New Mexico Referendum: Appointment of Retired Judges to Pro Tempore Positions (1978)
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The New Mexico Referendum: Appointment of Retired Judges to Pro Tempore Positions, also known as Constitutional Amendment No. 2, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 7, 1978, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The referendum allowed for the appointment of retired judges and justices to pro tempore positions.[1]
Election results
| New Mexico Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 103,611 | 54.17% | ||
| No | 87,669 | 45.83% | ||
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 2: Proposing an amendment to Article 6, Section 15 of the Constitution of New Mexico to allow certain retired judges and justices to be appointed to serve as district judge pro tempore.[2] |
See also
- New Mexico 1978 ballot measures
- 1978 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 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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