While Washington State has legislation in the works to designate an official state question, New Mexico has already done so:
In 1996 the New Mexico State Legislature passed a House Joint Memorial declaring "Red or Green?" as the official state question. This refers to the question always asked whether one prefers red or green chile when ordering New Mexico cuisine. This measure was passed to signify the importance that the chile industry has on the economy of the state. In 2000 New Mexico produced 99,000 tons of chile valued at nearly 49 million dollars making it the number one cash crop in terms of sales in the state.
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Senate Bill BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: Section 1. Section 12-3-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1927, Chapter 102, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read: "12-3-4. STATE FLOWER--STATE BIRD--STATE TREE--STATE
"L. "Red or green?" is adopted as the official state question. Source
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