New Mexico Referendum: New County Commissioners (1980)
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The New Mexico Referendum: New County Commissioners, also known as Constitution Amendment No. 1, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 4, 1980, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The referendum allowed for five county commissioners in class B counties.[1]
Election results
| New Mexico Constitution Amendment No. 1 (1980) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 132,542 | 56.89% | ||
| No | 100,449 | 43.11% | ||
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Proposing an amendment to Article 10, Section 7 of the Constitution of New Mexico to provide for five county commissioners in certain class B counties.[2] |
See also
- New Mexico 1980 ballot measures
- 1980 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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