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New Mexico Prohibition of Property Acquisition by Aliens, Constitutional Amendment 1 (2006)
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New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1, regarding the Protection of Right to Own Property was on the November 7, 2006 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1]
The amendment repealed Section 22 of Article 2 of the New Mexico Constitution. The repealed section mandated that unless otherwise provided by law, aliens who are not eligible to become citizens, and certain business entities that are majority-owned by such aliens, are prohibited from acquiring any interest in real property in New Mexico.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 330,309 | 69.9% | ||
| No | 97,095 | 30.1% | ||
See also
- List of New Mexico ballot measures
- New Mexico 2006 ballot measures
- 2006 ballot measures
- New Mexico Senate
- New Mexico House of Representatives
External links
- Text of Amendment 1
- New Mexico 2006 election results (dead link) (Scroll to page 9)
Footnotes
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