Santa Fe County General Obligation Bond Question 2 — Water and Wastewater Projects ($6,500,000)

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Ballot measure · November 3, 2026

What it does
Shall Santa Fe County issue up to $6,500,000 in general obligation bonds payable from general ad valorem taxes to acquire real property and necessary water rights for, and to construct, design, equip, rehabilitate, and improve water and wastewater projects within the County?
A YES vote means
Santa Fe County could issue up to $6,500,000 in general obligation bonds, repaid with property taxes, to buy land and water rights for, and build and improve, water and wastewater projects in the county.
A NO vote means
Santa Fe County would not issue these $6,500,000 in bonds.
Needed to pass
A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Left–right lean
Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

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Background

According to Santa Fe County, this is one of four county general obligation bond questions on the 2026 ballot, along with roads ($14,035,000), open space, trails and parks ($7,010,000) and fire stations ($17,455,000).

The county lists the proposed water and wastewater projects as a treated-effluent bulk water station on NM 14, green stormwater infrastructure at county facilities, and improvements to the county water utility system in the Hyde Park area.

The bonds would be repaid from general (ad valorem) property taxes, according to the official ballot language.

Put on the ballot by Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners (resolution date and vote not stated on the county page).

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Santa Fe County General Obligation Bond Question 2 mean?
Santa Fe County could issue up to $6,500,000 in general obligation bonds, repaid with property taxes, to buy land and water rights for, and build and improve, water and wastewater projects in the county.
What does a NO vote on Santa Fe County General Obligation Bond Question 2 mean?
Santa Fe County would not issue these $6,500,000 in bonds.
How many votes does Santa Fe County General Obligation Bond Question 2 need to pass?
A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Should I vote yes or no on Santa Fe County General Obligation Bond Question 2?
SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.
When is the vote?
The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Santa Fe County ballot.

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