0001|                      HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 15
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           JAMES G. TAYLOR
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0010|                          A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0011|     PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW
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0012|     MEXICO BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO PROVIDE FOR APPOINTMENT OF
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0013|     CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICERS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY.
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0015|     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  It is proposed to amend Article 10 of the
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0017|     constitution of New Mexico by adding a new section to read:
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0018|          "In a class A county having a population over two hundred
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0019|     thousand and an assessed valuation over six billion dollars
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0020|     ($6,000,000,000), the positions of county clerk, treasurer,
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0021|     assessor and sheriff shall be appointed positions.  A person
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0022|     appointed to a position specified in this section shall be
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0023|     professionally qualified to assume the duties of the office. 
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0024|     Appointments shall be made after the expiration of the term of
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0025|     those officials serving on January 1,1999 or if a vacancy
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0001|     occurs prior to the expiration of the term."
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0002|          Section 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution
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0003|     shall be submitted to the people for their approval or
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0004|     rejection at the next general election or at any special
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0005|     election prior to that date that may be called for that
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0006|     purpose.
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