FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

SECOND SESSION, 2020

February 5, 2020

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your STATE GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS AND INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 229

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

    1. On page 5, line 1, strike "May" and insert in lieu thereof "April" and strike "October" and insert in lieu thereof "December".

 

    2. On page 7, strike line 13 through "conducting" and insert in lieu thereof "eligible to vote in".

 

    3. On page 7, lines 18 and 19, strike "5:00 p.m. on the date of the election" and insert in lieu thereof "close of business for the regular hours of business for the county clerk's office on the day prior to the election".

 

    4. On page 8, strike lines 18 through 24 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof:

 

         "(4) shall either:

 

              (a) contain an address that matches the address on the certificate of registration; or".

 

    5. On page 8, line 25, after "(b)", insert "be accompanied by".

 

    6. On page 9, line 2, strike "provided in" and strike lines 3 and 4 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof "that contains an address that matches the address on the certificate of registration.".

 

    7. On page 11, line 11, after "processed", insert "beginning".

 

    8. On page 14, line 23, strike “once” and insert in lieu thereof “only if”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    9. On page 20, line 3, after "mail", insert "and does not follow the instructions for returning the required documentary identification".

 

    10. On page 21, line 16, remove the brackets and the line through "identify the voter and shall".

 

    11. On page 22, line 8, before "sign", insert "ensure the form is complete and".

 

    12. On page 32, line 6, strike "and" and insert in lieu thereof:

              "(22) probate judge; and".

 

    13. Renumber the succeeding paragraph accordingly.

 

    14. On page 44, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following new sections:

 

    "SECTION 21. TEMPORARY PROVISION--COMPILER'S INSTRUCTION.--The New Mexico compilation commission shall rename in tables of contents and headings Chapter 2, Article 21 NMSA 1978 as "Recompiled".

 

    SECTION 22. REPEAL.--Laws 2018, Chapter 79, Section 162 is repealed.".

 

    15. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly.,

 

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.                         

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Georgene Louis, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against

Yes:      9

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

 

 

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