New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-22-18 — Local election; date term of office begins
The term of office of a candidate elected in a regular local election or ensuing top-two runoff election shall begin on January 1 following the candidate's election, and the candidate to whom a certificate of election has been issued shall take the oath of office before entering upon the duties of office.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 1-22-18, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 20; 2009, ch. 150, § 36;
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§ 1-1-1
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Publication§ 1-1-15
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