The 2006 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement and construction bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed fifteen million nine hundred fifty-eight thousand dollars ($15,958,000) to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvements and construction projects 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?

Abolishes the state corporation commission and creates a single regulatory agency for corporations, public utilities, transportation companies, transmission companies, insurance companies and other public services

Would authorize the issuance and sale of land acquisition bonds in an amount not to exceed $620,000 to make capitol expenditures for acquisition of unique and ecologically significant lands affording habitat for rare, threatened or endangered species.

House Joint Resolution 17 removes the governor as the appointing authority of the insurance superintendent and establishes the insurance nominating committee as the appointing body. It strikes language on vacancies and terms and replaces it with “as provided by law.”

Allows the appointment of certain former members of the legislature to civil offices in the State in a limited situation. A member of the legislature may be appointed to a civil office during the term of the legislature for which the member was elected if the member resigns from the legislature prior to the appointment. A member of the legislature may not be appointed to a civil office if during the term prior to the member’s resignation, the civil office to which the appointment is to be made was not created or the emoluments of which were not increased.

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The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed ten million one hundred sixty-seven thousand dollars ($10,167,000) to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and public library resource 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?

The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of public safety capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed eighteen million one hundred ninety-six thousand dollars ($18,196,000) to make capital expenditures for capital improvements and acquisitions for state police, public safety communications and national guard facilities statewide 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?

The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred forty-two million three hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($142,356,000) to make capital expenditures for certain higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and 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?

The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed fifteen million four hundred forty thousand dollars ($15,440,000) to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects 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?

$94.9 million higher education bonds

$5.1 million kindergarten classroom construction and renovation bonds

$16.3 million library acquisition bonds

$6.06 million for senior citizen facility improvement and construction

Summary by the League of Women Voters, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County: Bond Issue C will provide $26,212,500 for construction and improvements to existing facilities and equipment around the state.



This money will be apportioned in the following way. Numbers do not include administrative costs, which would bring the total to the numbers above.



1) $10,000,000 to the Capital Program Fund to continue converting the state’s microwave radio system from analog to digital technology.



2a) $8,500,000 to the Office of Cultural Affairs to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a new Palace of the Governors Annex in Santa Fe.



2b) $2,300,000 to acquire land for a parking facility for the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.



2c) $300,000 to plan, design and construct the National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque.



2d) $350,000 to construct, equip, and provide site development for a facility consisting of a visitors’ center, staff housing and maintenance shops at the Bosque Redondo Memorial and Museum in Fort Sumner.



3) $1,047,500 to the State Parks Div. of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Dept. for field and infrastructure improvements at Balloon Fiesta State Park in Albuquerque.



4) $ 350,000 to the Dept. of Game and Fish to acquire land for, design, build and equip a warm water fish hatchery, rearing station, and education center in Santa Rosa.



5) $ 2,247,000 to the Dept. of Public Safety for radio replacements and equipment for the NM State Police.



6) $ 1,000,000 to the State Armory Board for improvements to armories statewide.

Constitutional Amendment 8 proposes to amend Section 14 of Article 9 (the “anti-donation clause”) to change the requirements for eligibility for the Vietnam veterans’ scholarship program that is currently authorized by this section. Under the current provision, one of the requirements of eligibility is that a veteran must have been a resident of New Mexico at the original time of entry into the armed forces. The amendment would alter this residency requirement to also include veterans who have lived in New Mexico for 10 years or more.

Article 9 of the Constitution of New Mexico addresses indebtedness of the state, counties, municipalities and school districts. Section 8 of Article 9 imposes restrictions on state indebtedness, including approval by the voters of debt to be incurred for specified work or objects and limiting indebtedness to not more than one percent of assessed valuation of all property subject to taxation in the state. Section 11 of Article 9 requires voter approval of debt incurred for school buildings and grounds and imposes a limit on school district indebtedness for such purposes of not more than six percent of assessed valuation of all property subject to taxation in the school district. Constitutional Amendment No. 2 would exempt from these restrictions on indebtedness lease-purchase agreements entered into by the state or a school district where there is no obligation to continue the lease from year to year or to purchase the leased property, and where the lease can be terminated if there are insufficient funds to meet current lease payments. Under this proposed amendment, lease-purchase agreements of real property would not constitute debt, and thus, the requirements to impose a tax levy sufficient to pay interest and principal at maturity set forth in Article 4, Section 29 of the Constitution of New Mexico would also not apply.

