As used in the Election Code, "under color of law" means acting or purporting to act in the performance of official duties, under the authority of a statute, ordinance, regulation, proclamation or order of the United States or this state.
§ 1-1-29 NMSA 1978
Under color of law
Known as the Election Code
The act spans §§ 1–1 (54 sections).
1978 Comp., § 1-1-29, enacted by Laws 2026, ch. 58, § 1.
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.