Albuquerque, New Mexico, Transportation Infrastructure Bond Measure (November 2019)
| Albuquerque Transportation Infrastructure Bond Measure |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City bonds |
| Related articles |
| City bonds on the ballot November 5, 2019 ballot measures in New Mexico Bernalillo County, New Mexico ballot measures Local transportation on the ballot |
| See also |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico |
A transportation bond measure was on the ballot for Albuquerque voters in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on November 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing $32.93 million in general obligation bonds for municipal streets and roads, interstate roadways and interchanges, medians, trails, bikeways, walkways, sidewalks, railroad crossings, and bridges. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing $32.93 million in general obligation bonds for municipal streets and roads, interstate roadways and interchanges, medians, trails, bikeways, walkways, sidewalks, railroad crossings, and bridges. |
Election results
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, Transportation Infrastructure Bond Measure (November 2019) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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48,224 | 58.24% | ||
| No | 34,583 | 41.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City of Albuquerque issue $32,930,000 of its general obligation bonds to study, plan, design, develop, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, renovate, automate, modernize, sign, enhance, landscape and otherwise improve, and to acquire property and equipment for municipal streets and roads, interstate roadways and interchanges, medians, trails, bikeways, walkways, sidewalks, railroad crossings, and bridges?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a 6-0 vote of the Albuquerque City Council on August 19, 2019. Three members of the city council were excused from voting. Mayor Timothy Keller (D) signed the bill for the measure on August 22, 2019.
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2019 G/O Bond Information," accessed October 9, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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