{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-2-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 12:2-7","heading":"Director;  appointment;  tie vote","body":"The board shall select a person who shall be known as the  \"director of commerce and navigation\" .  He shall be a resident of this state.  In case the board cannot agree upon the selection of a director because of a tie vote therein, the governor shall sit with the board for the purpose of casting the deciding vote.","path":["TITLE 12 COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"d9c7975db8b1f3d8ee7abfbadbaa1d4f9a9bdb538a8f3d1819037b2dd82f9f98","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-2-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-2-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}