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HB 98 - Amends Local Elections - New Mexico Key Vote

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Title: Amends Local Elections

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends local election times by consolidating them into a single day.

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  • Requires that regular local elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year (Sec. 18).

  • Requires all municipalities to elect their municipal officers on the “municipal officer election day” which is the first Tuesday in March of even-numbered years (Sec. 34).

  • Authorizes the county clerk to hold and conduct a mailed ballot measure for any special election called by the state or local government except for a special election called in the United States House of Representatives (Sec. 41).

  • Prohibits non binding or merely advisory questions from being placed on an election ballot (Sec. 15).

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