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New Mexico School Elections Amendment (2016)

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School Elections Amendment
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TypeAmendment
OriginLegislature
TopicElections
StatusNot on the ballot

Not on Ballot
Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
This measure was not put
on an election ballot

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The New Mexico School Elections Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have removed a prohibition on holding school elections at the same time as other elections.[1]

Text of measure

The full text of the measure can be read here.

Support

The amendment was proposed by Rep. Paul Bandy (R-3) as House Joint Resolution 7.[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 14, 2016. The legislature failed to refer the measure to the ballot as of the end of the session on February 18, 2016.[2]

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