New Mexico Statutes

§ 4-38-2 — Members; quorum

New Mexico § 4-38-2
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 4Counties
Art. 38Board of County Commissioners

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 4-38-2 (2026).

Text

A.The board of county commissioners shall consist of either three or five qualified electors who shall be elected according to law. For a three-member board, two members constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. For a five- member board, three members constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business.
B.The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than one hundred thousand, as shown by the most recent federal decennial census, and having a final, full assessed valuation in excess of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall consist of five qualified electors who shall be elected according to law.

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Legislative History

Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 8; C.L. 1884, § 339; C.L. 1897, § 658; Code 1915, § 1189;

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