civil
unions in this State; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey State Attorney General has opined that a refusal by a public
official to solemnize civil unions, while at the same time agreeing to solemnize
mao'iages, would constitute a violation of Equal Protection under the law and/or the New
Jersey "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.1O:5-let seq.); and
WHEREAS, S-2460 provides that a public official authorized to solenmize marriages or
civil unions may refuse to solenmize civil unions if such solemnization is in conflict with
the public official's conscience or sincerely held moral or religious beliefs; and
WHEREAS, further, under S-2460, if enacted into law, a refusal to solemnize civil
unions under these circumstances would not preclude a public official from solemnizing
marriages and would not constitute a violation of the "Law Against Discrimination,"
P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-l f! ~ or any other law; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Carteret, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, do hereby strongly support the
passage of S-2460 for the reasons set forth herein and urges all municipalities of the State
to resolve to support passage of said legislation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret
that the Municipal Clerk forward a copy of this resolution to Governor Jon Corzine,
Senator Joseph Vitale and Assemblymen John Wisniewski and Joseph Vas.
Adopted this 151 day of Febmary, 2007
and ce11ified as tme copy of the
original on Febmary 2,2007.
LINDA A. RIVERA
Assistant Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCILMAN YES NO NY A.B. COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B.
Dli'll TNn X U 'TIT roC' V
DIAZ X RTO<: v
KRUM v ~~- .~~ v
X - Indicate Yote AB - Absent NY - Not Voting XOR. Indicates Yote to Overnile Yeto
Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council Februal'Y 1, 2007
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CLERK
1, 2007