New Mexico Amendment 5 (1996)
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New Mexico Amendment 5 raised per diem and mileage rates for legislators to the standard IRS rates allowed for Santa Fe. It was on the November 5, 1996 election ballot in New Mexico, where it passed.
Amendment 5 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment amending the New Mexico Constitution. It was one of seven such measures on the 1996 ballot in the state. All of them passed.
Election results
| Measure # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 309,927 | 67% | ||
| No | 155,265 | 33% | ||
See also
Footnotes
- Amendment 5, 1996, election results
- National Conference of State Legislatures Ballot Measures Database
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