As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "oath" includes affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the word "swear" includes affirm.
§ 1-1-18 NMSA 1978
Oath includes affirmation
Known as the Election Code
The act spans §§ 1–1 (54 sections).
1953 Comp., § 3-1-17, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 18.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.