List of New Mexico ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in New Mexico.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2026

See also: New Mexico 2026 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Eliminate Governor’s Pocket Veto and Require Veto Explanations Amendment	State executive powers and duties	Require bills to become law if the governor does not sign or veto them within the required timeframe, eliminating the governor's pocket veto

2024

See also: New Mexico 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Bond Question 1	Bond issues	Issues $30.76 million in bonds to fund senior citizens facilities	a	572,049 (70%)	242,732 (30%)
BI	Bond Question 2	Bond issues	Issues $19.305 million in bonds to fund public libraries	a	545,321 (67%)	265,087 (33%)
BI	Bond Question 3	Public education funding; Bond issues; Higher education funding	Issue $230.26 million in bonds to fund capital improvement projects for higher education institutions, special public schools, and tribal schools	a	530,807 (66%)	277,070 (34%)
BI	Bond Question 4	Bond issues	Issues $10.297 million in bonds to modernize public safety radio communications systems	a	498,733 (63%)	292,783 (37%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Property; Taxes; Veterans policy	Proportionally applies the disabled veteran property tax exemption according to a veteran's disability rating	a	701,047 (83%)	145,855 (17%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	Veterans policy; Property; Taxes	Increases the property tax exemption for veterans from $4,000 to $10,000, adjusted annually for inflation	a	611,027 (72%)	240,349 (28%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 3	State judiciary	Authorize the designee of the dean of the University of New Mexico Law School serve as chair of the judicial nomination commission	a	412,465 (51%)	389,871 (49%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 4	Salaries of government officials	Authorize the board of county commissioners to set salaries for county officers and clarify that fees collected by the county are to be deposited into the county treasury	a	520,128 (66%)	271,961 (34%)

2022

See also: New Mexico 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Bond Question 1	Bond issues	Issue $24.47 million in bonds for senior citizen facility improvements	a	427,438 (66%)	216,993 (34%)
BI	Bond Question 2	Bond issues	Issue $19.27 million in bonds for public libraries	a	401,866 (63%)	239,007 (37%)
BI	Bond Question 3	Public education funding; Higher education funding; Bond issues	Issue $215.99 million in bonds for public higher education institutions, special public schools, and tribal schools	a	392,064 (61%)	247,779 (39%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Revenue allocation; Early childhood education; Public education funding	Allocate 1.25% of the five-year average of year-end market values of the money in the Land Grant Permanent Fund to early childhood education and the public school permanent fund	a	472,826 (70%)	199,347 (30%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the Legislature to provide funds for infrastructure for residential services, such as internet, electric, gas, water, and wastewater	a	425,609 (65%)	227,846 (35%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 3	State judiciary	Provide that an appointed judge be up for election at the first general election one year after appointment	a	440,945 (69%)	200,018 (31%)

2020

See also: New Mexico 2020 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Bond Question A	Bond issues	Issues $33.3 million in bonds for senior citizen facility improvements	a	550,541 (68%)	257,888 (32%)
BI	Bond Question B	Bond issues	Issues $9.7 million in bonds for public libraries	a	535,150 (66%)	272,681 (34%)
BI	Bond Question C	Bond issues	Issues $156.3 million in bonds for public higher education institutions, special public schools, and tribal schools	a	526,350 (65%)	284,426 (35%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Utility policy; Administrative organization	Makes the Public Regulation Commission a three-member appointed commission	a	445,655 (56%)	355,471 (44%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	Election administration and governance	Amends the New Mexico Constitution to allow for laws that adjust the date of election and term for non-statewide officeholders	a	503,308 (64%)	277,744 (36%)

2018

See also: New Mexico 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary	New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1, the Judicial Appeal Process Provided by Law Amendment, was on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.[1] The measure was approved.	a	337,966 (58%)	243,100 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Ethics rules and commissions	New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2, the Independent Ethics Commission Amendment, is on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	a	466,029 (75%)	153,869 (25%)
BI	Bond Question A	Bond issues	The New Mexico Senior Citizen Facilities Bond is on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred bond question on November 6, 2018.	a	444,526 (71%)	182,749 (29%)
BI	Bond Question B	Bond issues	The New Mexico Public Libraries Bond is on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred bond question on November 6, 2018.	a	430,788 (69%)	195,523 (31%)
BI	Bond Question C	Bond issues	The New Mexico School Buses Bond is on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred bond question on November 6, 2018.	a	429,398 (69%)	194,273 (31%)
BI	Bond Question D	Bond issues	The New Mexico Higher Education, Special Schools, and Tribal Schools Bond is on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred bond question on November 6, 2018.	a	413,105 (66%)	214,752 (34%)

