New Mexico Court Jurisdiction Amendment (2016)

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Court Jurisdiction Amendment
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TypeAmendment
OriginLegislature
TopicJudiciary
StatusNot on the ballot

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The New Mexico Court Jurisdiction Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have removed district court appellate jurisdiction over certain driving under the influence cases and domestic violence cases.[1]

Text of measure

The full text of the measure can be read here.

Support

The amendment was proposed by Sen. Lisa Torraco (R-18) as Senate Joint Resolution 4.[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 State Senate on December 23, 2015. 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, "Senate Joint Resolution 4," accessed January 20, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 4 History," accessed January 20, 2016
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