NEW MEXICO’S HIGHEST COURT SAYS IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL FOR ALBUQUERQUE TO BAR CITY EMPLOYEES FROM RUNNING FOR OFFICE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE DECISION CENTERS ON THE CASE OF EMILY KANE … A CITY FIREFIGHTER WHO SERVED ONE TERM IN THE STATE HOUSE BEFORE BEING DEFEATED LAST YEAR.
THE CITY MAINTAINED A 1989 CHARTER AMENDMENT PROHIBITED EMPLOYEES FROM HOLDING OFFICE. A LOWER COURT RULED THE PROHIBITION WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE SUPREME COURT HAS NOW REVERSED THAT RULING.
