Trenton: A majority of New Jersey favors marriage for same-sex couples over civil unions according to a poll released Tuesday.

The Zogby Poll found an even bigger majority would not be opposed to lawmakers changing the civil union law to marriage equality.

The poll, commissioned by Garden State Equality, found that by 59 to 36 percent, New Jerseyans would be "fine with" public officials' changing the civil union law to marriage equality.

The poll reminded voters that New Jersey already has a civil union law, and found a majority of New Jersey still supports marriage for same-sex couples – 50.1 to 42.3 percent. And 69 percent of New Jerseyans said that marriage equality is inevitable in the state.

"No one should doubt the meaning of these numbers," said Steven Goldstein, chair of Garden State Equality. "New Jersey wants to end discrimination in marriage, and is ready for our public officials to do it right now. The civil union law is one the greatest civil rights failures of our time. New Jersey sees that, and understands that justice delayed is justice denied."

The poll also showed that New Jersey Gov. Corzine should recognize legal out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples in his own state. The response to this question was 57 percent for and only 37 percent against.

In 2006, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled same-sex couples must have all the rights of marriage.