Constitutional Amendment 9 proposes to amend Section 14 of Article 5 to change the name of the state highway commission to the state transportation commission.

Permits the establishment of a college scholarship program for New Mexico military war veterans.

Current law requires that cabinet secretaries be confirmed by the state senate, but, once confirmed, a secretary serves at the pleasure of the governor. Constitutional Amendment No. 3 proposes to add a new section to Article 5 of the Constitution of New Mexico that would require that the heads of all cabinet-level departments or agencies whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the state senate be reconfirmed at the beginning of each term of a governor.

Changes constitutional amendment process to allow an independent commission to submit amendments to the legislature for its consideration. Also changes the constitutional convention process

Would authorize the issuance and sale of radio communications bonds in an amount not to exceed $2,260,000 to make capitol expenditures for conversion of the state’s radio communications system to digital services to enhance law enforcement officer safety and effectiveness and provide interconnection for emergency response to natural disasters.

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Proposes to amend the constitution to prohibit second-term county officials form holding additional county offices.

Creates an independent State Ethics Commission with jurisdiction to investigate, adjudicate and issue advisory opinions concerning civil violations of ethics laws and other specified matters.

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Constitutional Amendment 3 proposes to repeal Section 25 of Article 6, which mandates eight judicial districts in the state and the counties to be included in each district. Currently there are 13 judicial districts in the state.

Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $93,429,707 to make capital expenditures for certain public education, higher education and other educational institutions capital improvements and 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?

Constitutional Amendment 2 eliminates term limits for county elected officials. The current constitutional provision prohibits elected county officials from seeking any county office after two four-year terms but allows them to seek county office again after a two-year layoff. This amendment would remove all restrictions. If adopted, elected county officials could seek and be elected to an unlimited number of terms, consecutive or otherwise.

Constitutional Amendment 1 proposes to amend Section 5 of Article 8 to increase the current $2,000 property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States during a period in which the armed forces were engaged in armed conflict. The increase is phased in over four years, increasing by $500 each year from 2003 to 2006, and then remaining at $4,000. The exemption amount is subtracted from the assessed valuation of the property.

Constitutional Amendment 5 proposes to amend Section 15 of Article 8 to make two changes to an existing provision for a property tax exemption for certain veterans. Currently, this section provides an exemption from property tax for the principal place of residence of a veteran determined to have a permanent and total service-connected disability if the residence has been specially adapted to the veteran’s disability using a federal grant for specially adapted housing. The amendment removes the requirement that the property must have been specially adapted for the veteran’s disability. It also further defines an eligible disability, adding a requirement that it be a “one hundred percent” permanent and total service-connected disability.

Would authorize the issuance and sale of El Camino Real international heritage center bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,030,000 to make capitol expenditures for the El Camino Real international heritage center, including exhibits and a trail system, to commemorate El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro in Socorro County.

Changes from two to three the number of consecutive four-year terms that county officials may serve before becoming ineligible to hold any county office for two years thereafter.

Authorizes the issue of $10.77 million in bonds for the creation and upkeep of senior-citizen facilities.

Constitutional Amendment No. 5 proposes to amend Article 5 of the Constitution of New Mexico to provide that in the case of a vacancy in the office of the lieutenant governor, the governor will fill the vacancy by appointment, subject to the consent of an absolute majority of the senate. Current law does not provide a procedure for filling a vacancy in the lieutenant governor’s position.

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The 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of health facility improvement bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $57,925,000 to make capital expenditures for cancer research and treatment facilites, other statewide and regional health facilities, educational facilities for statewide dental services andpublic health and behavioral health facilities 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 for the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

The 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher educational and special schools capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $140,133,000 to make capital expenditures for certain higher educational and special schools capital improvements and 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 for the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

The 2010 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issue and sale of higher educational and special schools capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $155,576,824 to make capital expenditures for certain higher educational and special schools capital improvements and acquisitions, and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment and prinicpal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $120,000,000 to make capital expenditures for certain higher education and special schools capital improvements and 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?

