0001| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 14
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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 AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION 4 OF THE
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0013| CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO INCREASE TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE
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0014| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO FOUR YEARS AND TO PROVIDE FOR
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0015| STAGGERED TERMS FOR STATE 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| "Effective with the 1998 general election, members of the
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0021| legislature shall be elected as follows: [those senators from
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0022| Bernalillo, Chaves, Curry, DeBaca, Grant, Lea, Lincoln, Luna,
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0023| Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel, Socorro, Taos, Torrance, Union
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0024| and Valencia counties for a term of six years starting January
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0025| 1, 1961, and after serving such terms shall be elected for a
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0001| term of four years thereafter; those senators from all other
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0002| counties for the] senators for terms of four years and
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0003| members of the house of representatives for [a term of two]
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0004| terms of four years. [They] Members of the legislature
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0005| shall serve staggered terms of office, so that one-half of the
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0006| membership of each house shall be elected to office each general
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0007| election, as provided by law. Members of the legislature shall
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0008| be elected on the day provided by law for holding the general
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0009| election of state officers or representatives in congress. If a
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0010| vacancy occurs in the office of senator or member of the house
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0011| of representatives, for any reason, the county commissioners of
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0012| the county wherein the vacancy occurs shall fill such vacancy by
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0013| appointment.
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0014| Such legislative appointments as provided in this section
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0015| shall be for a term ending on December 31, subsequent to the
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0016| next succeeding general election."
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0017| Section 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall
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0018| be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at
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0019| the next general election or at any special election prior to
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0020| that date which may be called for that purpose.
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