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SUMMARY
The House Government and Urban Affairs Committee amendment strikes “as provided” and inserts “pursuant to the procedures set forth” when referencing the Mail Ballot Election Act.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
House Bill 369 amends
Section 72-19-28 NMSA 1978 of the “Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood
Control Act” pertaining to elections.
The bill includes a provision that elections for the issuance of bonds
may be by mail-in ballot as provided in the “Mail Ballot Election Act,” Section
Significant
Issues
The “Mail Ballot Election Act provides that any bond election, any election on the imposition of a mill
levy or a property tax rate for a specified purpose or any special election at
which no candidates are to be nominated for or elected to office can be
conducted by all mail ballots. The Act
provides that mail ballot elections shall be used exclusively for voting in
those elections specified in Section
Section 72-19-28 NMSA 1978 currently
states an election for the issuance of bonds shall be conducted at any time
approved by the board in accordance with the election laws of
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
No appropriation is contained in this bill. The Secretary of the Southern Sandoval County
Arroyo Flood Control Authority will provide to the Sandoval County Clerk
supplies and assistance as necessary to conduct elections authorized by the
Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act pursuant to Section 72-19-33
NMSA 1978.