New Mexico Transfer Probation to Judicial Branch Amendment (2016)
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| Type | Amendment |
| Origin | Legislature |
| Topic | Judiciary |
| 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 Transfer Probation to Judicial Branch Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have transferred the administration of probation services from the executive branch to the judicial branch.[1]
Text of measure
The full text of the measure can be read here.
Support
The amendment was proposed by Rep. Antonio Maestas (D-16) as House Joint Resolution 14.[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 22, 2016. The legislature failed to refer the measure to the ballot as of the end of the session on February 18, 2016.[2]
See also
Footnotes
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