2016

See also: New Mexico 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Bond Question A	Bond issues		a	475,498 (69%)	218,386 (31%)
BI	Bond Question B	Bond issues		a	449,220 (65%)	244,213 (35%)
BI	Bond Question C	Bond issues		a	442,149 (63%)	255,835 (37%)
BI	Bond Question D	Bond issues		a	458,852 (66%)	234,722 (34%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Bail policy; Criminal trials	Allow courts to deny bail to a defendant charged with a felony if a prosecutor shows evidence that the defendant poses a threat to the public, while also providing that a defendant cannot be denied bail because of a financial inability to post a bond	a	616,887 (87%)	90,293 (13%)

2014

See also: New Mexico 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education governance		d	212,693 (58%)	156,682 (42%)
	Amendment 2	Education	The New Mexico Student on Board of Regents, Amendment 2 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure added Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) to the list of state educational institutions that are required to have a member of the student body on the board of regents.	a	235,232 (65%)	128,901 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judicial selection		a	218,753 (62%)	132,430 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local government organization	The New Mexico Urban County Charter, Amendment 4 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure allowed certain counties, based on size and population, to become “urban counties� by appointing a charter commission of not less than three persons, drafting an urban county charter and submitting the proposed charter to voters. A county would need to be less than 1,500 square miles in area and have a population of 300,000 in order to become an "urban county."	a	206,671 (59%)	142,336 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	186,710 (52%)	170,991 (48%)
BI	Bond Question B	Bond issues		a	236,684 (63%)	138,446 (37%)
BI	Question A	Bond issues	The New Mexico Senior Citizen Facilities, Bond Question A was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved. The measure authorized the issuance and sale of $17 million in general obligation bonds for the construction and improvement of senior citizen facilities.	a	246,726 (65%)	131,338 (35%)
BI	Question C	Bond issues; Higher education governance; Public education funding		a	229,689 (60%)	153,644 (40%)

2012

See also: New Mexico 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary		a	398,723 (60%)	263,418 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive official measures	The New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner Qualifications Amendment, also known as Constitutional Amendment 2, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of New Mexico, where it was approved.	a	537,195 (81%)	126,776 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government	The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Corporation Chartering Amendment, or Constitutional Amendment 3, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of New Mexico, where it was approved.	a	322,861 (51%)	313,283 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Administrative organization	The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Insurance Division Amendment, or Constitutional Amendment 4, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of New Mexico, where it was approved.	a	327,097 (51%)	317,890 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary structure	The New Mexico Public Defender Office Amendment, also known as Constitutional Amendment 5, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of New Mexico, where it was approved.	a	399,428 (62%)	244,953 (38%)
BI	Bond Question B	Bond issues		a	415,068 (62%)	254,099 (38%)
BI	Bond Question C	Public education funding; Higher education funding; Bond issues		a	411,017 (61%)	261,406 (39%)
LRSS	Question A	Bond issues	New Mexico Bond Question A was a legislatively referred bond question on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of New Mexico, where it was approved.	a	416,513 (62%)	250,481 (38%)

2010

See also: New Mexico 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Veterans policy	a	408,467 (77%)	119,043 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local official term limits	d	90,932 (17%)	431,989 (83%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Veterans policy; Taxes	a	298,830 (58%)	216,706 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Civil service	d	115,592 (23%)	394,039 (77%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Residency voting requirements; Voter registration; Constitutional wording changes	a	290,091 (57%)	219,593 (43%)
BI	Question A	Bond issues	a	274,229 (54%)	235,360 (46%)
BI	Question B	Bond issues	a	271,476 (52%)	245,971 (48%)
BI	Question C	Education; Bond issues	a	317,517 (61%)	204,422 (39%)
BI	Question D	Education; Bond issues	d	259,418 (50%)	260,581 (50%)

