New Mexico 1996 ballot measures

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Seven ballot measures were on the 1996 ballot in New Mexico.

All of them were proposed as legislatively referred constitutional amendments to the New Mexico Constitution by the New Mexico State Legislature. They all passed.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State budget	Limits distribution of state permanent funds and allows diversification of investments	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Permits school districts to incur debt without an election	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Provides for the recall of elected county officials	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Elections	Changes constitutional amendment process to allow independent commission to submit amendments	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State legislature	Raises per diem and mileage rates for legislators to standard IRS rates	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of gov't	Abolishes the state corporation commission and creates one regulatory agency for public services	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Natural resources	Counties authorized to borrow money to buy property for open spaces	a

External links

• 1996 New Mexico election results
• 1996 general obligation bonds