Bill > HJR19

This Joint Resolution, passed by the New Mexico Legislature, respectfully requests the United States Congress to convene a constitutional convention, as allowed by Article 5 of the U.S. Constitution, for the specific and limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution. The proposed amendment would clarify that corporations, which are legal entities created by governments and do not vote, should not be considered "persons" in the context of campaign finance and political speech, overturning precedents like the Supreme Court's decision in *Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission* (2010). The resolution also aims to establish that money itself is not speech and can be regulated by law, and this application for a convention will remain active until two-thirds of state legislatures make similar requests for this narrowly defined purpose.