2008

See also: New Mexico 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education governance; Absentee and mail voting	a	368,438 (53%)	323,553 (47%)
	Amendment 2	Salaries of government officials	d	184,781 (27%)	511,900 (73%)
	Amendment 3	State executive powers and duties	a	490,160 (72%)	191,299 (28%)
	Amendment 4	Local government officials and elections; Public education governance	a	512,962 (74%)	175,767 (26%)
	Amendment 5	State executive elections	a	477,975 (69%)	215,727 (31%)
	Question 1	Bond issues	a	411,820 (59%)	283,076 (41%)
	Question 2	Bond issues	a	361,995 (52%)	329,788 (48%)
	Question 3	Bond issues	a	453,264 (65%)	244,173 (35%)
	Question 4	Bond issues	a	401,514 (58%)	295,583 (42%)

2006

See also: New Mexico 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Immigration policy	a	330,309 (77%)	97,095 (23%)
	Amendment 2	Debt limits	a	337,019 (70%)	142,568 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Water	a	312,764 (68%)	149,344 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Housing	a	266,861 (62%)	163,136 (38%)
BI	Question A	Bond issues	a	302,220 (59%)	213,468 (41%)
BI	Question B	Bond issues; Higher education funding	a	268,216 (59%)	183,472 (41%)
BI	Question C	Bond issues	a	275,145 (56%)	216,163 (44%)

2004

See also: New Mexico 2004 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
	Question A	Bond issues	a	407,124 (68%)	188,026 (32%)
	Question B	Bond issues	a	379,703 (61%)	241,433 (39%)
	Question D	Bond issues	a	411,723 (60%)	269,506 (40%)

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 3	Runoff elections; Local government officials and elections	a	419,251 (78%)	120,206 (22%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Taxes	a	452,386 (68%)	214,844 (32%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Administration of government	a	462,144 (69%)	212,297 (31%)
	Question C	Bond issues	a	380,167 (59%)	266,519 (41%)

2003

See also: New Mexico 2003 ballot measures

September 23

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education; Administration of government	a	101,542 (55%)	83,155 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	a	92,198 (50%)	92,003 (50%)

2002

See also: New Mexico 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary structure	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Immigration policy	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Administration of government	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Administration of government	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Administration of government	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Administrative organization	a
BI	Bond Measure A	Bond issues	a
BI	Bond Measure B	Bond issues	a
BI	Bond Measure C	Bond issues	a
BI	Bond Measure D	Bond issues	d
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Taxes	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	Administration of government	d
BI	Measure E	Bond issues; Water	a

2000

See also: New Mexico 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result
BI	Issue A	Bond issues	a
BI	Issue B	Bond issues; Education	a
BI	Issue C	Bond issues	d
	Question 1	Administration of government	a
	Question 2	Local official term limits	d

1998

See also: New Mexico 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result
	Amendment 1	Taxes	a
	Amendment 2	State judiciary structure	a
	Amendment 3	Local official term limits	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public employee retirement funds	a
	Amendment 5	Veterans policy; Property tax exemptions; Public assistance programs	a
	Question A	Bond issues	a
	Question B	Bond issues	a
	Question C	Bond issues	d
	Question D	Bond issues	d
	Question E	Bond issues	a

1996

See also: New Mexico 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	307,442 (67%)	153,021 (33%)
	Amendment 2	Public education funding	a	238,126 (51%)	230,850 (49%)
	Amendment 3	Recall process	a	330,258 (71%)	132,969 (29%)
	Amendment 4	Ballot measure process; State constitutional conventions	a	294,328 (64%)	166,415 (36%)
	Amendment 5	Administration of government	a	309,927 (67%)	155,265 (33%)
	Amendment 6	Administration of government	a	232,788 (51%)	221,693 (49%)
	Amendment 7	Land use and development policy; Administration of government; Public land policy	a	228,751 (50%)	227,580 (50%)

1992

See also: New Mexico 1992 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Crime victims' rights	The amendment addressed crime victims' rights.	a	324,509 (69%)	148,419 (31%)

