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

SPONSOR:	Silva		DATE TYPED:	01/31/01		HB	125
SHORT TITLE:		Voter Registration				SB
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Secretary of State

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 125 amends Section 1-4-5 NMSA 1978 to allow for voter registration to occur up to ten days prior to election day. Currently, statute allows for voter registration only up to twenty-eight days prior to election day.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

There is no appropriations or significant fiscal implications contained within this bill.

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