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New Mexico Referendum: Legislative Reimbursement for Expenses (1978)
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The New Mexico Referendum: Legislative Reimbursement for Expenses, also known as Constitutional Amendment No. 4, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 7, 1978, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The referendum would have provided limitations of reimbursements for expenses of state legislators.[1]
Election results
| New Mexico Constitutional Amendment No. 4 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 103,213 | 53.40% | ||
| Yes | 90,068 | 46.60% | ||
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 4: Proposing an amendment to Article 4, Section 10 of the Constitution of New Mexico to provide limitations on the reimbursement of legislators for expenses incurred in their duties.[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 28, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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