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

SPONSOR Lopez

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/21/2007

HB

SHORT TITLE

Election Code Terminology Updates

SB 948

ANALYST Moser

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates: HB 1153

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 948 provides terminology updates to several sections of the Election Code. New

Mexico uses a uniform system of paper ballots and tabulators so references to: (a) electronic

voting machines have become obsolete and (b) special emergency ballots have become obsolete.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The AGO indicates that it is unclear in Section 7 whether the bill also repeals Sections 1-12-57

through 1-12-62. It is unclear why the bill does not also repeal Sections 1-12-63 to 1-12-69.

The Secretary of State indicates a strong endorsement of this bill.

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