New Mexico to decide three bond measures in 2026 related to senior citizen facilities, libraries, and educational instit
New Mexico voters will decide three bond measures totaling $280 million—related to funding senior citizen facilities, library acquisitions, and educational institutions—on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot.
The bonds were referred to the ballot through House Bill 248, which passed the New Mexico State Legislature with unanimous support. It passed the House on Feb. 15, by 65-0, and the Senate on Feb. 18, by 38-0. It was signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) on March 10.
The 2026 bond measures would issue the following:
- One measure would provide $30 million for senior citizen facility improvement, construction, and equipment acquisition projects.
- One measure would provide $20 million for library acquisitions at public libraries, public school libraries, academic libraries, and tribal libraries.
- One measure would provide $230 million for capital improvements and acquisitions at higher education institutions, special schools, and tribal schools.
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