New Mexico 2014 ballot measures

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Eight statewide ballot questions were certified for the November 4, 2014, ballot in the state of New Mexico. Seven were approved, while only one - which sought to enable school board elections to be held simultaneously with other nonpartisan elections - was defeated; despite receiving a majority of votes, it did not receive the requisite 75 percent supermajority for amendments concerning voting.

Five of the measures certified for the ballot were legislatively referred constitutional amendments. Three were legislatively referred bond questions. New Mexico does not allow for initiatives, though veto referendums are permitted. The 2014 legislative session ran from January 21, 2014, to February 20, 2014. According to Article XIX of the New Mexico Constitution, a simple majority was required in the legislature to refer the amendments to the ballot.

Topics featured on the ballot included:

• Bonds
• Elections
• Education
• Local government
• Government finances

Historical facts

• Between 1996 and 2013, an average of eight measures have appeared annually on the ballot in New Mexico. Therefore, 2014 was an average year.
• From 1996 to 2014, the number of measures on statewide ballots has ranged from two to 14.
• Between 1996 and 2014, 80 of 93, or 86 percent, of New Mexico ballot measures have been approved by voters; 2014's 88 percent approval rate was therefore very typical.
• Conversely, 13 of 93, or 14 percent, of measures have been defeated.

On the ballot

See also: 2014 ballot measures

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Provides that school elections shall be held on different dates from partisan elections	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Allocates one position on the Northern New Mexico State School Board of Regents to a student representative	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Permits the legislature to set the date for filing candidacy declarations for judicial retention elections	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local Gov't	Allows certain counties to become "urban counties" and establish county charters	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Finances	Requires the State Investment Council to invest and manage the land grant fund in accordance with the Uniform Prudent Investor Act	a
BI	Bond Question A	Bonds	Authorizes up to $17 million in bonds to make improvements to senior citizen facilities	a
BI	Bond Question B	Bonds	Authorizes up to $11 million in bonds to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and public libraries	a
BI	Bond Question C	Bonds	Authorizes up to $141 million in bonds to make capital expenditures for higher education, special schools and tribal schools	a

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Marriage Amendment	Marriage and family	Allows same-sex marriage in the state
LRCA	Minimum Wage Amendment	Minimum wage	Raises the state minimum wage

See also

• List of New Mexico ballot measures
• 2014 ballot measures
• New Mexico Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state