The 2006 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher educational capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred eighteen million three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($118,360,000) to make capital expenditures for certain higher educational capital improvements and 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?

The 2014 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred forty-one million dollars ($141,000,000) to make capital expenditures for certain higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and 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?

Authorizes the issue of $128.4 million in bonds for higher education, special schools, and tribal schools.

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Proposes amendments to Article 6 to give the legislature authority to provide for appellate court jurisdiction appeal process by statute.

Senate Joint Resolution 16 proposes an Amendment to Article 6 of the constitution of New
Mexico to allow the Legislature to set the date for filing declarations of candidacy for judicial
retention elections.

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Proposes to amend the constitution to add an additional citizen and magistrate as members of the judicial standards commission.

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House Joint Resolution 16 proposes an amendment to Article, XII, Section 7 of the Constitution
of New Mexico, to require the State Investment Council invest and manage the land grant
permanent fund (LGPF) in accordance with the Uniform Prudent Investor Act. The proposed
amendment would also strike the provision that no more than 15 percent of the book value of the
fund may be invested in international securities at any one time.
The amendment proposed in the joint resolution provides that the additional 0.5 percent
distributions from the LGPF for educational reforms would not be made from the LGPF if the
five-year average of the year-end market value of the fund is less than $10 billion.
The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the people for their approval or
rejection at the next general election or at any special election prior to that date that may be
called for that purpose.

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Constitutional Amendment 7 proposes to add a new Section 23 to Article 20 to designate the last Friday in March as a legal holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez.

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Raises per diem and mileage rates for legislators to the standard IRS rates allowed for Santa Fe

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Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $9,830,000 to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and public library resource acquisitions and construction 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?

The 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $11,019,000 to make capital expenditures for academic, public and tribal 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 for the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

The 2014 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and library resource 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?

The 2010 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issue and sale of library construction and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $7,082,110 to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and public library acquisitions, and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment and prinicpal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

Proposes to amend the constitution to authorize the legislature to limit increases in valuation of residential property for property taxation purposes.

Existing language in Article 9, Section 14 of the Constitution of New Mexico permits the state, counties and municipalities to “donate” land or buildings or “provide or pay the costs of” infrastructure to support affordable housing projects. Constitutional Amendment No. 4 would amend the existing exception to also allow the state, counties, municipalities and the state’s designated housing authority to pay a portion of the costs of land, building, construction or renovation or financing of affordable housing.

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House Joint Resolution 18 adds two members to the Judicial Standards Commission (JSC). The JSC is an independent commission created in 1968 by an amendment to the New Mexico Constitution. The JSC investigates allegations of misconduct by judges, conducts hearings, and recommends sanctions to the state Supreme Court. The membership of the JSC is set forth in both the state constitution and Section 34-10-1, and currently includes eleven positions as follows:

• 6 public members who are qualified voters and are not justices, judges, magistrates, or lawyers

• 2 lawyers

• 2 judges or justices

• 1 magistrate



HJR 18 proposes to amend the constitution to add two more positions to the JSC for a total of thirteen members as follows:
• 1 municipal judge

• 1 additional public member, who is a qualified voter and is not a justice, judge, magistrate, or lawyer

House Joint Resolution 11 proposes an amendment to article 11, section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico to increase the qualifications for Public Regulation Commission commissioners. The Legislature shall provide by law, increased educational and professional qualifications and continuing education requirements for PRC commissioners.

The Constitution of New Mexico currently provides that salaries of county officers cannot be increased during their term of office. Constitutional Amendment No. 2 proposes to amend Article 10, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to allow county commissions to give midterm salary increases to county officers such as the sheriff, assessor, treasurer, clerk, surveyor and probate judge. The proposed amendment would also allow county commissioners to give themselves a midterm raise.

NOTE: Changes to Article 7 of the New Mexico Constitution must receive the affirmative vote of 3/4 of those voting in the state.



Removes language denigrating persons with developmental disabilities, adopts federal requirements to vote, defines mental incapacity for voting purposes, and restricts felons from voting except as restored by statute.

