New Mexico Statutes 1-16-2. Ballot questions; state ballot questions; local government ballot questions
A. A state ballot question includes any:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 1-16-2
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) proposed amendment to the constitution of New Mexico, as provided in a joint resolution passed by the legislature;
(2) tax authorization for general obligation bonds or mill levy, as provided by law;
and (3) referendum, as provided in Article 4, § 1 of the constitution of New Mexico;
(4) other questions, as provided by statute or the constitution of New Mexico. B. A local government ballot question includes any:
(1) tax authorization for bond sales, mill levy or gross receipts tax, as required by law;
(2) recall of county, school board or certain municipal officers, as provided by law or by municipal home rule charter;
(3) petition for the creation of a special district or consideration of a statutory local option, as provided by law;
(4) referendum on local governing body taxation authority, as provided by law;
(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;
(6) change in the laws of a home rule municipality, as provided by the municipal charter or by law;
(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
(8) other questions, as provided by state statute or the constitution of New Mexico.