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Albuquerque, New Mexico, Affordable Housing Bonds (November 2021)

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Albuquerque Affordable Housing Bonds
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Election date
November 2, 2021
Topic
City bonds and Local housing
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral
Origin
Lawmakers

Albuquerque Affordable Housing Bonds was on the ballot as a referral in Albuquerque on November 2, 2021. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to issue up to $3.333 million in general obligation bonds to fund the construction and rehabilitation of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to issue up to $3.333 million in general obligation bonds to fund the construction and rehabilitation of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households.


Information about projects and funding covered by this bond can be found here.

A simple majority was required for the approval of Affordable Housing Bonds.

Election results

Albuquerque Affordable Housing Bonds

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

80,889 71.09%
No 32,889 28.91%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Affordable Housing Bonds was as follows:

Shall the City of Albuquerque issue $3,333,000 of its general obligation bonds in support of the Workforce Housing Act to provide resources for the construction and rehabilitation of high quality, permanently affordable housing for low to moderate income working families, including affordable senior rental?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Support

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The Albuquerque Journal supported the affordable housing bonds.[1]

Opposition

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Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in New Mexico

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the City Council of Albuquerque.


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