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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Roberts		DATE TYPED:	03/09/21		HB	HJR 23
SHORT TITLE:		School Board Elections, CA				SB
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY01	FY02	FY01	FY02	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
			$ 30.0	Recurring	General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HJR-26, SJR-16

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Department of Public Education

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Resolution 23 proposes to amend the Constitution of New Mexico to allow school board elections to be held at a time to be determined by law. The resolution also proposes to update the state constitution to be consistent with the federal voting age requirements.

Significant Issues

Currently, Article 7, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico provides that all school election shall be held at different times from other elections. The proposal in HJR-23 would change this provision to be that all school elections shall be held at times provided by law.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

There is no appropriation contained in this bill. There is an estimated cost of $30.0 to the Secretary of State associated with the publishing, printing, advertising and translation of proposed constitutional amendments. This cost is absorbed in the agency's operating budget.

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