New Mexico 1996 ballot measures

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Seven ballot measures were on the 1996 ballot in New Mexico.

All of them were proposed as legislatively-referred constitutional amendments to the New Mexico Constitution by the New Mexico State Legislature. They all passed.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State budget	Limits distribution of state permanent funds and allows diversification of investments	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Permits school districts to incur debt without an election	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Provides for the recall of elected county officials	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Elections	Changes constitutional amendment process to allow independent commission to submit amendments	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State legislature	Raises per diem and mileage rates for legislators to standard IRS rates	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of gov't	Abolishes the state corporation commission and creates one regulatory agency for public services	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Natural resources	Counties authorized to borrow money to buy property for open spaces	a

External links

• 1996 New Mexico election results
• 1996 general obligation bonds