0001| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 10 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| ROD ADAIR | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT RESOLUTION | 0011| PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 4 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO | 0012| BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 43 TO AUTHORIZE AN INITIATIVE PROCESS | 0013| FOR STATE LAWS OR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 4 of the | 0017| constitution of New Mexico by adding a new Section 43 to read: | 0018| "A. The people reserve the power of initiative to | 0019| amend the constitution and laws of the state. | 0020| B. The initiative is the power of the people to | 0021| propose amendments to the constitution and laws of New Mexico | 0022| and to adopt or reject them. A constitutional amendment | 0023| proposed by initiative shall require a petition signed by not | 0024| less than ten percent of the registered qualified electors of | 0025| the state, and a statutory amendment proposed by initiative | 0001| shall require a petition signed by not less than five percent | 0002| of the registered qualified electors of the state. The | 0003| petition containing the text of the proposed amendment and the | 0004| names and addresses of its sponsors shall be filed with the | 0005| secretary of state at least four months prior to the next | 0006| general election. The question of whether to approve or reject | 0007| the amendment shall be submitted to the voters by the secretary | 0008| of state at the next general election or at any special | 0009| statewide election called for that purpose and held prior to | 0010| the general election. An initiative approved by a majority of | 0011| voters voting on the question shall take effect the day after | 0012| certification of the election results by the state canvassing | 0013| board, unless the amendment provides for a later effective | 0014| date. No initiative shall direct appropriations, create public | 0015| debt, provide for local or special laws or embrace more than | 0016| one subject." | 0017| Section 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution | 0018| shall be submitted to the people for their approval or | 0019| rejection at the next general election or at any special | 0020| election prior to that date which may be called for that | 0021| purpose. | 0022|  |