Constitutional Amendment 4: Legislator Salaries Tied to Median Household Income
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Constitutional Amendment 4: Legislator Salaries Tied to Median Household Income is a ballot measure in New Mexico on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Lets the Legislature pay lawmakers a salary for the first time, capped at New Mexico's median household income and rising or falling with it, starting after a delay. Taxpayers would pay the salaries through the state budget.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 2,120,246 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,120,246 ÷ 2,120,246) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in NM (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
What does this measure do?
Lets the Legislature pay lawmakers a salary for the first time, capped at New Mexico's median household income and rising or falling with it, starting after a delay. Taxpayers would pay the salaries through the state budget.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
New Mexico legislators, now unpaid except for daily expense money, could receive a salary up to the state median household income.
A NO vote means
Legislators stay unsalaried, receiving only per-diem and mileage.
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Last updated September 24, 2026.