0001| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 10
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0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003| 1996
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0004| INTRODUCED BY
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0005| ROBERT A. PERLS
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0011| A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0012| PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 4 AND 10 OF THE
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0013| CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO LIMIT THE TERMS OF LEGISLATORS,
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0014| PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION TO LEGISLATORS AND PROHIBIT CERTAIN
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0015| GIFTS TO LEGISLATORS.
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0017| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0018| Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 4, Section 4 of
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0019| the constitution of New Mexico to read:
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0020| "Members of the legislature shall be elected as follows:
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0021| [those senators from Bernalillo, Chaves, Curry, DeBaca, Grant,
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Lea, Lincoln, Luna, Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel, Socorro,
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Taos, Torrance, Union and Valencia counties for a term of six
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years starting January 1, 1961, and after serving such terms
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shall be elected for a term of four years thereafter; those
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senators from all other counties for the terms] senators for
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0002| terms of four years, and members of the house of
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0003| representatives for [a term] terms of two years. [They]
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0004| Excluding service in the legislature prior to the first session
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0005| of the forty-third legislature, or an appointment to a vacant
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0006| office, no legislator shall serve more than three consecutive
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0007| terms in the senate and six consecutive terms in the house of
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0008| representatives. Senators and members of the house of
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0009| representatives shall be elected on the day provided by law for
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0010| holding the general election of state officers or
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0011| representatives in congress. If a vacancy occurs in the office
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0012| of senator or member of the house of representatives, for any
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0013| reason, the county commissioners of the county wherein the
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0014| vacancy occurs shall fill such vacancy by appointment.
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0015| Such legislative appointments as provided in this section
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0016| shall be for a term ending on December 31, subsequent to the
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0017| next succeeding general election."
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0018| Section 2. It is proposed to amend Article 4, Section 10
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0019| of the constitution of New Mexico to read:
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0020| "A. Each member of the legislature shall receive:
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0021| [A. as per diem expense the sum of not more than
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seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each day's attendance during
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each session, as provided by law, and twenty-five cents ($.25)
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for each mile traveled in going to and returning from the seat
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of government by the usual traveled route, once each session as
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defined by Article 4, Section 5 of this constitution;]
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0002| (1) an annual salary in an amount equal to
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0003| twenty percent of the governor's annual salary;
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0004| (2) per diem expense for each day's attendance
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0005| during a legislative session at the same rate as other elected
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0006| state officials are paid for conducting official duties away
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0007| from their official offices;
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0008| [B.] (3) per diem expense [and mileage]
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0009| at the same [rates] rate as provided in [Subsection A]
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0010| Paragraph (2) of this [section] subsection for service at
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0011| meetings required by legislative committees established by the
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0012| legislature to meet in the interim between sessions; and
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0013| (4) mileage at the internal revenue service
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0014| standard mileage rate for each mile traveled in going to and
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0015| returning from the seat of government by the usually traveled
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0016| route, once during each session of the legislature and mileage
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0017| at that same rate for each mile traveled for service at meetings
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0018| required by legislative committees established by the
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0019| legislature to meet in the interim between sessions.
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0020| [C.] B. A member of the legislature shall
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0021| receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
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0022| C. A member of the legislature shall not accept
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0023| anything of a value in excess of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
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0024| from a lobbyist, as that term may be defined by law."
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0025| Section 3. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall
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0001| be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at
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0002| the next general election or at any special election prior to
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0003| that date which may be called for that purpose.
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