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Appointment of the 2017 Board of Registration.
Recommended Action
I move that Council appoint that Council appoint three of the nominees to fill the positions of the County’s Board of Registration in accordance with Section 1-4-34 NMSA 1978 to review the list of eligible voters. I further move by roll call vote Councilors will each vote for three nominees. No more than two of the three persons appointed to the Board shall be members of the same major political party. The three nominees with the highest vote total of four or more votes, will be appointed to fill the three positions on the Board.
I further move by roll call vote Councilors will each vote for two nominees to act as alternates. The two appointed alternates shall not belong to the same political party. Councilors will each vote for two nominees and the two with the highest vote total of four or more votes, will be appointed as alternates.
(In case of a tie vote, a run off roll call vote will be held.)
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
Pursuant to NMSA 1-4-33, the county chairman of each of the qualified political parties may furnish the names of four voters in the county, each of whom is able to read and write legibly and is otherwise competent to perform the duties required of a member of a board of registration. Each county chairman who submits the list shall indicate his preference for appointment to the board of registration by placing the number 1, 2, 3 or 4 opposite the name of each person on his list respectively.
Pursuant to NMSA 1-4-34, the board of county commissioners (Council) shall at its first regular scheduled meeting in February of each odd-numbered year appoint three voters who shall constitute the Board of Registration for the county. No more than two of the three persons appointed to the board of registration shall be members of the same major political party at the time of their ap...
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