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New Mexico Amendment 2, Public Education Funding Act (September 2003)
New Mexico Amendment 2, also known as the Public Education Funding Act, was on the September 23, 2003 special election ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It passed in a squeaker, with a margin of just 195 votes.
Question 2 allowed for a limited additional distribution from the state's permanent funds to bolster funding for the state's public school districts.
Election results
| Amendment 2 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 92,198 | 50.05% | ||
| No | 92,003 | 49.95% | ||
Text of measure
| New Mexico Constitution |
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| Preamble |
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Question
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Provides for a limited additional distribution from the permanent funds to provide more money for public schools to implement and maintain educational reforms and for other permanent fund recipients. |
Constitutional changes
Question 2 amended Section 6 of Article 12 of the New Mexico Constitution.
See also
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