April 8, 1999
SENATE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 59
The Honorable Manny M. Aragon and
Members of the Senate
Executive-Legislative Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Honorable President and Members of the Senate:
I have this day VETOED and am returning SENATE BILL 254, enacted by the Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Session, 1999.
This bill would add a declaration to the Motor Vehicle Code that there is no waiting period before a nonresident can voluntarily register a vehicle in New Mexico. Since there is no waiting period under current law, this does little except perhaps enticing motor vehicle owners in Texas and Arizona to attempt to evade the higher registration fees and personal property taxes in their home state by registering vehicles in New Mexico.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Johnson
Governor