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State Ex Rel. Clark v. State Canvassing Bd.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided January 11, 1995No. 22489PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FROST, Justice.

Petitioners, several citizens and three New Mexico legislators, filed their verified petition seeking a writ of mandamus from this Court directing Respondents, who together serve as the State Canvassing Board, not to certify the vote held on November 8, 1994, on Amendment 8. Amendment 8 authorized a state-operated lottery and wagering on video machine games of chance. Petitioners allege that Amendment 8 consisted of two independent proposals improperly joined together and submitted to the voters in violation of Article XIX, Section 1 of the New Mexico Constitution.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bailey v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  2. Plugge Ex Rel. Arkansas for Representative Democracy v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  3. State Ex Rel. Sego v. KirkpatrickNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Poppen v. WalkerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  5. In Re Initiative Petition No. 314Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. People v. PutnamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Pueblo of Santa Ana v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  3. State Ex Rel. Coll v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Californians for an Open Primary v. McPhersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State Ex Rel. Udall v. Public Employees Retirement BoardNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995

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