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New Mexico Bond Question 3 (Higher Education, Special Schools and Tribal Schools) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Asks whether the state may issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $352,225,379 for certain higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and acquisitions, with a general property tax levy to pay the bonds, per the official ballot text in the Secretary of State's 2026 Voter Guide.
As of November 4, 2026, KUNM reported that New Mexico Bond Question 3 passed; the result is unofficial until New Mexico certifies it on November 24.
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Asks whether the state may issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $352,225,379 for certain higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and acquisitions, with a general property tax levy to pay the bonds, per the official ballot text in the Secretary of State's 2026 Voter Guide.
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About this measure
Bond Question 3 reached the New Mexico ballot as a bond issue (legislative referral).
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