New Mexico Statewide Library Acquisitions, Question C (2006)

A New Mexico Statewide Library Acquisitions Act, Question C was on the November 7, 2006 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.

Question C authorized the State of New Mexico to issue $9,090,000 in general obligation bonds in order to generate the funds with which to "make capital expenditures for public library acquisitions."

Election results

Question C
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		275,145	56.9%
No		216,163	43.1%

Ballot wording

The ballot question read:

Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed nine million ninety thousand dollars ($9,090,000) to make capital expenditures for public library acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

Summary of Statewide Library Acquisitions

The following projects have been specifically designated for funding by the Sale of Bond Issue C:

• Cultural Affairs Department library acquisitions including books, equipment and resources for libraries statewide ($3,000,000),

• Higher Education Department library resource acquisitions for academic libraries statewide ($3,000,000),

• Public Education Department library books, equipment and resource acquisitions for public school and juvenile detention libraries statewide ($3,000,000).

See also

• List of New Mexico ballot measures
• New Mexico 2006 ballot measures
• New Mexico Senate
• New Mexico House of Representatives

External links

• New Mexico 2006 election results (Scroll to page 9)
• 2006 state bond questions in New Mexico (dead link)