The election on November 2 will include proposed amendments to the New Mexico Constitution. I know how I am voting, do you? Want to have a discussion?

Please read these, it takes less than 30 minutes to educate yourself. Amendment 3 is erroneously named to make you think it restricts felons' voting rights - it does just the opposite and leaves it up to state politicians!

Most of these "sound" good until you read the pros and cons.

"On November 2, 2010, five proposed constitutional amendments will appear on the New
Mexico general election ballot as the result of passage of joint resolutions by the New Mexico Legislature in its 2009 and 2010 regular legislative sessions.


CA 1 (2009) Allow the establishment of a college scholarship program for New
Mexico military war veterans.

CA 2 (2010) Allow county officials to serve three consecutive terms instead of
two.

CA 3 (2010) Modernize language regarding qualified electors by defining
mental incapacity for voting purposes; adopting federal requirements; and restricting felons from voting except when voting rights are restored by statute.

CA 4 (2010) Provide a property tax exemption for property of a veterans'
organization.

CA 5 (2010) Allow for the appointment of certain former members of the
legislature to certain civil offices.

Copy and paste the address below into your browser to read the analyses and arguments for and against the 5 Constitutional Amendments on your ballot November 2:

http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/lcsdocs/182482.pdf