Bill > SJR5

This Joint Resolution proposes amendments to the New Mexico Constitution to allow the state legislature to create laws for runoff elections in primary and statewide elections. Currently, the constitution generally states that the candidate with the most votes wins, unless there's a tie, in which case the legislature decides. This resolution would give the legislature the power to establish a system where if no candidate receives a certain percentage of votes (though that specific threshold isn't detailed here, it's a common feature of runoff systems), a second election, or "runoff," would be held between the top two vote-getters. This change aims to ensure that winners in important elections have broader support from the electorate. The proposed amendments would be put to a vote of the people at the next general election or a special election before that.