A MEASURE TO MAKE IT TOUGHER TO CHANGE THE NEW MEXICO CONSTITUTION IS A STEP CLOSER TO GOING TO THE VOTERS. THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY APPROVED REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN RYAN'S PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. IF PASSED, IT WOULD REQUIRE TWO-THIRDS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE … RATHER THAN A MAJORITY … TO APPROVE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PLACE IT ON THE BALLOT FOR VOTERS TO DECIDE. THE PROPOSAL NOW GOES TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
ABOUT THREE DOZEN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN OFFERED THIS SESSION. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS DON'T HAVE TO GO BEFORE THE GOVERNOR TO BE SIGNED OR VETOED.
