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Our call — vote NO
The measure
Bond Question 1 is a legislatively referred bond measure under the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act (House Bill 248, passed unanimously and signed March 10, 2026). It would authorize $30 million in general obligation bonds for senior citizen facility improvement, construction, and equipment acquisition projects, funded by a statewide property tax.
What YES does
A YES vote authorizes $30 million in new state debt for senior citizen facilities and equipment, repaid from statewide property taxes.
What NO does
A NO vote declines the borrowing, leaving senior facility projects to current appropriations and local funding.
The math
The principal is $30 million, as published by Ballotpedia. Total repayment including interest was not published in the sources consulted; the true cost to property taxpayers exceeds $30 million by the interest. The three 2026 New Mexico bond questions together total $280 million in principal (Ballotpedia News).
OUR CALL
Our call: NO.
Senior centers are a worthy local service; they are not a core function that justifies statewide bonded debt loaded onto every property taxpayer in New Mexico. Fund facilities from current revenue, prioritize them honestly in the budget, and stop financing ordinary capital wishes with a generation of interest payments.
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Sources: Ballotpedia, New Mexico Bond Question 1 (2026); Ballotpedia News, New Mexico to decide three bond measures in 2026 (Mar. 12, 2026).
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.