The governor shall fill vacancies in the office of magistrate by appointment of persons who possess the personal qualifications established by law to serve until the next general election.
§ 35-2-2 NMSA 1978
Qualification; vacancies
1953 Comp., § 36-2-2, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 42.
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