State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                 February 6, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has
  been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 34
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 1, line 24, strike the semicolon and insert in
  lieu thereof ", the governing board of a technical and vocational
  institute district, the governing board of an area vocational school
  or the community college board of a community college or branch
  community college;".
  
       2.  On page 3, line 11, after "shall" strike the remainder of
  the line and insert in lieu thereof "initially approve".
  
       3.  On page 3, line 12, strike the period and insert in lieu
  thereof "to be used.".
  
       4.  On page 4, line 19, after "officer" strike the remainder
  of the line, strike line 20 and insert in lieu thereof "by 5:00 p.m.
  on the day the report is required to be filed.".
  
       5.  On page 4, between lines 20 and 21, insert a new section
  to read:
  
       "Section 4.  EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN CANDIDATES FROM
  REPORTING--STATEMENT OF EXCEPTION.--
  
            A.  A person who seeks a public office covered by the
  School Board Campaign Reporting Act and who anticipates receiving or
  expending less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) may file, in lieu
  of filing a report of expenditures and contributions, a statement of
  exception to that effect before the election on a prescribed form
  and under penalty of perjury.  The statement of exception shall be
  filed at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy.  The
  statement shall be filed with the proper filing officer.
  
            B.  Upon filing of the statement of exception, the
  candidate shall not be required to file a report of expenditures and
  contributions except as provided in Subsection C of this section.
       
            C.  If at any time after filing a statement of exception
  a candidate receives or expends in an election more than the one
  thousand dollar ($1,000) threshold amount provided in Subsection A
  of this section, the candidate shall file reports of expenditures
  and contributions according to the reporting schedule provided in
  Section 3 of the School Board Campaign Reporting Act.".
  
       6.  Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
  
       7.  On page 6, line 25, after "a" insert "sworn".
  
       8.  On page 7, line 2, after "officer" insert "reasonably".
  
       9.  On page 7, line 18, strike "complete reports required by
  the" and insert in lieu thereof "candidate satisfies all reporting
  requirements of the".
  
       10.  On page 7, line 19, strike "have been filed" and insert
  in lieu thereof "and pays all penalties owed".,
  
  
  and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 7  For 0  Against
  Yes:      7
            Excused:  Garcia, Lujan, Nicely, Sanchez, J.P. Taylor
            Absent:   None
  
  
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