(official ballot title and summary not yet available)

Allow run-off elections for municipalities with a population of over 20,000

(official ballot title and summary not yet available)

Change the name of the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped to the New Mexico school for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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SJR 7 proposes to amend Article 12, Section 13 the Constitution of New Mexico:
• stipulate that one of the five regents of the Northern New Mexico State School
(NNMSS)1
• direct the governor, upon a vacancy on the school’s board, to nominate and, with the
consent of the senate, to appoint a student regent for a two-year term.

Authorizes counties to borrow money to buy real estate for open space and related purposes and to purchase equipment for road maintenance and construction

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Legislative Constitutional Amendment

Summary by New Mexico Legislative Council Service: Constitutional Amendment 1 (CA 1) proposes to add two new sections to Article 10, the local government article of the constitution, to provide a mechanism for Bernalillo county to become an urban county and a mechanism to merge with the city of Albuquerque to form a single urban government. The amendment provides that initially an election must be held before January 1, 2002 on whether the county should become an urban county. The amendment then calls for a second election to be held before January 1, 2004 on whether the county should merge with the city of Albuquerque to form a single urban government.



The New Mexico supreme court, in a challenge to the validity of the proposal, ruled in August that CA 1 did not improperly propose two amendments in a single question in violation of Article XIX, Section 1 of the state constitution. The court ruled that the proposed amendment should be submitted to the voters in November.



The provisions in each section of CA 1, for each form of government, are self-executing. Put simply, no additional acts of the legislature are necessary to implement the amendment; and pursuant to its terms, the voters of Bernalillo county could choose either form of government or first approve creation of an urban county and then later approve merging with Albuquerque to form a single urban government. The specific provisions and procedures for each section and form of government follow.

Constitutional Amendment 6 proposes to amend Section 14 of Article 9, which is often referred to as the “anti-donation clause”. Currently, that clause prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from lending or pledging credit or making donations to persons, associations or corporations. Several exceptions exist authorizing expenditures for the sick and indigent, certain scholarship programs and certain economic development initiatives. The proposed amendment would add another exception to allow the state, a county or a municipality to donate land for construction of affordable housing, donate an existing building for conversion into affordable housing or pay the costs of infrastructure for affordable housing. It also specifies requirements for the enabling legislation necessary to implement the amendment. The amendment also makes minor stylistic changes.

Proposes to amend the constitution to prohibit the expenditure or encumbrance of retirement trust funds, created for public employees and employees of public schools, colleges and universities, for any purpose except for the sole and exclusive benefit of the trust beneficiaries; provides for the administration of the trust funds; affirms certain property rights.

Proposes to amend the constitution to add a new section to provide an exemption from property taxation for property that is owned and occupied by a veteran who has a permanent and total service-connected disability and that has been adapted to the veteran’s disability.

Exempts from taxation the property of a veterans’ organization chartered by the United States Congress and used primarily for veterans and their families. (SJR 7, 2010)

Constitutional Amendment No. 1 proposes to repeal Section 22 of Article 2, which mandates that unless otherwise provided by law, aliens who are not eligible to become citizens, and certain business entities that are majority-owned by such aliens, are prohibited from acquiring any interest in real property in New Mexico.

House Joint Resolution 27 changes the qualifications of the chief public defender and the members of the public defender commission to those provided by law.

(September 23, 2003 Special Election)



Transfers the state Department of Public Education to a cabinet department headed by a secretary of public education who shall serve in the executive cabinet. Creates a Public Education Commission.

(September 23, 2003 Special Election)



Provides for a limited additional distribution from the permanent funds to provide more money for public schools to implement and maintain educational reforms and for other permanent fund recipients.

Would authorize the issuance and sale of public educational capitol improvements and acquisition bonds in an amount not to exceed $72,940,000 to make capitol expenditures for certain public educational capitol improvements and acquisitions.

Summary by the League of Women Voters, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County: Bond Issue B will provide $58,262,000 to make capital expenditures for certain public educational capital improvements and acquisitions. This money will be apportioned in the following way (numbers do not include administrative costs, which would bring the total to the numbers above).



1a) $5,000,000 to the Public School capital outlay fund, for public school districts throughout the state.



2a) $7,200,000 to the Commission on Higher Education for educational television digital equipment at higher education institutions and constitutional special schools statewide.



