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New Mexico Referendum: Convention to Revise Constitution (1968)

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The New Mexico Referendum: Convention to Revise Constitution, also known as 1968 constitution revision, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 5, 1968, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The referendum allowed the revision of several sections of the New Mexico Constitution.[1]

Election results

New Mexico 1968 constitution revision (1968)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes4,18568.15%
No1,95631.85%

Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

Convention to Revise Constitution. Section 1: Pursuant to Article 19, Section 2 of the Constitution of New Mexico, it is proposed to call a convention to revise or amend the constitution. Section 2: This proposal shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election.[2]

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Footnotes

  1. Ballotpedia, "Part 43: Referenda Elections for New Mexico," accessed July 23, 2015
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.