New Mexico State Funds for Tribal Colleges Amendment (2016)

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State Funds for Tribal Colleges Amendment
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TypeAmendment
OriginLegislature
TopicGov't Finances
StatusNot on the ballot

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The New Mexico State Funds for Tribal Colleges Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have allowed tribal colleges to receive state funds.[1]

Text of measure

The full text of the measure can be read here.

Support

The amendment was proposed by Rep. Sharon Clahchischilliage (R-4) as House Joint Resolution 6.[2]

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the New Mexico Constitution

According to Article XIX of the New Mexico Constitution, a simple majority is required in the legislature to refer the amendment to the ballot.

The bill was introduced in the New Mexico House of Representatives on January 14, 2016. The legislature failed to refer the measure to the ballot as of the end of the session on February 18, 2016.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 6," accessed January 22, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 6 History," accessed January 22, 2016
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