New Mexico Constitution

Article X, § 2 — Terms of county officers

New Mexico Const. art. X, § 2

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N.M. Const. art. X, § 2.

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A. In every county all elected officials shall serve four-year terms, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this section. B. In those counties that prior to 1992 have not had four-year terms for elected officials, the assessor, sheriff and probate judge shall be elected to four-year terms and the treasurer and clerk shall be elected to two-year terms in the first election following the adoption of this amendment. In subsequent elections, the treasurer and clerk shall be elected to four-year terms. C. To provide for staggered county commission terms, in counties with three county commissioners, the terms of no more than two commissioners shall expire in the same year; and in counties with five county commissioners, the terms of no more than three commissioners shall expire in the same year. D. All county officers, after having served two consecutive four-year terms, shall be ineligible to hold any county office for two years thereafter.

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History

(As amended, November 3, 1914, November 3, 1993 and November 3, 1998.)

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