2b) $5,000,000 for information technology at higher education institutions and other constitutional schools statewide.



3a) $400,000 to the Eastern NM University for infrastructure and deferred maintenance improvements at Portales.



3b) $500,000 to plan, design and construct expansions to the classrooms in the aviation maintenance department facility at the Roswell campus.



4a) $6,000,000 to the NM Highlands University for a science and technology building in Las Vegas.



4b) $400,000 to construct a women’s softball field, renovate the athletic field house and weight room, and upgrade the swimming pool in Las Vegas.



5a) $2,800,000 to the NM Inst. of Mining and Technology for Cramer and Weir Hall renovations in Socorro.



5b) $1,600,000 to plan, design and construct a student services building in Socorro



6a) $5,000,000 to NM State Univ. to plan, design and construct a health and social services building in Las Cruces.



6b) $200,000 for roof repairs at the Carlsbad branch.



6c) $500,000 for the engineering building in Las Cruces.



6d) $500,000 to plan, design and construct an arena at the equestrian complex in Las Cruces.



7a) $8,000,000 to the Univ. of NM to plan, design and construct an architecture and planning building in Albuquerque, contingent on the Board of Regents conducting a comparative cost-benefit analysis on the proposed locations of the building.



7b) $1,000,000 to purchase patient care equipment for the health sciences center in Albuquerque.



7c) $1,000,000 for phase 2 construction of the education center at Taos.



8a) $325,000 to the Western NM Univ. to complete the center for information technology in Silver City.



8b) $1,400,000 for renovations to Sechlar Hall in Silver City.



8c) $1,000,000 to install lockers, a weight room and meeting rooms at the stadium and athletic facilities in Silver City.



9a) $300,000 to the Northern NM State School for infrastructure and deferred maintenance improvements in El Rito



9b) $150,000 for site improvements at Espanola



10) $1,575,000 to Clovis Community College to plan, design and construct a library-technology center.



11a) $500,000 to NM Junior College for infrastructure improvements in Hobbs.



11b) $1,000,000 to design, construct, equip and furnish the Western Heritage Museum at the college.



12a) $1,500,000 to San Juan College for expansion of the library and student center in Farmington.



12b) $500,000 for phase 3 of the San Juan County -Community College Family Center in Aztec.



13) $400,000 to the Luna Vocational-Technical Institute to plan, design, equip and furnish a health care training facility in Las Vegas.



14) $1,500,000 to the NM Military Institute to renovate Lea Hall in Roswell.



15) $850,000 to NM School for the Deaf in Santa Fe to renovate the campus to comply with life-safety and building codes, improve accessability and meet special education needs.



16a) $1,000,000 to the NM Office of Indian Affairs to continue construction of the Shiprock campus of Diné College.



16b) $1,000,000 to construct, equip and furnish a multipurpose building for the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.

Authorizes the issue of $12.9 million in bonds for academic, public school, tribal, and public libraries.

Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $16,080,000 to make capital expenditures for public school, higher education and 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?

The 2010 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issue and sale of public school facility improvement, bus acquisition and public school books and instructional materials acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,100,000 to make capital expenditures for pre-kindergarten classrooms and facilities at public schools, for public school books and instructional materials and for school buses and student count equipment in school buses statewide, and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment and prinicpal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

Authorizes the issue of $6.13 million in bonds for public school buses.

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House Joint Resolution 16 proposes to amend article 11, section 2 of the constitution of New Mexico and to enact a new section of article 11 to remove authority to charter and regulate corporations from the Public Regulation Commission and provide authority to charter corporations to the Secretary of State.

Grants courts new authority to deny release on bail pending trial for dangerous defendants in felony cases while retaining the right to pretrial release for non-dangerous defendants

Constitutional Amendment 4 proposes to repeal Section 22 of Article 2, which mandates that unless otherwise provided by law, aliens who are not eligible to become citizens, and corporations majority-owned by such aliens, are prohibited from acquiring any interest in real property in New Mexico.

