Fiscal impact reports (FIRs) are prepared by the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) for standing finance
committees of the NM Legislature. The LFC does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of these reports
if they are used for other purposes.
Current FIRs (in HTML & Adobe PDF formats) are a vailable on the NM Legislative Website (legis.state.nm.us).
Adobe PDF versions include all attachments, whereas HTML versions may not. Previously issued FIRs and
attachments may be obtained from the LFC in Suite 101 of the State Capitol Building North.
F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR McCoy
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/26/2006
HB HJR004
SHORT TITLE Limit City-County Merger Elections, CA
SB
ANALYST McOlash
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Secretary of State (SOS)
Attorney General’s Office (AOG)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Resolution 4 proposes to amend Article 10, Section 11 of the New Mexico Con-
stitution limiting the city/county charter commission elections to be held in conjunction with
the General Election and barring the appointment of charter commissions after January 1,
2011. HJR 4 would also prohibit another vote on a proposed charter for a single urban gov-
ernment, which has twice not received a majority vote, from two years to five years after the
second failed election
The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the people for their ap-
proval or rejection at the next general election or at any special election prior to that date that
may be called for that purpose.