Talk:Richard Codey

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Acting Governor/Governor[edit]

See http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--nomoreacting0109jan09,0,1850135.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey Can someone update this page (and related pages, including DiFrancesco to reflect this change

Missing picture[edit]

There was a picture of Cosey's inauguration as acting governor that was removed from the article and seems to have been deleted. I wanted to reinsert the picture with an a caption to reflect that it was a past event. Anyone know what happene to the pic? Alansohn 03:43, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

File:Codey.JPG

Codey with his wife Mary Jo at his inauguration as Acting Governor on November 14, 2004

I don't know what happend to the photo, however I have a question. If Codey is only Acting Governor, then what kind of oath is he taking? (it can't be the gubernatorial oath). In fact in New Jersey & Massachusetts, when a Governor dies, resigns or is removed, the next-in-line only assumes the powers & duties (not the office) of Governor, yet they take an oath, Why? Mightberight/wrong 1:20, 15 November 2005 (UTC).
- The oath is only symbolic, it means nothing. They are automatically Acting Governor as soon as the vacancy occur. The oath is not required. Mike Assad 05:24, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Footnotes[edit]

on the footnote under the picture is that supposed to 11 08 05 or Jan 10 2006 that is when the bill was signed Smith03 19:24, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I got the two dates mixed up, my bad. One is the date of the law making 6-month-plus Acting Govs official Govs and the other is the date of the law creating the Lt Gov position, which most states have had for some time. If I read this correctly now, he signed the bill on January 9, 2006 which made retroactively made him the official Governor of New Jersey from November 15, 2004 (McGreevey's resignation) until January 17, 2006 (Corzine's inaugeration, tomorrow). — FREAK OF NUR_xTURE (TALK) 18:52, Jan. 16, 2006

Infobox[edit]

Should the information in the infobox take into account his brief service as acting governor in 2002? If so, how can it be modified?

I'd say no, his tenure was only a 'few' days. GoodDay 21:20, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Added an infobox section about his two years as co-president of the Senate with John Bennett. Aki Mononoke (talk) 10:02, 12 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox Syntax[edit]

The infobox said he was the 55th governor of NJ. He is actually the acting governor (at this point), so the 55 figure is incorrect, as it stems from the fact that he took over for the 54th governor. So I blanked out the number and replaced the title with "acting governor." However, it seems that the syntax prevents the title from showing up at all if there is no number. Does anybody know how to rectify this? --JianLi 20:30, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The issue is moot. He was the 53rd Governor of New Jersey. As there is still no gubernatorial vacancy, Codey is Acting Governor, as he would be any time that the sitting governor is out-of-state or otherwise unable to perform his duties as Governor. As such, Codey is NOT now the 55th Governor, nor would he become Governor unless Corzine was impeached, resigned or died. There is no reason to change the Infobox. Alansohn 20:54, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps an addition to the infobox is needed. Under the current law, even if Codey were to serve over 180 dys as Acting Governor, he'd still remain Acting Governor (assuming Governor Corzine was still incapacitated). GoodDay 18:21, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've touched up the Infobox, to make note the Governorship was vacant, causing DeFranseco & Codey to become (retroactively) Governors. This removes the misconception of Codey becoming Governor in October 2007 (should Governor Corzine still be incompacitated & still in office). GoodDay 18:37, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also added fact, 180 day period doesn't effect 'current' and future Acting Governors. GoodDay 18:25, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the details regarding future Acting Governors from the infobox footnote. The fact that Codey was changed from Acting Governor to Governor retroactively is relevant to this article. The details regarding future acting governors does not add anything specifically relevant in Codey's case. Alansohn 18:29, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But it could give the false impression that, future Acting Governors will not become Governor upon a Governors death, resignation or removal from office unless atleast 180 days go by. GoodDay 21:51, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have ade similar edits at DiFancsico's article. Please reconsider (concerning less familiar readers). Also Codey's 2002 & 2007 tenures are actually Acting Gubernatorial service (Acting Governor). If you still disagree, I'll drop the subject. GoodDay 21:57, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted similiar edits at Donald DiFranseco, as well. GoodDay 22:07, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Profession[edit]

Senator Codey's full time job is President and owner of the Olympic Insurance Agency in West Orange. He is only listed as a Funeral Director so he can be a part owner in his family's funeral home in Orange since Funeral Homes and Morticians are regulated by the State. Simon Bar Sinister (talk) 07:15, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Picture[edit]

Isn't there a better picture that Wikipedia can use? Maybe the portrait from the New Jersey State Legislature would be appropriate. Simon Bar Sinister (talk) 18:24, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, its copyrighted. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 22:16, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure that's true but I could be wrong, it's always been my understanding that anything funded by the government with public funds whether it's local, state or federal is automatically in the public domain and cannot be copyrighted. Still someone has to have a better picture of Senator Codey because this one is just horrible. Simon Bar Sinister (talk) 23:37, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Only works of the US Federal Government are automatically in the public domain. Notice the copyright message at the bottom of this page on state.nj.us. If you can find a suitably licensed photo, I'm sure we could find consensus to replace this one. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 19:49, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Voted out as Senate President[edit]

Codey was voted out today as Senate president, effective in January. I have a conflict of interest and don't feel I should deal with it. He will be replaced by Sen. Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester. The Star-Ledger, www.nj.com, has a story confirming this. Thanks. 76.116.92.205 (talk) 21:05, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pubic Opinion[edit]

The following is not accurate: "In a study released on August 16, 2004, FDU reported that 68% of New Jersey voters did not recognize Richard Codey's name. Nevertheless, 30% of voters shared a favorable view of him while only 9% reported an unfavorable view."

The relevant section of the poll (linked in the footnote), shows that only those who recognized his name were asked for their opinion. 30% *of the 32% who recognized his name* had a favorable opinion (or approximately 10% of respondents. 9% of those who recognized his name (or approximately 2.9% of respondents) had an unfavorable opinion.

Please consider changing the sentence to read: "In a study released on August 16, 2004, FDU reported that only 32% of New Jersey voters recognized Richard Codey's name, including 10% who held a favorable view of him and 2.9% who reported an unfavorable view." — Preceding unsigned comment added by CampaignZippy (talk • contribs) 21:49, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]