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Committee backs constitutional amendment to let school bond questions appear on general-election ballots
Summary
The House Education Committee recommended a do-pass for Senate Joint Resolution 1, which would amend the state constitution to allow school bond and mill-levy questions on partisan general-election ballots; sponsors said the change would reduce costly special elections and boost turnout, and Secretary of State staff clarified it would not affect nonpartisan school board elections.
Representative (sponsor) told the House Education Committee that Senate Joint Resolution 1 would amend the New Mexico Constitution by removing language that requires school elections to be held at different times from partisan elections, with the goal of reducing special elections and their administrative costs for school districts. "This would reduce the number of special elections, reducing administrative burdens and costs for all county clerks statewide," the sponsor said, and added the change would likely increase voter turnout and correct…
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