New Mexico Referendum: Legislative Compensation (1974)
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The New Mexico Referendum: Legislative Compensation, also known as Amendment No. 1, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 5, 1974, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The referendum would have allowed for an updated legislative compensation section of the Constitution of New Mexico.[1]
Election results
| New Mexico Amendment No. 1 (1974) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 75,618 | 61.62% | ||
| Yes | 47,104 | 38.38% | ||
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 1: Proposing to amend the Constitution of New Mexico by repealing Article 4, Section 10 and adopting a new Article 4, Section 10, pertaining to compensation of legislators.[2] |
See also
- New Mexico 1974 ballot measures
- 1974 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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