State of New Mexico
                    House of Representatives
  
                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
  
  
                                              February 12, 1996
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
     Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has
  been referred
  
                        SENATE BILL 414
                                
                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
          1.  On page 2, between lines 19 and 20, insert the
  following new language:
  
     "Section 2.  Section 1-8-21 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994, Chapter
  92, Section 2 is repealed effective January 1, 1997.
  
     Section 3.  Effective January 1, 1997, a new Section 1-8-21
  NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
  
     "1-8-21.  [NEW MATERIAL]  PRIMARY ELECTION--METHODS OF PLACING
  NAMES ON PRIMARY BALLOT.--
  
          A.  All candidates seeking primary election nomination to
  a statewide office or the office of United States representative
  shall file declarations of candidacy with the proper filing officer. 
  Candidates shall file nominating petitions at the time of filing
  their declarations of candidacy.  Candidates who seek, but do not
  obtain, preprimary convention designation by a major political party
  may file new declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions
  pursuant to Section 1-8-33 NMSA 1978.
  
          B.  Candidates for any other office shall have their names
  placed on the primary election ballot by filing declarations of
  candidacy and nominating petitions with the proper filing officer. 
  Candidates for county office shall also pay filing fees or file the
  proper paupers' statements at the time of filing declarations of
  candidacy."".
  
     2.  Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.
  
  
                              Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                               
                              Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                          Not Adopted                       
          (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                       Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 7  For 0  Against
  Yes:         7    
  Excused:     Buffett, Lujan, Nicely, Sanchez, Silva
  Absent: None
  
  
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