New Mexico Amendment 4: Legislative compensation
New Mexico · Constitutional amendment · Government · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would authorize compensation tied to New Mexico’s median household income, in addition to per diem and mileage. Compensation would adjust with the median, and the prohibition on other allowances would be removed.
What applies now
Legislators receive per diem and mileage but no legislative salary.
If yes / for
Authorize the compensation framework with delayed implementation.
If no / against
Keep the existing no-salary arrangement.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
The voter guide describes implementation for the legislature seated in 2029.
Passage rule
Threshold not independently established here; consult the official text.
Source notes
- The official guide’s reproduced resolution contains a conflicting 2028 submission date, although the Secretary of State’s final 2026 question list includes this measure. The discrepancy is retained for follow-up.