FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        SECOND SESSION, 1998
  
  
                                                 February 5, 1998
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has
  been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 245
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
        1.  On page 1, line 15, after "CODE" insert "; DECLARING
  AN EMERGENCY".
  
        2.  On page 3, between lines 18 and 19, insert the
  following new subsection: 
  
            "H.  "memory cartridge" or "results memory
  cartridge" means a transportable cassette-type case or memory
  card used in an electronic voting machine that records and
  retains the total vote counted and tallied for each candidate
  on the electronic voting machine;".
  
       3.  Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
       4.  On page 9, line 19, strike "during the regular hours
  of business".
  
       5.  On page 9, line 20, strike "8:00 a.m. on" and strike
  "until" and on line 21, strike the line through "Thursday" and
  insert in lieu thereof "through the Saturday".
  
       6.  On page 10, line 25, strike "issued" and insert in
  lieu thereof "used".
  
       7.  On page 19, line 15, strike the period and insert in
  lieu thereof: 
  
       ", except that the absent voter precinct board may count
  and tally any paper absentee ballots on the voting machine
  after any ballots already counted and tallied have been
  secured in a locked ballot box and provided a blank memory
  cartridge is used."
  
       
       8.  On page 19, line 23, strike "1-6-1" and insert in
  lieu thereof "1-6-14".
  
       9.  On page 22, line 9, after the closing bracket insert
  "by hand or".
  
       10.  On page 25, line 11, before "absentee" insert
  "emergency".
  
       11.  On page 25, line 16, before "absentee" insert
  "emergency".
  
       12.  On page 28, line 20, strike "AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS".
  
       13.  On page 28, line 20, strike "or".
  
       14.  On page 28, line 21, strike "statutorily appointed
  supervisor of the election".
  
       15.  On page 28, line 25, after the closing bracket
  strike the remainder of the line, and on page 29, line 1,
  strike the line up 
  to the period.
  
       16.  On page 29, line 9, after "them" strike the
  remainder of the line and strike line 10 in its entirety and
  insert in lieu thereof "as provided in Section 1-2-16 NMSA
  1978.".
  
       17.  On page 31, lines 5 through 10, restore the stricken
  language.
  
       18.  Reletter succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
       19.  On page 46, line 1, after "TERM" insert a dash and
  on line 2, restore the stricken language.
  
       20.  On page 46, lines 7 through 13, restore the stricken
  language.
  
       21.  On page 49, between lines 21 and 22, insert the
  following new section:  
  
       "Section 36.  EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
  peace, health and safety that this act take effect
  immediately.".
  
       22.  Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.,
  
  
  and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman
  
  
                                     Adopted                            Not Adopted                         
            (Chief Clerk)                      (Chief Clerk)
  
                        Date                
  
  The roll call vote was  10  For  0  Against
  Yes:      10
            Excused:  Lujan, Sanchez
            Absent:   None
  
  
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