DiMaio, Steinhardt want legislature to confirm lieutenant governor replacements

The next person Gov. Mikie Sherrill picks as lieutenant governor could become governor without ever receiving a vote from the public or the Legislature, and two Republican lawmakers want to change that.

Assembly Minority Leader John DiMaio and State Sen. Doug Steinhardt (R-Lopatcong) are proposing a constitutional amendment that would require a governor’s nominee to fill a vacancy in…