By 2010, the electoral dominance of the two parties had been significantly eroded — their joint vote share was 65.1 per cent and fully 86 seats went to parties other than the Conservatives and Labour. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Under state law, the Legislature has the authority to appoint a new attorney general with a joint vote by the Assembly and Senate. (weny.com)
Democrats hold the overall majority in the Legislature, which has the authority to appoint an attorney general through a joint vote of the Senate and Assembly. (wbng.com)