State of New Mexico
                    House of Representatives
  
                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
  
  
                                               February 6, 1996
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
     Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has
  been referred
  
                         HOUSE BILL 651
                                 
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
     1.  On page 4, line 16, strike the underscored language.
  
     2.  On page 4, line 18, strike the second occurrence of "the",
  and on line 19, strike "benefited area of".
  
     3.  On page 4, line 19, before the period insert "of the
  conservancy district".
  
     4.  On page 5, line 17, after "interest" strike the remainder
  of the line, and on line 18, strike "compiler" and insert in lieu
  thereof "to one of the sources specified in Subsection B of Section
  73-14-20.1 NMSA 1978 within the required time period,".
  
     5.  On page 10, line 24, strike "is a", and on line 25, strike
  "resident" and insert in lieu thereof "resides".
  
     6.  On page 10, line 25, strike "benefited area of the".
  
     7.  On page 19, lines 5 through 22, strike Section 17 in its
  entirety and insert in lieu thereof:
  
     "Section 17.  A new section of Chapter 73, Article 14 NMSA 1978
  is enacted to read:
  
     "[NEW MATERIAL]  ELECTIONS FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS--COUNTING
  BALLOTS--CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS TO THE BOARD.--For conservancy
  districts having more than one hundred thousand acres within the
  district, the presiding judge of each polling place within that
  district shall, not more than six hours after the polls have closed,
  deliver to the election director a certified copy of the certificate
  of returns.  Not more than twenty-four hours after the polls have
  closed, the election director shall deliver a certified copy of the
  certificate of returns to the board of directors.".
  
     8.  On page 19, lines 23 through 25, strike Section 18 in its
  entirety and insert in lieu thereof:
  
     "Section 18.  REPEAL.--Section 73-14-32 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
  1975, Chapter 262, Section 15) is repealed.".,
  
  and thence referred to the AGRICULTURE AND WATER
  RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
  
                              Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                               
                              Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                          Not Adopted                       
          (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                       Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 9  For 0  Against
  Yes:         9         
  Excused:     Lujan, Madalena, Sanchez
  Absent: None
  
  
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