New Mexico Referendum: Amendment of Article 19 (1970)
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The New Mexico Referendum: Amendment of Article 19, also known as Constitutional Amendment No. 5, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 3, 1970, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The referendum would have amended Article 19 of the New Mexico Constitution.[1]
Election results
| New Mexico Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (1970) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 67,889 | 54.02% | ||
| Yes | 57,778 | 45.98% | ||
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Proposing an amendment of Article 19 of the constitution of New Mexico by repealing Section 5 pertaining to restrictions on amendment of Section 1, Article 19.[2] |
See also
- New Mexico 1970 ballot measures
- 1970 ballot measures
- List of New Mexico ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in New Mexico
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Part 43: Referenda Elections for New Mexico," accessed July 24, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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