SANTA FE, N.M. — A proposal that would let voters decide whether to boost the state’s minimum wage beginning next year failed to garner enough support despite hours of debate Wednesday night that centered on New Mexico’s working poor.

The proposed constitutional amendment needed the support of 36 House members to make it onto the ballot next November. The vote came up short at 33-29, with lawmakers voting mostly along party lines.

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