Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
New Mexico Capital Expenditures for Libraries, Bond Question B (2014)
| |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
The New Mexico Capital Expenditures for Libraries, Bond Question B was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved. The measure authorized the issuance and sale of $11 million in general obligation bonds to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and public library resource acquisitions.[1]
Bond Question B was sponsored in the New Mexico Legislature by Sen. Carlos Cisneros (D-6) as Senate Bill 53.
Election results
Below are the official, certified election results:
| New Mexico Bond Question B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 236,684 | 63.09% | ||
| No | 138,446 | 36.91% | ||
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot text appeared as follows:[1]
| “ | The 2014 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and public library resource acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?
For________________ Against___________________[2] |
” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Bond issue
Bond Question B was placed on the ballot via Senate Bill 53, also known as the 2014 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act. SB 53 also placed Bond Question A and Bond Question C on the 2014 general election ballot. On February 16, 2014, the New Mexico Senate unanimously approved the act.[3] Likewise, the measure was unanimously approved in the New Mexico House of Representatives on February 19, 2014.[4] Gov. Susana Martinez (R) signed the bill on March 11, 2014.[5]
Senate vote
February 16, 2014, Senate vote
| New Mexico SB 53 Senate Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 40 | 100.00% | ||
| No | 0 | 0.00% | ||
House vote
February 19, 2014, House vote
| New Mexico SB 53 House Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 64 | 100.00% | ||
| No | 0 | 0.00% | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Voter Guide," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "Senate Votes on SB 53," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "House Votes on SB 53," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "SB 53 History," accessed September 29, 2014
 |
State of New Mexico Santa Fe (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