Constitutional Amendment No. 1 proposes to amend Article 12, Section 15 of the Constitution of New Mexico to increase the size of school boards in school districts with a population greater than 200,000 from seven to nine members. The amendment would also require that elections in school districts with a population greater than 200,000 be conducted by mail-in ballot, or as otherwise provided by law. The only school district that this amendment affects at the present time is the Albuquerque Public School District, but as New Mexico’s population increases, other school districts may eventually exceed 200,000. The second-largest school district in New Mexico at the present time is the Las Cruces Public School District, which had a population of 120,950, according to the 2000 census.

Permits school districts to incur debt without an election, for the purpose of lease-purchase agreements for educational technology equipment

The amendment proposes to change the requirement that school elections be held at different
times from “other elections,” and instead be held at different times than “partisan elections.”

Constitutional Amendment No. 4 proposes to amend Article 7, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to allow school elections to be held at the same time as non-partisan elections. The constitution currently prohibits school elections from being held with any other election. Non-partisan elections include municipal elections, bond elections, hospital elections, conservancy district elections and other special district elections.

The 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $14,725,000 to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvements, construction and equipment acquisition projects 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 for the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

The 2010 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issue and sale of senior citizen facility improvement construction and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $7,790,320 to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvements, construction and equipment acquisition projects, and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment and prinicpal 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 by the League of Women Voters, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County: Bond Issue A will provide $5,812,567 to the State Agency on Aging for capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions in 28 counties, at dozens of sites from the largest cities to very small communities, pueblos, Navajo chapter houses, and the Mescalero Apache Tribe.



This money will be apportioned in the following way. Numbers are approximate and do not include administrative costs, which would bring the total to the numbers above.



1) $756,677 for construction and equipment for senior nutrition programs in 20 counties, 5 pueblos, and the Navajo Nation. Sites range from Portales and Taos Pueblo to San Jon and Rio Rancho, and from Clovis to Gallup.



2) $2,014,000 for vehicles, many of them specified as handicapped-accessible, and related equipment for senior centers and programs throughout the state, in 22 counties, 10 pueblos, the Navajo Nation, and the Mescalero Apache Tribe. Sites range from Hobbs to Albuquerque, Acoma Pueblo to Deming, and from Cloudcroft to Taos.



3) $2,827,790 for senior center facilities improvements or construction, and adding or replacing equipment, often to meet current codes and regulations regarding health, safety, and accessability in 19 counties, 10 pueblos, and 5 Navajo Chapters. Sites range from Picuris Pueblo to Elida, from Thoreau to Amalia, and from Ojo Encino Chapter to Des Moines.

The 2014 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000) to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects 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?

Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $10,817,678 to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions projects 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?

Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $10,335,000 to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects 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?

Would authorize the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement and equipment bonds in an amount not to exceed $6,320,000.

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Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $6,592,000 to make capital expenditures for state facilities and equipment 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?

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Limits distributions of state permanent funds and allows diversification of investments

The 2006 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of public library acquisition bonds. 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?

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Senate Joint Resolution 22 amends Article 10, Section 10 of the New Mexico Constitution which
addresses the creation of urban counties.
The bill proposes three primary changes:
1) removes references to the date of the section’s last amendment and allows for an up-to-date
calculation of county population, as opposed to population at the time of the last amendment, in
order to determine whether a county may be considered under the provisions of the section;
2) changes the number of votes needed to adopt a proposed county charter from a majority of all
eligible, qualified voters to a majority of those voting, thus making it less difficult to obtain a
voting majority in favor of a proposed charter; and
3) clarifying the language describing the powers granted to urban counties by removing several
superfluous word and adding a pair of clarifying terms to the section.

The substantive changes are limited to the population calculation, allowing counties with
growing populations to become eligible for urban county charters, and reducing the required
majority vote, easing the electoral threshold required to adopt a charter.

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Constitutional Amendment 2 proposes to amend Section 1 of Article 7 to make two changes to qualifications for voters. It establishes 18 years, rather than 21 years, as the age of eligibility to vote in order to conform to the voting age established by the United States constitution. It also removes the language excluding idiots and insane persons from those qualified to vote.

Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $13,103,000 to make capital expenditures for water rights purchases and water projects 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?

Constitutional Amendment No. 3 would add a new section to Article 16 of the Constitution of New Mexico creating the “water trust fund” to support critically needed projects designed to preserve and protect the state’s water supply and, for fiscal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years, mandating an annual distribution for that purpose.