New Mexico · November 3, 2026 general election
Statewide ballot measures: what your vote means
For each measure: the official ballot title, what a YES vote and a NO vote would do, and what would change, in plain language from official sources. SaveYourState does not take positions on ballot measures.
7 statewide measures are on the ballot. 3 have a “Heads up” note because a YES vote repeals, undoes, or removes something. Official sources checked October 22, 2026.
Constitutional Amendment 1 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Governor’s veto messages and the “pocket veto”
Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes the governor’s “pocket veto,” so end-of-session bills the governor does not act on would become law.
A YES vote means:
Bills presented to the governor in the last three days of a session would become law unless the governor vetoes them within 20 days after adjournment, and every veto would have to include an explanation.
A NO vote means:
The governor could continue to block such bills by not acting on them (a “pocket veto”), without giving an explanation.
Constitutional Amendment 2 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
School elections held with partisan elections
Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes the existing constitutional requirement that school elections be held separately from partisan elections.
A YES vote means:
The constitutional requirement that school elections be held at different times from partisan elections would be removed.
A NO vote means:
School elections would still have to be held at different times from partisan elections.
Constitutional Amendment 3 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Nominating committees for university boards of regents
A YES vote means:
The governor would appoint nonstudent regents of state educational institutions from lists provided by nominating committees set up by the Legislature, and student regents from lists provided by elected student governing bodies.
A NO vote means:
The governor would continue to appoint regents, with Senate consent, under the current rules.
Constitutional Amendment 4 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Salaries for state legislators
Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes the existing constitutional ban on legislators receiving compensation beyond per diem and mileage.
A YES vote means:
Legislators could be paid compensation, set by law, equal to New Mexico’s annual median household income and adjusted as it rises or falls, starting with the Legislature seated in 2029.
A NO vote means:
Legislators would continue to receive only per diem and mileage, with no other compensation, perquisite, or allowance.
Bond Question 1 · General obligation bond question
Senior citizen facility bonds
A YES vote means:
The state could borrow up to $21,582,213 through general obligation bonds for senior citizen facility improvements, construction, and equipment, repaid by a statewide property tax.
A NO vote means:
The state would not be authorized to issue these bonds, and the senior citizen facility projects listed for this question would not be funded through them.
Bond Question 2 · General obligation bond question
Library acquisition bonds
A YES vote means:
The state could borrow up to $19,324,188 through general obligation bonds for academic, public school, public, and tribal library resources, repaid by a statewide property tax.
A NO vote means:
The state would not be authorized to issue these bonds, and the library resource acquisition projects listed for this question would not be funded through them.
Bond Question 3 · General obligation bond question
Higher education, special schools, and tribal schools bonds
A YES vote means:
The state could borrow up to $352,225,379 through general obligation bonds for higher education, special schools, and tribal schools capital improvements, repaid by a statewide property tax.
A NO vote means:
The state would not be authorized to issue these bonds, and the higher education, special school, and tribal school capital projects listed for this question would not be funded through them.
Four constitutional amendments and three bond questions. For Amendment 3, the ballot text, the Secretary of State voter guide’s purpose statement, and the final version of House Joint Resolution 1 as passed by the Legislature all say “twelve months”; the full text reprinted in the voter guide shows “six months,” which matches the resolution as first introduced. The voter guide’s Bond Question 3 text is reproduced as printed.