1990

See also: New Mexico 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Public education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The ballot proposal allowed for improvement of the management of the permanent funds.	a	188,346 (60%)	127,782 (40%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The ballot proposal would have removed constitutional language limiting how the state investment officer handles money in the permanent funds.	d	136,941 (45%)	168,666 (55%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Salaries of government officials	The ballot proposal would have increased the legislative per diem and provided a monthly salary.	d	78,431 (25%)	232,971 (75%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The ballot proposal would have allowed any part of the state to undertake limited financial obligations that are payable from the general revenues.	d	97,132 (32%)	208,643 (68%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Administration of government	The ballot proposal would have allowed for the clarification of the Commissioner of Public Lands to exchange lands under his control.	d	128,987 (42%)	175,984 (58%)
LRCA	General Obligation Bond Act	Bond issues	The bond act would have allowed for the issuance of $45.72 million in bonds for capital expenditures.	d	148,214 (48%)	160,372 (52%)
LRCA	Land Acquisition Bonds	Bond issues	The bond act would have allowed for the issuance of $225,000 for land acquisition.	d	141,911 (47%)	162,293 (53%)
LRCA	Natural History Museum Bonds	Bond issues	The bond act would have allowed for the issuance of $775,000 in bonds for renovations to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History.	d	138,261 (45%)	167,625 (55%)
LRCA	Red Rock State Park Bonds	Bond issues	The bond act would have allowed for the issuance of $275,000 in bonds for the expansion of Red Rock State Park Convention Center.	d	103,905 (35%)	189,112 (65%)
LRCA	Senior Citizens' Facilities Bonds	Bond issues	The bond act allowed for the issuance of $1,925,000 in bonds for the capital expenditures of certain senior citizens' facilities and equipment.	a	161,150 (52%)	146,095 (48%)
LRCA	State Library Bonds	Bond issues	The bond act would have allowed for the issuance of $625,000 of bonds for the expenditures for planning a new state library.	d	137,636 (45%)	169,330 (55%)

1988

See also: New Mexico 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	State legislatures measures	The ballot proposal allowed for the restriction of legislative retirement.	d	162,657 (44%)	207,133 (56%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	State legislatures measures	The ballot proposal allowed for the removal of gubernatorial appointees as provided by law.	a	224,091 (61%)	145,206 (39%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Family-related policy; Taxes	The ballot proposal allowed for the increase of property tax exemption for the head of a family.	a	282,926 (75%)	93,218 (25%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Debt limits	The ballot proposal allowed for counties to go into debt for books and library resources.	a	228,519 (62%)	140,676 (38%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Bail policy; Criminal trials	The ballot proposal restricted bail for convicted persons.	a	278,909 (75%)	95,156 (25%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 6	State judiciary	The ballot proposal allowed for judicial reform.	a	203,509 (56%)	159,957 (44%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 7	Local government officials and elections; Local official term limits	The ballot proposal allowed for the creation of five-member boards of county commissioners and limited terms of county officials.	a	230,390 (65%)	123,799 (35%)
LRCA	Education Bond	Higher education funding; Bond issues	The ballot question allowed for the issuance of $50,550,000 in bonds for capital expenditures of stated educational institutions.	a	204,753 (59%)	145,052 (41%)
LRCA	Land Acquisition Bonds	Property; Bond issues	The ballot question allowed for the issuance of $425,000 in bonds for the acquisition of land.	a	217,154 (62%)	132,705 (38%)
LRCA	Library Bonds	Bond issues	The ballot question allowed for the issuance of $1,525,000 for books and audio-visual materials for public libraries.	a	213,113 (61%)	136,141 (39%)
LRCA	Senior Citizens Facilities Bond	Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	The ballot question allowed for the issuance of $1,155,000 in bonds for capital expenditures of senior citizens' facilities and equipment.	a	211,312 (60%)	138,046 (40%)

1986

See also: New Mexico 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Public education governance	The ballot proposal allowed for the New Mexico Legislature to determine procedures for the recall of local school board members.	a	178,149 (63%)	103,483 (37%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 10	Administrative organization; Workers' compensation laws	The ballot proposal allowed for the creation of a workmen's compensation body.	a	173,989 (65%)	92,419 (35%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 11	Executive official term limits	The ballot proposal limited state executive officers to two consecutive four-year terms to start on January 1, 1991.	a	168,850 (61%)	106,013 (39%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Firearms policy	The ballot proposal prohibited municipalities and counties from regulating the right to keep and bear arms.	a	179,716 (62%)	111,517 (38%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Local government officials and elections; Residency voting requirements	The ballot proposal addressed residence in municipalities.	a	181,880 (68%)	84,964 (32%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Banking policy	The ballot proposal allowed the state to deposit money in credit unions if it was federally insured.	a	198,766 (72%)	78,948 (28%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Law enforcement officers and departments	The ballot proposal extended the capabilities of law enforcement.	a	181,813 (66%)	93,731 (34%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 6	Administration of government; State executive official measures	The ballot proposal added interim hearings for confirmations of gubernatorial appointments.	a	161,322 (61%)	103,134 (39%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 7	Public education governance	The ballot proposal allowed for the expansion of the state board of education.	a	142,909 (53%)	126,928 (47%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 8	Higher education governance	The ballot proposal expanded the University of New Mexico Board of Regents from five to seven.	a	164,385 (60%)	108,118 (40%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 9	Local official term limits	The ballot proposal would have allowed for four consecutive terms for county officers.	d	119,504 (43%)	156,177 (57%)
LRCA	Educational Bond Act	Bond issues; Higher education funding	The bond act allowed for the issuance of $35 million in funds for capital expenditures at certain educational institutions.	a	153,317 (59%)	104,540 (41%)

