New Mexico Higher Education and Special Schools Bonds, Bond Question C (2012)
| Bond Question C | |
|---|---|
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| Type | legislatively referred state statute |
| Origin | New Mexico State Legislature |
| Topic | Bond issues |
| Status |  |
New Mexico Bond Question C was a legislatively referred bond question on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of New Mexico, where it was approved.
The measure authorized bonds to make capital expenditures for certain higher education improvements. The bonds cannot exceed $120,000,000.
Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
The following are unofficial election results:
| New Mexico Bond Question C (2012) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 411,017 | 61.12% | ||
| No | 261,406 | 38.88% | ||
Results via New Mexico Secretary of State (dead link) as of 11/09/2012.
Text of measure
Ballot language
The language that voters saw on the ballot read as follows:[1]
| “ | The 2012 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher education and special schools capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty million dollars ($120,000,000) to make capital expenditures for certain higher education and special school capital improvements and 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] |
” |
Support
No formal campaign in favor of the measure was identified by Ballotpedia.
Opposition
No formal campaign in opposition of the measure was identified by Ballotpedia.
Path to the ballot
According to Article XIX of the New Mexico Constitution, it takes a majority vote of all members of both houses of the New Mexico State Legislature to refer a proposed measure to the ballot.
See also
- New Mexico 2012 ballot measures
- 2012 ballot measures
- List of New Mexico ballot measures
- New Mexico Legislature
- List of ballot measures by state
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "The 2012 General Election ballots shall contain the following language," accessed October 3, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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