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New Mexico Creation of Public Officer Salary Commission Amendment (2022)
| New Mexico Creation of Public Officer Salary Commission Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The New Mexico Creation of Public Officer Salary Commission Amendment was not on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]
The measure would have amended the New Mexico Constitution to establish the Public Officer Salary Commission, which would have been responsible for establishing and limiting salaries for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor and commissioner of public lands; justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals and district court judges; legislators; members of the public regulation commission; and other public officers as the legislature may provide.[2]
The commission would have been a state agency under seven commissioners. No more than four commissioners would have been able to be from the same political party. The governor and chief justice of the supreme court would have appointed two commissioners each. The president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives would have appointed one commissioner each, and the six commissioners appointed by elected officials would have appointed the seventh commissioner.[2]
Text of the measure
Constitutional changes
The measure would have amended Article IV and sections 24 and 28 of Article VI of the New Mexico Constitution. It would also have repealed section 10 of Article IV, section 12 of Article V, and sections 11 and 17 of Article VI.[2]
Full text
The full text of the amendment can be read here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Mexico Constitution
In New Mexico, both chambers of the New Mexico State Legislature need to approve a constitutional amendment by a simple majority during one legislative session to refer the amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
This amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 12 (HJR 12) on February 25, 2021. On March 9, 2021, the state House passed HJR 12 in a vote of 44-24 with two excused or absent. The state Senate did not vote on HJR 12 before the state legislature adjourned.[1]
| Vote in the New Mexico House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 36  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 44 | 24 | 2 |
| Total percent | 62.86% | 34.29% | 2.85% |
| Democrat | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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