{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-16-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-16-2","heading":"Ballot questions; state ballot questions; local government ballot questions.","body":"A. A state ballot question includes any:\n(1) proposed amendment to the constitution of New Mexico, as provided in a joint resolution passed by the legislature;\n(2) tax authorization for general obligation bonds or mill levy, as provided by law;\n(3) referendum, as provided in Article 4, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico; and\n(4) other questions, as provided by statute or the constitution of New Mexico.\nB. A local government ballot question includes any:\n(1) tax authorization for bond sales, mill levy or gross receipts tax, as required by law;\n(2) recall of county, school board or certain municipal officers, as provided by law or by municipal home rule charter;\n(3) petition for the creation of a special district or consideration of a statutory local option, as provided by law;\n(4) referendum on local governing body taxation authority, as provided by law;\n(5) referendum on local government ordinances, as provided by the charter of a home rule municipality, by an incorporated or urban county or by law;\n(6) change in the laws of a home rule municipality, as provided by the municipal charter or by law;\n(7) changes in the charter of an incorporated or urban county, as provided by the charter of the incorporated or urban county or by law; and\n(8) other questions, as provided by state statute or the constitution of New Mexico.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 16 Ballot Questions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18502/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"9472e5e3e4786681389e7249468555269aa5b212d9341cc84c84fe6563602adb","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-16-1","next":"us-nm/1-16-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}