Constitutional Amendment 1: Require Veto Messages and End the Governor's Pocket Veto
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Constitutional Amendment 1: Require Veto Messages and End the Governor's Pocket Veto is a ballot measure in New Mexico on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ends the governor's pocket veto: any bill the governor neither signs nor vetoes within the deadline becomes law, and every veto must come with a written reason. No cost to you.
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?
Ends the governor's pocket veto: any bill the governor neither signs nor vetoes within the deadline becomes law, and every veto must come with a written reason. No cost to you.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
Unsigned bills would become law automatically, and the governor would have to explain each veto in writing.
A NO vote means
The governor can keep killing bills by simply not acting on them, with no explanation.
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Last updated September 24, 2026.