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| SPONSOR: | Komadina | DATE TYPED: | 02/06/01 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Eliminate Straight Party Ticket Option | SB | 293 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Woodlee | ||||||
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Secretary of State
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 293 proposes to add a new section to the Election Code that requires ballots not to provide the option to vote a straight party ticket with one mark or selection. In addition, the bill amends statute to not allow lever-type voting machines to permit straight party votes. Finally, the bill strikes the provisions of Section 1-12-53 NMSA 1978 that allow for straight party ticket voting for emergency paper ballots in general elections.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The bill contains no appropriation or significant fiscal issues.
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