1984

See also: New Mexico 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Local government organization	The referendum required new services on the county and municipal level be funded before they can have the force of law.	a	220,101 (77%)	64,684 (23%)

1982

See also: New Mexico 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	State judiciary	The referendum would have allowed for changes to be made to New Mexico Constitution that provided for judicial selection and tenure.	d	117,601 (46%)	139,643 (54%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State legislatures measures	The referendum removed the ability of the New Mexico Legislature to appropriate funds from the severance tax permanent fund.	a	125,727 (50%)	125,324 (50%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Taxes	The referendum would have allowed for a $3,000 income tax exemption for money received from belonging to the New Mexico National Guard.	d	113,247 (44%)	143,574 (56%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Local official term limits	The referendum would have allowed for county sheriffs to serve as many two-year terms to which they were elected.	d	109,611 (43%)	142,871 (57%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Salaries of government officials	The referendum limited the per diem and mileage allowance for legislators.	a	148,486 (57%)	112,763 (43%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 6	Business regulations	The referendum allowed for directory advertising and other expenses to be used for fixing rates for telephone and telegraph companies.	a	201,014 (77%)	60,212 (23%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 7	Local government finance and taxes	The referendum allowed for counties to take on debt when used for certain projects.	a	156,113 (62%)	97,644 (38%)

1980

See also: New Mexico 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Public education governance; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum allowed for large school districts to have seven elected school board members.	a	147,035 (61%)	95,385 (39%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Bail policy; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum allowed for the limiting of bail in certain circumstances.	a	157,992 (64%)	88,033 (36%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Constitutional wording changes; State executive official measures	The referendum would have allowed for state executive officers to serve two consecutive four-year terms in office.	d	107,676 (44%)	138,393 (56%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Constitutional wording changes; Jury rules; Criminal trials	The referendum changed the number of signatures needed to require a convention of a grand jury.	a	124,996 (54%)	108,056 (46%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 6	Constitutional wording changes; Salaries of government officials	The referendum would have increased the amount legislators were reimbursed for expenses incurred as part of their duties.	d	105,693 (43%)	138,339 (57%)
LRCA	Constitution Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum allowed for five county commissioners in class B counties.	a	132,542 (57%)	100,449 (43%)

1978

See also: New Mexico 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes; State judiciary	The referendum allowed the Judicial Standards Committee to recommend the discipline or removal of judicial officials.	a	142,468 (73%)	52,165 (27%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Constitutional wording changes; State judiciary	The referendum allowed for the appointment of retired judges and justices to pro tempore positions.	a	103,611 (54%)	87,669 (46%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Constitutional wording changes; Taxes	The referendum would have allowed for the accrual of property tax of certain elderly taxpayers to be held until the transfer of property.	d	78,796 (41%)	113,034 (59%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Constitutional wording changes; Salaries of government officials	The referendum would have provided limitations of reimbursements for expenses of state legislators.	d	90,068 (47%)	103,213 (53%)

1974

See also: New Mexico 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Salaries of government officials; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have allowed for an updated legislative compensation section of the Constitution of New Mexico.	d	47,104 (38%)	75,618 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Taxes; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have barred the levying of taxes by parts of the government that do not have legislation stating that they may.	a	62,103 (50%)	62,083 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Constitutional wording changes; Higher education funding	The referendum allowed for the establishment of a loans program for students of the healing arts.	a	77,761 (61%)	49,294 (39%)

