New Mexico Legislative Witnesses and Testimony Amendment (2016)

Legislative Witnesses and Testimony Amendment

Type| Amendment
Origin| Legislature
Topic| Legislature
Status| Not on the ballot

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 2 Support
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 See also
* 5 Footnotes

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The New Mexico Legislative Witnesses and Testimony Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have authorized the legislature to compel witnesses to attend legislative hearings, require sworn testimony and compel persons to produce documents, electronically stored information or tangible items.[1]

## Text of measure[edit]

The full text of the measure can be read here.

## Support[edit]

The amendment was proposed by Sen. Joseph Cervantes (D-31) as Senate Joint Resolution 8.[2]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

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 15, 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[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* New Mexico 2016 ballot measures
* 2016 ballot measures
* New Mexico Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 8," accessed January 25, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 8 History," accessed January 25, 2016

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