Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico, School Improvements Tax Measure (November 2023)

Albuquerque Public Schools School Improvements Tax Measure
Election date November 7, 2023
Topic Local property tax and Local school tax
Status Approved
Type Referral

Albuquerque Public Schools School Improvements Tax Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Albuquerque Public Schools on November 7, 2023. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported continuing a property tax at a rate of $200 per $100,000 in assessed property value for the purposes of public school improvements.

A "no" vote opposed continuing a property tax at a rate of $200 per $100,000 in assessed property value for the purposes of public school improvements.

Election results

Albuquerque Public Schools School Improvements Tax Measure
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		53,458	66.67%
No		26,725	33.33%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for School Improvements Tax Measure was as follows:

“

Shall the Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12 continue to impose a property tax of $2.00 per each $1,000.00 of net taxable value for property within the District under the Property Tax Code which includes residential, non-residential and oil and gas for the property tax years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030 for the purpose of (1) erecting, remodeling, making additions to, providing equipment for or furnishing public school buildings, including teacher housing and pre-kindergarten classroom facilities; (2) payments made pursuant to a financing agreement for the leasing of a building or other real property with an option to purchase for a price that is reduced according to payments made; (3) purchasing or improving public school grounds; (4) administering the projects undertaken pursuant to sections 1 and 3 above, including expenditures for facility maintenance software, project management software, project oversight and district personnel specifically related to administration of projects funded by the Public School Buildings Act provided that expenditures pursuant to this section shall not exceed five percent of the total project cost; (5) purchasing and installing education technology improvements, excluding salary expenses of school district employees, but including tools used in the educational process that constitute learning and administrative resources, and that may also include: (6) satellite, copper and fiber-optic transmission; computer and network connection devices; digital communication equipment, including voice, video and data equipment; servers; switches; portable media devices, such as discs and drives to contain data for electronic storage and playback; and purchase or lease of software licenses or other technologies and services, maintenance, equipment and computer infrastructure information, techniques and tools used to implement technology in schools and related facilities; and (7) improvements, alterations and modifications to, or expansions of, existing buildings or tangible personal property necessary or advisable to house or otherwise accommodate any of the tools listed herein?

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Path to the ballot

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Albuquerque.

How to cast a vote

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How to vote in New Mexico

Poll times

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Registration

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Automatic registration

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Online registration

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Same-day registration

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New Mexico allows same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

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Verification of citizenship

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Verifying your registration

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Voter ID requirements

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These requirements do not apply if an individual submitted a copy of their identification, their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote. Voters in New Mexico can present the following forms of identification:

• Current and valid photo identification
• Current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, student identification card, or other government document, including identification issued by an Indian nation, tribe, or pueblo that shows the voter’s name and current address

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See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2023
• Local school tax on the ballot

New Mexico

• New Mexico 2023 local measures
• Local ballot measures, New Mexico
• Albuquerque, New Mexico

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