New Mexico Statutes 1-16-2. Ballot questions; state ballot questions; local government ballot questions

A. A state ballot question includes any:

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, Section 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.

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