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

SPONSOR:	Taylor, JG		DATE TYPED:	02/26/03		HB	HJR 21
SHORT TITLE:		Voter Approval of Single Urban Government				SB
					ANALYST:		Chavez

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY03	FY04	FY03	FY04
	NFI		See Narrative

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Secretary of State (SOS)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Resolution 21 amends Article 10, Section 11 of the New Mexico Constitution to allow residents within the boundaries of all municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 in the county, and a majority of qualified voters residing within the county, but outside the boundaries of those municipalities, to participate in an election concerning a proposed charter creating a single urban government.

Significant Issues

The Secretary of State reports that this joint resolution will require “charter elections to be open to voters in each county.”

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

HJR 21 does not contain an appropriation. However, an estimated non-recurring cost to the general fund of $32.0 is expected because of the cost to the Secretary of State for advertising an printing to place an item on the ballot. This non-recurring cost will likely be realized in FY05 since the next general election is in November 2004 unless a special election is called for this purpose.

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