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

SPONSOR Zannetti

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/30/07

HB HJR3

SHORT TITLE School Elections with General Elections, CA

SB

ANALYST Ortiz

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

Responses not Received From

Secretary of State

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Resolution 3 would submit to the public, at the next general election, a proposed

amendment to the New Mexico Constitution that, if approved, would provide that a regular elec-

tion of a school district with a population of greater than 300,000 be held in conjunction with a

general election. The amendment would require the legislature to enact the necessary laws to

effectuate the amendment prior to the general election of 2010.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to PED, this is a resolution to submit a proposed amendment to the New Mexico Con-

stitution at the next general election, the proposed change could only take effect if the public

votes in favor of it. Should the amendment be voted for in the affirmative, it would consolidate

elections in the few areas in the state with large populations. It would have no effect on the bulk

of the communities in the state.

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