New Mexico Establish Fiduciary Duties of Board of Regents and Removal Process Amendment (2026)
| New Mexico Establish Fiduciary Duties of Board of Regents and Removal Process Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The New Mexico Establish Fiduciary Duties of Board of Regents and Removal Process Amendment is not on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1]
This amendment would have established the fiduciary duties of board of regents and authorized the attorney general or a majority of the board of regents to remove a member.[2]
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The full text of the amendment can be read here.
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- See also: Amending the New Mexico Constitution
Amending the New Mexico Constitution
- See also: Amending the New Mexico Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the New Mexico State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 36 votes in the New Mexico House of Representatives and 22 votes in the New Mexico State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
House Joint Resolution 12 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:
- February 3, 2025: House Joint Resolution 12 (HJR 12) was introduced.[1]
- March 1, 2025: The New Mexico House of Representatives passed HJR 12 by a vote of 64-1 with five absent or excused.
- March 22, 2025: It did not receive a vote in the Senate before the legislature adjourned.[1]
| Vote in the New Mexico House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 36  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 64 | 1 | 5 |
| Total percent | 91.4% | 1.4% | 7.2% |
| Democrat | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 23 | 1 | 2 |
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