657 sections in this chapter.
NMSA 1978, § 1-25-9 Recall; signatures
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A. No signature may be signed on the petition prior to the initiation date. B. Signatures are valid for a maximum of ninety days from the date of initiation. C. Each signer of a recall petition shall sign but one petition for each named official of a local jurisdiction in which t…
NMSA 1978, § 1-26-1 Short title
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Sections 172 through 177 [1-26-1 to 1-26-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Nonpartisan Judicial Retention Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 172.
NMSA 1978, § 1-26-2 Judicial retention; eligibility for retention; definitions
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A. A justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, district court judge or metropolitan court judge is eligible for nonpartisan judicial retention after the justice or judge has first been elected to that position in a partisan election. B. In the last year of the …
NMSA 1978, § 1-26-3 Judicial retention; supreme court justices
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A. Each eligible justice of the supreme court shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the eight-year term of office for the position in which the justice is serving. B. Terms of office for positions on the supreme court shall be stag…
NMSA 1978, § 1-26-4 Judicial retention; appeals court judges
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A. Each eligible judge of the court of appeals shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the eight-year term of office for the position in which the judge is serving. B. Terms of office for positions on the court of appeals shall be st…
NMSA 1978, § 1-26-5 Judicial retention; district court judges
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A. Each eligible district court judge shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the six-year term of office for the position in which the judge is serving. B. Terms of office for positions on the district court in each judicial distric…
NMSA 1978, § 1-26-6 Judicial retention; metropolitan court judges
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A. Each eligible metropolitan court judge shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the four-year term of office for the position in which the judge is serving. B. Terms of office for positions on each metropolitan court shall be stagg…