New Mexico Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue Appropriations Amendment (2016)

Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue Appropriations Amendment
Type	Amendment
Origin	Legislature
Topic	Transportation
Status	Not on the ballot

Not on Ballot
This measure was not put on an election ballot

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The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue Appropriations Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have designated for what revenue from motor vehicle taxes, fees and surcharges can be appropriated. Appropriations could include (a) the "administration of a law imposing the tax, surcharge or fee;" (b) "payment of debt service on highway bonds;" (c) "complying with federal highway aid requirements;" (d) "planning, engineering, construction, improvement or maintenance of public highways, roads, streets or bridges;" and (e) for other laws using the revenue in effect on the date this proposed amendment is adopted.

Support

The proposed amendment was sponsored in the New Mexico Legislature by Sen. Lee S. Cotter (R-36).

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. However, legislators could reintroduce the amendment during the 2016 legislative session. The legislature failed to refer to measure to the ballot as of the end of the session on February 18, 2016.

See also

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• New Mexico 2016 ballot measures
• 2016 ballot measures
• New Mexico Legislature

External links

• Senate Joint Resolution 3

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