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New Mexico Referendum: Legislative Appropriation of Funds (1982)
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The New Mexico Referendum: Legislative Appropriation of Funds, also known as Constitutional Amendment No. 2, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 2, 1982, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The referendum removed the ability of the New Mexico Legislature to appropriate funds from the severance tax permanent fund.[1]
Election results
| New Mexico Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1982) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 125,727 | 50.08% | ||
| No | 125,324 | 49.92% | ||
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Proposing an amendment to Article 8, Section 10 of the Constitution of New Mexico to remove the power of the legislature to appropriate funds from the principal amount of the severance tax permanent fund.[2] |
See also
- New Mexico 1982 ballot measures
- 1982 ballot measures
- List of New Mexico ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in New Mexico
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Part 43: Referenda Elections for New Mexico," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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