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New Mexico Referendum: Levying of Taxes (1974)
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The New Mexico Referendum: Levying of Taxes, also known as Amendment No. 2, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 5, 1974, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The referendum would have barred the levying of taxes by parts of the government that do not have legislation stating that they may.[1]
Election results
| New Mexico Amendment No. 2 (1974) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 62,103 | 50.01% | ||
| No | 62,083 | 49.99% | ||
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 8 of the Constitution of New Mexico barring the levying of any tax or assessment by any political subdivision whose enabling legislation does not provide for an elected governing authority.[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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