New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 8 (2002)
New Mexico's Constitutional Amendment 8 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that proposed to amend Section 14 of Article 9 (known as the anti-donation clause) to change the requirements for eligibility for the Vietnam veterans' scholarship program that was authorized by this section. Under the existing provision, one of the requirements of eligibility was that a veteran needed to have been a resident of New Mexico at the original time of entry into the armed forces. The amendment was designed to alter this residency requirement to also include veterans who had lived in New Mexico for 10 years or more.
Status
The measure passed with yes votes of 70.0% in 2002.
See also
External links
- Ballot Amendments & Bond Issues Explained
- 2002 constitutional amendment election results
- New Mexico 2002 Questions
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