New Mexico § 12-11-12 Declaration of policy

New Mexico Statutes

§ 12-11-12 — Declaration of policy

New Mexico § 12-11-12

Ch. 12Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters

Art. 11Disaster Acts

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 12-11-12 (2026).

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The legislature declares that the possibility of an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness made possible by recent technological developments, and which may result in the death or inability to act on the part of a large number of the membership of the legislature make [makes] it necessary to assure the continuity and effective operation of the legislature by providing for emergency advance naming of persons to temporarily fill vacancies in the legislature, and that it is the legislative intent to provide that continuity in the Legislative Disaster Succession Act [12-11-11 to 12-11-18 NMSA 1978].

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The legislature declares that the possibility of an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness made possible by recent technological developments, and which may result in the death or inability to act on the part of a large number of the membership of the legislature make [makes] it necessary to assure the continuity and effective operation of the legislature by providing for emergency advance naming of persons to temporarily fill vacancies in the legislature, and that it is the legislative intent to provide that continuity in the Legislative Disaster Succession Act [12-11-11 to 12-11-18 NMSA 1978].