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. History: 1978 Comp., § 1-1-29, enacted by Laws 2026, ch. 58, § 1.
Under color of law
NMSA 1978, § 1-1-29 — under Article 1.
NMSA 1978, § 1-1-29