0001|                           SENATE BILL 1143
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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|                           MANNY M. ARAGON
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR;
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0012|     AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978 TO CHANGE THE MANNER OF
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0013|     FILLING A VACANCY.
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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 1-15-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
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0017|     Chapter 240, Section 364) is amended to read:
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0018|          "1-15-14.  UNITED STATES SENATOR--VACANCY.--
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0019|               A.  Immediately upon there being a vacancy in the
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0020|     office of United States senator, the <s>[governor]</s> <u>New Mexico
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<u></u>0021| <u>    senate, by simple resolution</u>, shall make a temporary
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0022|     appointment to fill the vacancy until such time as an election
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0023|     is held to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. <u>In the
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<u></u>0024| <u>    event the legislature is not in session and is not scheduled to
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<u></u>0025| <u>    convene a session within thirty days of a vacancy, the governor
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<u></u>0001| <u>    shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy.  The
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<u></u>0002| <u>    governor's appointee shall serve until a successor is elected
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<u></u>0003| <u>    or the legislative session convenes, whichever occurs first.</u>
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0004|               B.  The election to fill the vacancy for the
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0005|     unexpired term shall be held at the next general election
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0006|     occurring not less than thirty days subsequent to the happening
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0007|     of such vacancy.
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0008|               C.  If the vacancy occurs within thirty days next
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0009|     preceding a general election, the person appointed <s>[by the
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<s></s>0010| <s>    governor]</s> to fill the vacancy shall hold office until the next
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0011|     general election occurring more than thirty days subsequent to
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0012|     the happening of the vacancy unless the term of office of such
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0013|     senator shall sooner expire.
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0014|               D.  Candidates to fill a vacancy in the office of
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0015|     United States senator for an unexpired term shall be nominated
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0016|     and elected in the same manner as candidates are nominated and
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0017|     elected for the full term."
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