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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | TH LEGISLATURE |
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| 31 | 31 | | - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - |
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| 32 | 32 | | FIRST SESSION |
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| 33 | 33 | | , 2025 |
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| 34 | 34 | | INTRODUCED BY |
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| 35 | 35 | | Alan T. Martinez and Andrea Reeb and Art De La Cruz |
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| 36 | 36 | | and William A. Hall II |
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| 37 | 37 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 38 | 38 | | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 10, SECTION 2 OF THE |
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| 39 | 39 | | CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO ALLOW COUNTY SHERIFFS TO SERVE |
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| 40 | 40 | | UNLIMITED CONSECUTIVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS. |
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| 41 | 41 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 1. It is proposed to amend Article 10, Section 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | of the constitution of New Mexico to read: |
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| 44 | 44 | | "A. In every county, all elected officials shall |
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| 45 | 45 | | serve four-year terms, subject to the provisions of Subsection |
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| 46 | 46 | | B of this section. |
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| 47 | 47 | | B. In those counties that prior to 1992 have not |
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| 48 | 48 | | had four-year terms for elected officials, the assessor, |
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| 49 | 49 | | sheriff and probate judge shall be elected to four-year terms |
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| 50 | 50 | | and the treasurer and clerk shall be elected to two-year terms |
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| 51 | 51 | | in the first election following the adoption of this amendment. |
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| 79 | 79 | | In subsequent elections, the treasurer and clerk shall be |
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| 80 | 80 | | elected to four-year terms. |
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| 81 | 81 | | C. To provide for staggered county commission |
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| 82 | 82 | | terms, in counties with three county commissioners, the terms |
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| 83 | 83 | | of no more than two commissioners shall expire in the same |
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| 84 | 84 | | year; and in counties with five county commissioners, the terms |
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| 85 | 85 | | of no more than three commissioners shall expire in the same |
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| 86 | 86 | | year. |
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| 87 | 87 | | D. All county officers, after having served two |
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| 88 | 88 | | consecutive four-year terms, shall be ineligible to hold any |
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| 89 | 89 | | county office for two years thereafter; provided that a person |
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| 90 | 90 | | shall be eligible to hold the office of sheriff for an |
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| 91 | 91 | | unlimited number of consecutive four-year terms ." |
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| 92 | 92 | | SECTION 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution |
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| 93 | 93 | | shall be submitted to the people for their approval or |
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| 94 | 94 | | rejection at the next general election or at any special |
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| 95 | 95 | | election prior to that date that may be called for that |
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| 96 | 96 | | purpose. |
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