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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Vernon		DATE TYPED:	02/11/99		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Municipal Runoff Elections, CA				SB	SJR 1/aSPAC/aSFL#1
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY00	FY01	FY00	FY01	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
		$ 17.0		Non-Recurring	General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates HJR 2 and SJR 3

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Secretary of State

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Senate Floor Amendment

Senate Floor Amendment 1 to SJR 1 strikes the SPAC amendment; but the effect remains essentially the same effect. The amendment clarifies that the majority vote of qualified electors will occur during a regular municipal election. The new section also allows for municipalities to have runoff elections if the municipality's charter provides for runoff elections and has not been amended.

Synopsis of Senate Public Affairs Amendment

The SPAC amendment strikes the Senate Rules Committee amendment and inserts a new section that allows for municipalities to have runoff elections if the municipality's charter provides for runoff elections and has not been amended. In addition, runoff elections are allowed by a charter amendment adopted by a majority of the qualified electors at a municipal election..

Synopsis of Senate Rules Amendment

The SRC amendment to SJR 1 allows a municipality that has adopted a charter pursuant to Article 10, Section 6 of the constitution may provide for runoff elections by a charter amendment adopted by a majority of the qualified electors. The bill previously only allowed municipalities to adopt a run-off election by ordinance.

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Resolution 1 proposes to amend Article 7 of the constitution of New Mexico to allow municipalities to conduct runoff elections by ordinance.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The bill does not appropriate funds. However, there is a $17.0 fiscal impact on the general fund because constitutional amendments must be printed and advertised by law. This is a non-recurring expenditure.

CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP

House Joint Resolution 2 also calls for the allowance of municipal runoff elections.

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