New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-3-5 — Precincts; powers of county commissioners
New Mexico § 1-3-5
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-5 (2026).
Text
A. The board of county commissioners shall by resolution:
(1)create additional precincts to meet the requirements of Section 1-3-1 NMSA 1978; and (2) divide, abolish, combine or adjust the boundaries of any precincts as necessary to meet legal and constitutional requirements for redistricting. B. Any necessary precinct boundary adjustments shall be submitted to the secretary of state no later than the first Monday in December of each odd-numbered year to become effective January 1 next succeeding the approval of the boundary adjustment. No precinct shall be created, divided, abolished or combined or the boundaries adjusted less than four months prior to a statewide election, except by order of the district court. C. The county clerk shall notify the secretary of state in writing of any pr
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-3-6, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 55; 1975, ch. 255, § 31; 2019,
Nearby Sections
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§ 1-1-1
Election Code§ 1-1-1.1
Purpose of [Election] Code§ 1-1-10
Qualified political party§ 1-1-11
Precinct§ 1-1-12
Consolidated precinct§ 1-1-13
Election board§ 1-1-14
Publication§ 1-1-15
Posting§ 1-1-16
Registration officer§ 1-1-16.1
Registration agent§ 1-1-16.2
New registrant§ 1-1-18
Oath includes affirmation§ 1-1-19
Elections covered by code§ 1-1-2
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 1-3-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-3-5.