New Mexico State Legislature

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The New Mexico Legislature is the legislative branch of New Mexico. It is a bicameral body made up of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico Senate.

The legislature consists of 70 representatives and 42 senators. Each member of the House represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico. Each member of the Senate represents roughly 43,300 residents.

Senate

The New Mexico Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 42 members of the Senate with each member representing roughly 43,300 residents of New Mexico. All 42 seats are up for election every four years, and the next election will be in 2008.

The current makeup of the Senate for the 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 sessions is 24 Democrats, 18 Republicans.

House of Representatives

The New Mexico House of Representatives is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 70 members of the House with each member representing roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico.

As of January 2007, the makeup of the House of Representatives is 42 Democrats, 28 Republicans.

Constitutional amendments

The New Mexico legislature has the authority to vote to place proposed constitutional amendments to the New Mexico Constitution on the statewide ballot for approval or rejection by the state's voters. There are five such legislative referrals on the November 4, 2008 ballot in the state.

External links

• Official New Mexico Legislature website

References

• Wikipedia: New Mexico Legislature

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