List of New Mexico ballot measures

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2010

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Type Title Subject Description
LRCA War Veteran Scholarship Veterans Permit the Establishment of a College Scholarship Program for New Mexico Military War Veterans

2008

See also: New Mexico 2008 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Mid-term Salary Increases Admin of gov't Allow for midterm salary increases for county officers Defeated
LRCA School Board Amendment Elections Allow some school boards to have 9 members; allow voting for school board by mail-in ballot Approved
LRCA Cabinet Secretary Confirmation Act Admin of gov't Require confirmation of Cabinet Secretaries at the beginning of each term of a Governor Approved
LRCA School Elections Elections Allow school elections to be held at the same time as non-partisan elections. Approved
LRCA Lieutenant Governor Vacancy Act Admin of gov't Governor shall fill a Lt. Gov. vacancy by appointment with consent of Senate. Approved
BI Bond Question 1 Bond issues $14,725,000 bond for senior citizen facility improvements Approved
BI Bond Question 2 Bond issues $11,019,000 for library acquisition Approved
BI Bond Question 3 Bond issues $57,925,000 for health facility improvements Approved
BI Bond Question 4 Bond issues $140,133,000 bond for higher ed and special ed enhancements Approved

2006

See also: New Mexico 2006 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 Property Rights Allow aliens and certain business entities that are majority-owned by aliens to acquire real property in New Mexico. Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Property Rights Exempt certain lease-purchase agreements from being counted as debt Approved
LRCA Amendment 3 Environmental Protection Create a "water trust fund" Approved
LRCA Amendment 4 Affordable Housing Allow government entities to pay a portion of the costs of affordable housing. Approved
BI Bond A Bonds Authorize the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement and construction bonds. Approved
BI Bond B Bonds Authorize the issuance and sale of higher educational capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Approved
BI Bond C Bonds Authorize the issuance and sale of public library acquisition bonds. Approved

2004

See also: New Mexico 2004 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 3 Elections Allow run-off elections for municipalities with a population of over 20,000. Approved
LRCA Amendment 4 Property Tax Expand eligibility for property tax exemption to all honorably discharged veterans Approved
LRCA Amendment 5 Education Change name of New Mexico school for visually handicapped Approved
BI Question A Bonds $94.9 million library acquisition bonds. Approved
BI Question B Bonds $6.06 million for senior citizen facility improvement and construction. Approved
BI Question C Bonds $16.3 million library acquisition bonds. Approved
BI Question D Bonds $5.1 million kindergarten classroom construction and renovation bonds Approved

2003

See also: New Mexico 2003 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 Education Transfers the state Department of Public Education to a cabinet department Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Education Provides for a limited additional distribution from the permanent funds Approved

2002

See also: New Mexico 2002 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 Property Taxes Increase $2,000 property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans. Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Elections Establish 18 years, rather than 21 years, as the age of eligibility to vote. Defeated
LRCA Amendment 3 Judicial reform Decrease the number of judicial districts in the state from 13 to 8. Approved
LRCA Amendment 4 Property Rights Aliens who are not eligible to become citizens allowed to acquire real property Defeated
LRCA Amendment 5 Property Tax Property tax exemption for certain veterans. Approved
LRCA Amendment 6 Admin of gov't State and local governments allowed to provide land, buildings or infrastructure to create affordable housing. Approved
LRCA Amendment 7 Admin of gov't Last Friday in March designated as a legal holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez Defeated
LRCA Amendment 8 Admin of gov't Eligibility requirements for the Vietnam veterans' scholarship program. Approved
LRCA Amendment 9 Admin of gov't Name of state highway commission changed to state transportation commission. Approved
BI Bond A Bond issue Capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions projects. Approved
BI Bond B Bond issue Bonds for state public educational capital improvements and acquisitions Approved
BI Bond C Bond issue $16,080,000 bond issue for public school, higher education and public library acquisitions. Approved
BI Bond D Bond issue $6,592,000 bond issue for state facilities and equipment. Defeated
BI Bond E Bond issue $13,103,000 bond issue for water projects Approved

2000

See also: New Mexico 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 State Government Bernallilo County ranked as an "urban county" Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Term Limits Eliminates term limits for elected county officials Defeated
LRSS Bond Issue A Bond issues Provides money to the State Agency on Aging for capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements Approved
LRSS Bond Issue B Bond issues Provides money to make capital expenditures for public educational capital improvements Approved
LRSS Bond Issue C Bond issues Provides money for construction and improvements to existing facilities and equipment around the state Defeated

1998

See also: New Mexico 1998 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 Taxes Authorize legislature to limit increase in valuation of residential property for property taxation purposes Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Judicial reform Add an additional citizen and magistrate as members of the judicial standards commission Approved
LRCA Amendment 3 Elections Prohibit second-term county officials from holding additional county offices Approved
LRCA Amendment 4 Admin of gov't Prohibit the expenditure of retirement trust funds created for public employees Approved
LRCA Amendment 5 Taxes Exemption from property taxation for property that is owned by a veteran who has a permanent disability Approved
LRSS Question A Bond Issue $6.32 million in senior citizen facility improvement and equipment bonds Approved
LRSS Question B Bond issue $72.94 million in public educational capital improvements and acquisition bonds Approved
LRSS Question C Bond Issue $620,000 in land acquisition bonds Defeated
LRSS Question D Bond Issue $1.03 million in El Camino Real international heritage center bonds Defeated
LRSS Question E Bond Issue $2.26 million in radio communications bonds Approved

1996

See also: New Mexico 1996 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 State budget Limits distribution of state permanent funds and allows diversification of investments Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Elections Permits school districts to incur debt without an election Approved
LRCA Amendment 3 Elections Provides for the recall of elected county officials Approved
LRCA Amendment 4 Elections Changes constitutional amendment process to allow independent commission to submit amendments Approved
LRCA Amendment 5 State legislature Raises per diem and mileage rates for legislators to standard IRS rates Approved
LRCA Amendment 6 Administration of government Abolishes the state corporation commission and creates one regulatory agency for public services Approved
LRCA Amendment 7 Natural resources Authorizes counties to borrow money to buy real estate for open space, purchase equipment for road building Approved
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