Chaves County
General Election
November 3, 1998
Welcome to Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Constitutional Amendments
and
Bond Questions
Constitutional Amendment I
Proposing to amend Article 8, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to authorize the
legislature to limit increases in valuation of residential property for property taxation
purposes.
Constitutional Amendment II
Proposing an amendment to Article 6, Section 32 of the Constitution of New Mexico to add
an additional citizen and magistrate as members of the judicial standards commission.
Constitutional Amendment III
Proposing to amend the Constitution of New Mexico to prohibit second-term county officials
from holding additional county offices.
Constitutional Amendment IV
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of New Mexico to prohibit the expenditure or
encumbrance of retirement trust funds, created for public employees and employees of
public schools, colleges and universities, for any purpose except for the sole and
exclusive benefit of the trust beneficiaries; providing for the administration of the
trust funds; affirming certain property rights.
Constitutional Amendment V
Proposing to amend Article 8 of the Constitution of New Mexico by adding a new section to
provide an exemption from property taxation for property that is owned and occupied by a
veteran who has a permanent and total service-connected disability and that has been
adapted to the veteran's disability.
Bond Question A
The 1998 Capitol Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of
senior citizen facility improvement and equipment bonds. Shall the State of New
Mexico be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed six
million three hundred twenty thousand dollars ($6,320,000) to make capitol expenditures
for certain senior citizen facility improvements and equipment projects and provide for a
general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and
expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the
tax as permitted by law?
Bond Question B
The 1998 Capitol Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of
public educational capitol improvements and acquisition bonds. Shall the State of
New Mexico be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed
seventy-two million nine hundred forty thousand dollars ($72,940,000) to make capitol
expenditures for certain public educational capitol improvements and acquisitions and
provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of,
interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the
collection of the tax as permitted by law?
Bond Question C
The 1998 Capitol Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of
land acquisition bonds. Shall the State of New Mexico be authorized to issue general
obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed six hundred twenty thousand dollars ($620,000)
to make capitol expenditures for acquisition of unique and ecologically significant lands
affording habitat for rare, threatened or endangered species, and providing for a general
property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses
incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as
permitted by law?
Bond Question D
The 1998 Capitol Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of
El Camino Real international heritage center bonds. Shall the State of New Mexico be
authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one million thirty
thousand dollars ($1,030,000) to make capitol expenditures for the El Camino Real
international heritage center, including exhibits and a trail system, to commemorate El
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro in Socorro County, and provide for a general property tax
imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in
connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by
law?
Bond Question E
The 1998 Capitol Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of
radio communications bonds. Shall the State of New Mexico be authorized to issue
general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed two million two hundred sixty thousand
dollars (#2,260,000) to make capitol expenditures for conversion of the state's radio
communications system to digital services to enhance law enforcement officer safety and
effectiveness and provide interconnection for emergency response to natural disasters, and
provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of,
interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the
collection of the tax as permitted by law?
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