Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Public Safety Bond Measure (November 2022)

Bernalillo County Public Safety Bond Measure
Election date November 8, 2022
Topic County bonds and Local law enforcement
Status Approved
Type Referral

Bernalillo County Public Safety Bond Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Bernalillo County on November 8, 2022. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported issuing $12.925 million in bonds for fire stations, law enforcement facilities, jail and detention center facilities, courthouse facilities, and other public safety facilities.

A "no" vote opposed issuing $12.925 million in bonds for fire stations, law enforcement facilities, jail and detention center facilities, courthouse facilities, and other public safety facilities.

A simple majority was required for the approval of Public Safety Bond Measure.

Election results

Bernalillo County Public Safety Bond Measure
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		153,302	70.11%
No		65,365	29.89%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Public Safety Bond Measure was as follows:

“

Shall Bernalillo County, New Mexico, be authorized to issue its general obligation bonds, in one series or more, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $12,925,000 for the purpose of acquiring property, planning, designing, upgrading, constructing, remodeling, purchasing, furnishing, equipping, repairing and otherwise improving, County facilities and fleet, including but not limited to health and public safety facilities, fire station and law enforcement facilities, jail and detention center facilities, courthouse facilities, youth and family service center and learning facilities, visitors center facilities, replacement of fleet vehicles and heavy equipment, and necessary redevelopment of facilities, construction and improvements required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, said bonds to be payable from general (ad valorem) taxes, and to be issued and sold at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions as the Board of County Commissioners may determine and as permitted by law?

”

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 governing body of Bernalillo County.

How to cast a vote

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Online registration

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Same-day registration

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Verifying your registration

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See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2022
• County bonds on the ballot
• Local law enforcement on the ballot
• Bernalillo County measures

New Mexico

• New Mexico 2022 local measures
• Local ballot measures, New Mexico
• Bernalillo County, New Mexico

News and analysis

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• Measures advancing national agendas

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