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Our call — vote NO
The measure
Constitutional Amendment 3 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to Article 12, Section 13. It would establish nominating committees to provide lists of nominees to the governor for appointment of nonstudent regents of state educational institutions, provide that student members are appointed from a list provided by the student governing body, and prohibit non-student members from changing political party in the 12 months preceding appointment.
What YES does
A YES vote inserts nominating committees between the governor and regent appointments, routes student regent selection through student-government lists, and adds the party-switch restriction.
What NO does
A NO vote leaves regent appointments as a direct gubernatorial appointment under the current constitutional process.
The math
No fiscal effect was published in the sources consulted. The amendment restructures an appointment process and states no cost figure.
OUR CALL
Our call: no call.
This is governance plumbing. Nominating committees can curb crony appointments, as supporters argue, and they can also diffuse accountability into a committee no voter can remove, as skeptics answer. Nothing in the published text engages taxes, rights, or spending — it is procedural, and we make no call.
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Sources: Decode the Vote, New Mexico 2026 ballot; Ballotpedia, 2026 ballot measures — New Mexico Amendment 3 summary.
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.