HJR 8 — TERMS OF NON-STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICERS, CA

HOUSEA JOINT RESOLUTION 8PROPOSING THTO LEGISLATUREAMEND -ARTICLE STATE20, SECTION 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO -TO SECONDPERMIT SESSIONTHE ,ADJUSTMENT 2020BY INTRODUCEDLAW BYOF LindaTERMS M.OF NON-STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICERS AND TO STANDARDIZE THE DATE AN OFFICER BEGINS TO SERVE.

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It is proposed to amend Article 20, Section 3 n d d i = = o h of the constitution of New Mexico to read:

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The term of office of every state, county or r i = r t e w d m a n o district officer, except [those elected at the first election d m :

b e d s º o t n = .216547.3AIC February 13, 2020 (5:10pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d held under this constitution, and] those elected to fill vacancies, shall commence on the first day of January next after [his ] the officer's election.

The term of any officer affected by such adjustment shall not be HJR 8/a Page 1 shortened or extended by more than two years.

HJCºAAn shortened or»HJC HJCºAn»HJC extended term shall be counted as one term h g for the purposes of any limitation on the number of terms an o t hr officer may serve.

HJCº A shortened term shall not be counted g e i k h r as a term and shall be disregarded for the purposes of any i s h limitation on the number of terms an officer may serve.

»HJC , t, e u g e b l No statewide elective office may be adjusted pursuant to this e e h n d d i subsection." = = o h l ] b ,d SECTION 2.

The amendment proposed by this resolution i a º e r i = r shall be submitted to the people for their approval or trejection eat wthe dnext mgeneral aelection nor oat dany mspecial :election prior to that date that may be called for that purpose.

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