The term of office of a candidate elected in a regular local election or ensuing top-two runoff election shall begin on January 1 following the candidate's election, and the candidate to whom a certificate of election has been issued shall take the oath of office before entering upon the duties of office.
§ 1-22-18 NMSA 1978
Local election; date term of office begins
Known as the Local Election Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (24 sections).
1978 Comp., § 1-22-18, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 20; 2009, ch. 150, § 36; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 31.
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.