New Mexico 2002 ballot measures

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Fourteen statewide ballot measures were on the 2002 ballot in New Mexico.

• Nine were proposed constitutional amendments to the New Mexico Constitution.
• Five were general obligation bond questions.

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property Taxes	Increase $2,000 property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Establish 18 years, rather than 21 years, as the age of eligibility to vote.	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judicial reform	Decrease the number of judicial districts in the state from 13 to 8.	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property Rights	Aliens who are not eligible to become citizens allowed to acquire real property	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property Tax	Property tax exemption for certain veterans.	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of gov't	State and local governments allowed to provide land, buildings or infrastructure to create affordable housing.	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin of gov't	Last Friday in March designated as a legal holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Admin of gov't	Eligibility requirements for the Vietnam veterans' scholarship program.	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of gov't	Name of state highway commission changed to state transportation commission.	a
BI	Bond A	Bond issue	Capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions projects.	a
BI	Bond B	Bond issue	Bonds for state public educational capital improvements and acquisitions	a
BI	Bond C	Bond issue	$16,080,000 bond issue for public school, higher education and public library acquisitions.	a
BI	Bond D	Bond issue	$6,592,000 bond issue for state facilities and equipment.	d
BI	Bond E	Bond issue	$13,103,000 bond issue for water projects	a

See also

• List of New Mexico ballot measures

External links

• 2002 constitutional amendment election results
• 2002 general obligation bond election results
• New Mexico 2002 Election Profile (dead link)
• New Mexico 2002 Questions