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Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Home Rule Urban County Charter Measure (November 2016)
| Home Rule Urban County Charter Measure: Bernalillo County |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Home rule charter |
| Related articles |
| Home rule charter on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in New Mexico Bernalillo County, New Mexico ballot measures |
| See also |
| Bernalillo County, New Mexico |
A referral was on the ballot for Bernalillo County voters in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of adopting a County charter that would establish a Home Rule Urban County. |
| A no vote was a vote against adopting a County charter that would establish a Home Rule Urban County. |
Election results
| Home Rule Urban County Charter Measure | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 132,156 | 57.64% | ||
| No | 97,105 | 42.36% | ||
- Election results from Bernalillo County
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the County of Bernalillo, New Mexico, establish a Home Rule Urban County by adoption of a Charter under Article X Section 10, Urban Counties, of the New Mexico Constitution, empowering the Citizens of the County to exercise the maximum degree of self-government and exercise all powers of governing the County independently not denied expressly by State law?[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 vote of the governing officials of Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Political Report, "That other question on Bernalillo County ballots: Home rule," October 31, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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