New Mexico ballot

New Mexico voters will decide Bond Question 1 on Nov 3, 2026. The New Mexico Legislature placed it on the ballot through the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act; each bond question is voted on separately with a For or Against vote. A vote FOR authorizes the state to issue general obligation bonds of up to $21,582,213 for senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects, repaid through a statewide property tax levy; per the Secretary of State's guide, the bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority of voters and are generally issued with maturities of up to eleven years. A vote AGAINST denies authorization; no bonds for senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects may be issued or sold under the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

A yes vote: A vote FOR authorizes the state to issue general obligation bonds of up to $21,582,213 for senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects, repaid through a statewide property tax levy; per the Secretary of State's guide, the bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority of voters and are generally issued with maturities of up to eleven years.

A no vote: A vote AGAINST denies authorization; no bonds for senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects may be issued or sold under the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

New Mexico voters will decide Bond Question 2 on Nov 3, 2026. The New Mexico Legislature placed it on the ballot through the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act; each bond question is voted on separately with a For or Against vote. A vote FOR authorizes the state to issue general obligation bonds of up to $19,324,188 for academic, public school, public and tribal library resource acquisitions, repaid through a statewide property tax levy; per the Secretary of State's guide, the bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority of voters and are generally issued with maturities of up to eleven years. A vote AGAINST denies authorization; no bonds for academic, public school, public and tribal library resource acquisitions may be issued or sold under the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

A yes vote: A vote FOR authorizes the state to issue general obligation bonds of up to $19,324,188 for academic, public school, public and tribal library resource acquisitions, repaid through a statewide property tax levy; per the Secretary of State's guide, the bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority of voters and are generally issued with maturities of up to eleven years.

A no vote: A vote AGAINST denies authorization; no bonds for academic, public school, public and tribal library resource acquisitions may be issued or sold under the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

New Mexico voters will decide Bond Question 3 on Nov 3, 2026. The New Mexico Legislature placed it on the ballot through the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act; each bond question is voted on separately with a For or Against vote. A vote FOR authorizes the state to issue general obligation bonds of up to $352,225,379 for higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and acquisitions, repaid through a statewide property tax levy; per the Secretary of State's guide, the bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority of voters and are generally issued with maturities of up to eleven years. A vote AGAINST denies authorization; no bonds for higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and acquisitions may be issued or sold under the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

A yes vote: A vote FOR authorizes the state to issue general obligation bonds of up to $352,225,379 for higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and acquisitions, repaid through a statewide property tax levy; per the Secretary of State's guide, the bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority of voters and are generally issued with maturities of up to eleven years.

A no vote: A vote AGAINST denies authorization; no bonds for higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and acquisitions may be issued or sold under the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

New Mexico voters will decide Constitutional Amendment 1 on Nov 3, 2026. The New Mexico Legislature proposed it in House Joint Resolution 2 (2025); legislative constitutional amendments go to voters for approval and, per the Legislative Council Service, this year's amendments need a simple majority to pass. A vote FOR approves the amendment. Per the Legislative Council Service summary, it would remove what has been referred to as the "pocket veto": a bill presented to the governor during the last three days of the session would by default become law if the governor does not issue a veto message within 20 days after the legislature's adjournment, and to veto a bill the governor would be required to provide a written, substantive explanation for the veto. A vote AGAINST rejects the amendment, leaving Article 4, Section 22 unchanged: a bill presented to the governor during the last three days of the session that the governor does not sign within 20 days after adjournment does not become law.

A yes vote: A vote FOR approves the amendment. Per the Legislative Council Service summary, it would remove what has been referred to as the "pocket veto": a bill presented to the governor during the last three days of the session would by default become law if the governor does not issue a veto message within 20 days after the legislature's adjournment, and to veto a bill the governor would be required to provide a written, substantive explanation for the veto.