1973

See also: New Mexico 1973 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum removed discrimination based on sex in qualifying to hold public office.	a	33,215 (77%)	9,783 (23%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum removed discrimination based on sex in veteran's property tax exemption.	a	31,258 (73%)	11,294 (27%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum allowed for the recall of local school board members.	a	22,227 (53%)	19,929 (47%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum addressed the qualifications for voting.	a	25,198 (60%)	16,455 (40%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum created five-member boards of county commissioners in counties with populations of 100,000 or greater.	a	20,369 (51%)	19,865 (49%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 6	Taxes; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum allowed for certain personal properties to be exempt from taxation.	a	27,474 (66%)	13,899 (34%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 7	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have removed term limits and added an age limitation for county officers.	d	18,825 (45%)	23,121 (55%)

1972

See also: New Mexico 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Taxes; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum allowed for the taxation of commercial church property and provided exemptions for personal property.	a	141,622 (66%)	73,386 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Constitutional wording changes; Jury rules	The referendum would have reduced the number of jurors required for a case down to six.	d	83,489 (39%)	128,595 (61%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues	The referendum allows for equality of rights for persons regardless of sex.	a	155,633 (71%)	64,823 (29%)
LRCA	the Bond Act	Bond issues	The bond act allowed for the issuing of $2,000,000 in bonds each year from 1973 to 1977.	a	121,337 (58%)	89,094 (42%)

1970

See also: New Mexico 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Housing; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum proposed amending the constitution to provide for the Municipal Home Rule.	a	77,095 (56%)	60,867 (44%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum proposed updating Article 7 of the New Mexico Constitution as it related to the Elective Franchise.	a	67,299 (52%)	63,279 (48%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Constitutional wording changes; State executive official measures	The referendum amended Article 5, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico. The section dealt with the terms of state executive officers.	a	79,722 (57%)	59,426 (43%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Public education funding; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have repealed the state levy for the school fund.	d	60,531 (47%)	68,720 (53%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have amended Article 19 of the New Mexico Constitution.	d	57,778 (46%)	67,889 (54%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 6	Public education governance; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have removed the board of regents of state educational institutions.	d	56,047 (43%)	74,927 (57%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 7	Higher education funding; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have allowed for the establishment of a state-run student loan program.	d	57,864 (43%)	78,061 (57%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 8	Constitutional wording changes; Taxes	The referendum would have allowed for the adoption of a new Article 8, which related to taxation and revenue.	d	65,552 (48%)	71,537 (52%)

1968

See also: New Mexico 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	1968 constitution revision	State constitutional conventions; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum allowed the revision of several sections of the New Mexico Constitution.	a	4,185 (68%)	1,956 (32%)

1964

See also: New Mexico 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Absentee and mail voting; Sex and gender issues; American Indian issues	The proposed measure permitted a constitutional amendment that allowed for absentee voting and the removal of restrictions for women and Indian voters.	a	106,579 (82%)	23,694 (18%)
VR	Nominating Conventions for Candidates Referendum	Elections and campaigns		d	29,716 (26%)	85,513 (74%)

1960

See also: New Mexico 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	State executive official measures	The proposed measure would have allowed for a constitutional amendment addressing term limits for executive officers.	d	49,751 (41%)	71,987 (59%)

1958

See also: New Mexico 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	County and municipal governance	The proposed measure would have allowed for a constitutional amendment addressing term limits for county officers.	d	41,443 (48%)	44,442 (52%)

1950

See also: New Mexico 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result
VR	Nominating Conventions for Candidates Referendum	Elections and campaigns	a

1948

See also: New Mexico 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Local official term limits	The proposed measure would have allowed for a constitutional amendment that established four-year terms for county officers.	d	27,349 (46%)	31,981 (54%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Executive official term limits	The proposed measure would have allowed for a constitutional amendment that addressed term limits for executive officers.	d	28,914 (49%)	30,364 (51%)

1942

See also: New Mexico 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Agriculture policy	The proposition would have allowed for a constitutional amendment addressing contracts for agricultural and grazing leases.	d	14,589 (45%)	17,624 (55%)

1930

See also: New Mexico 1930 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Two-Cent Tax on Cigarettes Referendum	Taxes; Tobacco laws	d	9,847 (16%)	53,668 (84%)

1911

See also: New Mexico 1911 ballot measures

January 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	State Constitution Ratification Question	State constitution ratification	Ratify the New Mexico Constitution	a	31,742 (70%)	13,399 (30%)

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