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| SPONSOR: | Hobbs | DATE TYPED: | 02/18/01 | HB | HJR-6 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Municipal Runoff Elections, CA | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Woodlee | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY01 | FY02 | FY01 | FY02 | ||
| $ 30.0 | Recurring | General Fund | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to Senate Joint Resolution 3
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Secretary of State
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Resolution 6 proposes to amend Article 7, Section 5 of the Constitution of New Mexico to allow municipalities to conduct runoff elections.
Significant Issues
The joint resolution provides that a municipality that has not adopted a charter pursuant to Article 10, Section 6 of the Constitution of New Mexico may provide for runoff elections by ordinance. Also, if a municipality has adopted a charter, then it may provide for runoff elections if the charter already provides for them or if a charter amendment to allow for runoff elections is adopted by a majority of the qualified electors.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There is no appropriation contained in the bill. According to the Secretary of State, there will be a $30.0 fiscal impact for the printing, advertising and language translation of the proposed constitutional amendment, if adopted. This cost can be absorbed in the agency's operating budget.
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