A no vote: A vote AGAINST rejects the amendment, leaving Article 4, Section 22 unchanged: a bill presented to the governor during the last three days of the session that the governor does not sign within 20 days after adjournment does not become law.

New Mexico voters will decide Constitutional Amendment 2 on Nov 3, 2026. The New Mexico Legislature proposed it in Senate Joint Resolution 1 (2026); legislative constitutional amendments go to voters for approval and, per the Legislative Council Service, this year's amendments need a simple majority to pass. A vote FOR approves the amendment. Per the Legislative Council Service summary, it would remove the requirement that school elections be held separately from partisan elections; school districts would have the opportunity to add bond and mill levy questions to ballots in a partisan election such as the regular general election, and the legislature would have authority to allow local school board elections to be held with partisan elections. A vote AGAINST rejects the amendment, keeping the constitutional requirement that school elections be held separately from partisan elections.

A yes vote: A vote FOR approves the amendment. Per the Legislative Council Service summary, it would remove the requirement that school elections be held separately from partisan elections; school districts would have the opportunity to add bond and mill levy questions to ballots in a partisan election such as the regular general election, and the legislature would have authority to allow local school board elections to be held with partisan elections.

A no vote: A vote AGAINST rejects the amendment, keeping the constitutional requirement that school elections be held separately from partisan elections.

New Mexico voters will decide Constitutional Amendment 3 on Nov 3, 2026. The New Mexico Legislature proposed it in House Joint Resolution 1 (2026); legislative constitutional amendments go to voters for approval and, per the Legislative Council Service, this year's amendments need a simple majority to pass. A vote FOR approves the amendment. Per the Legislative Council Service summary, it would require the legislature to establish a bipartisan or nonpartisan regent nominating committee for each of the 10 state educational institutions and limit the governor's appointments to the committees' nominees; require student regents to be appointed from lists provided by elected student governing bodies instead of institution presidents; and, except for student regents, disqualify a person who changed political party registration in the 12 months before appointment. A vote AGAINST rejects the amendment, leaving the current process in place: regents are appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate, subject to existing qualifications, and student regents are appointed from a list provided by the institution's president.

A yes vote: A vote FOR approves the amendment. Per the Legislative Council Service summary, it would require the legislature to establish a bipartisan or nonpartisan regent nominating committee for each of the 10 state educational institutions and limit the governor's appointments to the committees' nominees; require student regents to be appointed from lists provided by elected student governing bodies instead of institution presidents; and, except for student regents, disqualify a person who changed political party registration in the 12 months before appointment.

A no vote: A vote AGAINST rejects the amendment, leaving the current process in place: regents are appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate, subject to existing qualifications, and student regents are appointed from a list provided by the institution's president.

New Mexico voters will decide Constitutional Amendment 4 on Nov 3, 2026. The New Mexico Legislature proposed it in House Joint Resolution 5 (2026); legislative constitutional amendments go to voters for approval and, per the Legislative Council Service, this year's amendments need a simple majority to pass. A vote FOR approves the amendment. Per the Legislative Council Service summary, it would entitle each legislator to compensation in addition to per diem and mileage, allowing the legislature to enact a law providing compensation equal to the annual median household income for New Mexico (approximately $68,000 in 2026), effective when members of the Fifty-Ninth Legislature are seated in 2029; it would also remove the prohibition on legislators receiving other perquisites or allowances. A vote AGAINST rejects the amendment, keeping legislators' constitutional pay limited to per diem and mileage, with no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

A yes vote: A vote FOR approves the amendment. Per the Legislative Council Service summary, it would entitle each legislator to compensation in addition to per diem and mileage, allowing the legislature to enact a law providing compensation equal to the annual median household income for New Mexico (approximately $68,000 in 2026), effective when members of the Fifty-Ninth Legislature are seated in 2029; it would also remove the prohibition on legislators receiving other perquisites or allowances.

A no vote: A vote AGAINST rejects the amendment, keeping legislators' constitutional pay limited to per diem and mileage, with no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.