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New Mexicans Urging Governor Richardson to Sign Repeal Bill

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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson must make a decision to sign or veto the legislation by midnight tonight."New Mexicans, three to one, tell the guv to sign death penalty repeal," is Trip Jennings report in the New Mexico Independent.Gov. Bill Richardson has received more than 9,400 calls, e-mails and walk-ins on legislation to repeal the death penalty and replace it with life without parole, his office said Tuesday. Of 9,413 constituents who voiced their opinion on HB 285, 7,169 were for repeal compared to 2,244 against, a news release from the governor?s office said. Richardson has until midnight Wednesday to decide whether to sign or veto the legislation. Richardson asked the public to weigh in on whether he should sign the legislation after the New Mexico Senate voted 24-18 to end capital punishment after hours of wide-ranging debate on Friday...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 18, 2009 (boomark / email).