New Mexico Independent Ethics Commission Amendment (2016)
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| Type | Amendment |
| Origin | Legislature |
| Topic | Gov't acc |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
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The New Mexico Independent Ethics Commission Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have created an independent ethics commission to oversee the conduct of officers and employees of the legislative and executive branches of government, as well as of government contractors and lobbyists.[1]
Text of measure
The full text of the measure can be read here.
Support
The amendment was proposed by Rep. Jim Dines (R-20) as House Joint Resolution 5.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Mexico Constitution
According to Article XIX of the New Mexico Constitution, a simple majority is required in the legislature to refer the amendment to the ballot.
The bill was introduced in the New Mexico House of Representatives on January 13, 2016.[2]
The measure was passed in the New Mexico House by a 50-10 vote on February 9, 2016. The bill was then sent to the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee before it could be voted on by the entire Senate. Prior to any votes in the Senate, the bill's sponsor, Rep. Jim Dines, withdrew the resolution from consideration by the Senate Rules Committee. Dines reportedly felt that changes made to the bill would have watered it down and made it a "toothless tiger."[3][4][5]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 5," accessed January 21, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 5 History," accessed January 21, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Politics, "House OKs ethics commission; skeptical Senate up next," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Farmington Daily Times, "Ethics commission bill enters New Mexico Senate," February 15, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Politics, "With Senate committee about to make it ‘toothless,’ Dines withdraws ethics commission bill," February 16, 2016
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