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Appointment of the 2019 Board of Registration.
Recommended Action
I move that Council nominate Laura Burrows, Cameron Counters, Chris Luchini, Mary Theresa Marzili, Dave Schiferl and Kyle Wheeler to fill the positions of the County’s Board of Registration for the term of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021. I further move by roll call vote Councilors will each vote for five nominees. No more than two of the five persons appointed to the Board shall be members of the same major political party. The five nominees with the highest vote total of four or more votes, will be appointed to fill the five positions on the Board.
(In case of a tie vote, a run off roll call vote will be held.)
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Earlier this year under the existing laws in the election code, the County Council appointed a Board of Registration (2/12/19) and the Board of Registration met (2/26/19) and concluded their responsibilities as required by March 15, 2019.
However, due to the recently passed legislation in HB407, the County Council is now required to appoint a Board of Registration at the first regular scheduled meeting in June.
The term of the Board of Registration will now be from July 1 of an odd-numbered year until June 30 of the next succeeding odd-numbered year. Members of the Board of Registration shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members of the Board of Registration shall qualify by taking and filing in the office of the county clerk the oath required of county officials.
The number of Board of Registration members needs to be confirmed with the County Attorney, i.e. three vs. five. The election code states class B counties shall appoint three members, pursuant to NMSA 4-44-1, but we are a class H county, so I am not sure how this will affect us.
Also, it may be worth noting in the staff report the following information, pursuant to NMSA 1-4-34 B:
A. The board of county commissioners shall, at its first regular scheduled meeting in June of ea...
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