New Mexico Independent Police Review Boards Amendment (2016)
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| Type | Amendment |
| Origin | Legislature |
| Topic | Law enforcement |
| 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 Police Review Boards Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have allowed counties and municipalities to establish independent citizen police review boards tasked with investigating and resolving citizen complaints.[1]
The members of the review board would have been selected from a list of jurors and convene in public sessions.
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article X, New Mexico Constitution
The proposed amendment would add a new section to Article X of the New Mexico Constitution. The following text would be added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
B. A governing body that establishes a citizen police review board shall provide for a process to select the board's members from the list of jurors for the county or municipality in which the review board convenes.
C. A citizen police review board shall have authority to investigate citizen complaints regarding a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer of the county or municipality and report findings and recommendations for action to the governing body as provided by law.
D. A citizen police review board shall be required to convene in public sessions. The respondent in a review board investigation shall have the right to be represented by counsel. Deliberations of the review board after the hearing of evidence shall be conducted in a public session, and the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the review board shall be made public.[2]
Support
The amendment was proposed in the New Mexico Legislature by Rep. Patricia Caballero (D-13).
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 2015 legislative session ended on March 21, 2015, without the legislature referring the amendment to the ballot.[3] Legislators did not refer the measure to the ballot in the 2016 legislative session.
See also
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Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Mexico Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 1," accessed February 20, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
- ↑ KOAT, "New Mexico legislative session ends," March 22, 2015
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