0001| HOUSE BILL 290
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| DEBBIE A. RODELLA
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO ELECTIONS; REQUIRING A SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE TO
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0012| PHYSICALLY RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT FOR WHICH HE IS A CANDIDATE;
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0013| AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE SCHOOL ELECTION LAW.
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. Section 1-22-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1985,
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0017| Chapter 168, Section 5) is amended to read:
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0018| "1-22-3. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS--QUALIFICATIONS OF
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0019| CANDIDATES.--
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0020| A. A school district election shall be held in each
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0021| school district to elect qualified persons to membership on a
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0022| local school board. No person shall become a candidate for
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0023| membership on a board unless his record of voter registration
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0024| shows that he is a qualified elector of the state, [and a
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resident of the] physically resides in the school district
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0001| in
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0002| which he is a candidate and physically resided in the district
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0003| on the date of the school board's proclamation calling a
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0004| regular school district election.
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0005| B. A regular school district election shall be held
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0006| in each school district on the first Tuesday in February of
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0007| each odd-numbered year.
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0008| C. A school district election held at any time
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0009| other than the date for the regular school district election
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0010| shall be a special school district election.
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0011| D. Except as otherwise provided in the School
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0012| Election Law, school district elections shall be called,
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0013| conducted and canvassed as provided in the Election Code."
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0014| Section 2. Section 1-22-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1985,
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0015| Chapter 168, Section 10, as amended by Laws 1993, Chapter 314,
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0016| Section 63 and also by Laws 1993, Chapter 316, Section 61) is
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0017| amended to read:
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0018| "1-22-8. DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY--SWORN STATEMENT OF
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0019| INTENT--FORM.--In making a declaration of candidacy, the
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0020| candidate shall submit a sworn statement of intent in
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0021| substantially the following form:
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0022| "DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY--STATEMENT OF INTENT
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0023| I, ___________________, (candidate's name on certificate
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0024| of registration) being first duly sworn, say that I am a voter
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0025| of Precinct No. _______________ of the county of
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0001| _________________, State of New Mexico. I reside at
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0002| ______________________________
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0003| and was a resident at that place on the date of the school
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0004| board's proclamation calling the election for which I am a
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0005| candidate;
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0006| I am a qualified elector of the State of New Mexico
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0007| residing within _______________________ school district;
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0008| I desire to become a candidate for the office of
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0009| __________________________, Position No. __________________ at
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0010| the school district election to be held on the date set by law;
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0011| I will be eligible and legally qualified to hold this
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0012| office at the beginning of its term; and
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0013| I make the foregoing affidavit under oath, knowing that
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0014| any false statement herein constitutes a felony punishable
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0015| under the criminal laws of New Mexico.
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0016| _______________________
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0017| (Declarant)
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0018| _______________________
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0019| (Mailing Address)
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0020| _______________________
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0021| (Residence Address)
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0022| Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of
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0023| ________________, 19______.
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0024| ____________________________.
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0025| (Notary Public)
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0001| My commission expires:
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0002| ______________________________"." State of New Mexico
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0003| House of Representatives
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0005| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0009| February 6, 1997
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0012| Mr. Speaker:
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0014| Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0015| been referred
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0016|
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0017| HOUSE BILL 290
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0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0020| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0021| EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
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0023| Respectfully submitted,
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0004| Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman
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0007| Adopted Not Adopted
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0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0011| Date
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0013| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0014| Yes: 7
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0015| Excused: Garcia, Lujan, Nicely, Sanchez, J.P. Taylor
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0016| Absent: None
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0019| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0290 State of New Mexico
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0020| House of Representatives
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0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0001| February 14, 1997
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0004| Mr. Speaker:
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0006| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0008| HOUSE BILL 290
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0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0011| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0014| Respectfully submitted,
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0020| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0023| Adopted Not Adopted
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0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0002| Date
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0004| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0005| Yes: 8
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0006| Excused: Miera, Nicely, Weeks, W. C. Williams, Vigil
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0007| Absent: None
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