Ballot measure · New Mexico · November 3, 2026

Constitutional Amendment 3

On New Mexico's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2,3

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would require the governor to choose nonstudent regents of the state's 10 constitutional colleges, universities and special schools from lists made by nominating committees the legislature sets up, have student regents chosen from lists given by elected student governments, and bar appointing nonstudent regents who changed party registration in the prior 12 months.2,3 LCS guide pp. 15-18

A no vote

A no vote would keep the current system, in which the governor picks nonstudent regents with Senate consent and only a few qualifications, and student regents are picked from lists provided by each institution's president.2 p. 18

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3

The legislature proposed this amendment in House Joint Resolution 1 of the 2026 session.2,3

It is on New Mexico's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,4 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on New Mexico's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. Needs more yes votes than no votes.2,4 LCS guide p. 2; SoS voter guide p. 5