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Lawmaker wants counties to be able to secede from NM

by Andy Lyman February 1, 2021

A southern New Mexico lawmaker has filed a proposal that would create a path for counties to secede from the state. 

Senate Joint Resolution 15, sponsored by Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell, would amend the New Mexico Constitution to allow counties to break away from New Mexico and either form a new state or join another existing state. 

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