New Mexico Legislative Supermajority for Constitutional Changes Amendment (2016)
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| Type | Amendment |
| Origin | Legislature |
| Topic | Supermajority requirements |
| 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 Legislative Supermajority for Constitutional Changes Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have required a two-thirds vote in the New Mexico Legislature in order to place constitution amendments on the ballot.[1]
Support
The proposed amendment was sponsored in the legislature by Sen. John C. Ryan (R-10).[1]
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.[2] However, legislators could reintroduce the amendment during the 2016 legislative session. Legislators failed to refer the measure to the ballot as of the end of the legislative session on February 18, 2016.
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