TEN PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WERE VETOED BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ FOLLOWING LAST YEAR’S 60 DAY SESSION CAN NOW BECOME LAW. THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT HAS INVALIDATED THOSE VETOES, SAYING THE GOVERNOR DID NOT FOLLOW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW WHEN SHE ISSUED THEM.
THE COURT SIDED WITH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS, WHO HAD ARGUED MARTINEZ DID NOT GIVE ANY REASONS FOR HER DECISIONS, SOMETHING THAT IS REQUIRED. AN EARLIER COURT HAD REACHED THE SAME CONCLUSION AS THE STATE SUPREME COURT, BUT THE MARTINEZ ADMINISTRATION HAD APPEALED THAT RULING.
