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§ 1-25-13 NMSA 1978

Recall; vacancy

Known as the Recall Act

The act spans §§ 1–1 (13 sections).

1953 Comp., § 77-4A-14, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 308, § 14; 1978 Comp., § 22-7-14, recompiled and amended as § 1-25-13 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 171.

A. The vacancy created by a recalled official shall be filled as provided by law for vacancies in office for the local jurisdiction.

B. Under no circumstances may a recalled official be appointed to fill any vacancy for the remainder of the term of office for which the recalled official was elected and from which the official was recalled.

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.