Chapter 2 — Chapter 2
249 sections in this chapter.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-22 Senate district sixteen
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Senate district sixteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 101, 102, 107, 223, 235, 241 through 246, 251 through 256, 258, 266, 271 through 274, 278, 289, 290, 324, 325, 332, 342 through 344, 349 through 358, 363, 371, 374, 377, 381 through 387 and 660. History: Laws 2021…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-23 Senate district seventeen
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Senate district seventeen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 275, 280 through 287, 291, 292, 296, 310 through 312, 318 through 323, 326 through 331, 336, 337, 378, 379, 476 through 478, 591 and 671. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 23.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-24 Senate district eighteen
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Senate district eighteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 313 through 317, 365, 366, 368, 372, 373, 376, 380, 388, 396, 397, 412 through 417, 428, 449 through 454, 461 through 463, 465, 471, 475, 482 through 484, 495, 502, 507 through 509, 512, 514, 515, 517, 521 throug…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-25 Senate district nineteen
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Senate district nineteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 294, 295, 301 through 304, 307, 309, 333, 334, 392, 393, 539, 551 through 559, 567, 569 through 580, 582, 595 through 597, 658, 659 and 681; Sandoval county precinct 28; Santa Fe county precincts 15, 16, 18, 19, …
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-26 Senate district twenty
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Senate district twenty is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 293, 297 through 300, 305, 306, 308, 335, 348, 364, 389, 391, 395, 464, 472 through 474, 480, 503 through 506, 516, 518, 519, 525 through 527, 530 through 537, 540, 542 through 550, 561, 564 through 566, 603, 656, …
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-27 Senate district twenty-one
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Senate district twenty-one is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 339, 360 through 362, 390, 398, 410, 418 through 420, 422 through 427, 429, 430, 447, 448, 456 through 460, 467 through 470, 479, 485 through 487, 489, 501, 510, 520, 541, 560, 568, 584 through 590, 592 through…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-28 Senate district twenty-two
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Senate district twenty-two is composed of Bernalillo county precinct 31; McKinley county precincts 9 through 16, 51, 60 through 62 and 71; Rio Arriba county precincts 1 through 4, 21 through 24 and 35; Sandoval county precincts 7 through 10, 14 through 27, 65, 66, 75, 77 through …
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-29 Senate district twenty-three
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Senate district twenty-three is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 1, 20 through 22, 24 through 26, 30, 55, 57, 81, 87, 110, 115, 117, 118, 129, 136, 168, 170, 176, 206 through 210, 217, 227 through 229, 231, 249, 264, 265, 606, 609, 611, 612, 614 through 616, 626, 631, 632,…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-3 Residence
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At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of senator, the candidate shall reside in the district for which the candidate files. Thereafter, if a senator permanently removes the senator's residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which the…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-30 Senate district twenty-four
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Senate district twenty-four is composed of Santa Fe county precincts 24, 25, 31 through 35, 38, 39, 41, 42, 49 through 51, 56, 64, 66, 67, 74 through 76, 78, 86, 97 through 99, 105, 106, 108, 109, 116, 133, 135 through 138, 140 through 144, 149, 151, 159, 160, 170, 174, 176, 178 …
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-31 Senate district twenty-five
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Senate district twenty-five is composed of Santa Fe county precincts 6 through 11, 13, 20 through 22, 26 through 30, 36, 37, 43 through 48, 52 through 55, 57, 63, 68, 69, 77, 81 through 83, 90 through 92, 94 through 96, 100 through 104, 117, 119 through 124, 127, 129 through 132,…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-32 Senate district twenty-six
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Senate district twenty-six is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 23, 27 through 29, 33 through 40, 46 through 48, 61, 62, 70, 119, 120, 134, 156 through 160, 167, 169, 178, 189, 198, 199, 233, 234, 263, 394, 399, 599, 607, 617, 618, 622, 633 and 639. History: Laws 2021 (2nd …
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-33 Senate district twenty-seven
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Senate district twenty-seven is composed of Chaves county precincts 1 through 13, 17, 18, 20 through 22, 40, 41 and 43 through 46; Curry county precincts 5, 28 through 31, 33 and 36; De Baca county; Lea county precincts 2 and 3; and Roosevelt county. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.)…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-34 Senate district twenty-eight
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Senate district twenty-eight is composed of Grant county precincts 7 through 9, 11 through 34 and 36 through 39; Hidalgo county precincts 1 through 3, 5 and 6; and Luna county precincts 1 and 3 through 17. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 34.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-35 Senate district twenty-nine
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Senate district twenty-nine is composed of Socorro county precincts 1 through 3, 7 through 10, 16 through 23, 25 and 27; and Valencia county precincts 2, 4 through 6, 8 through 11, 14, 15, 18 through 22, 25, 26, 29, 31 through 36, 40, 43, 45, 46, 48, 51, 53, 57 through 63 and 66.…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-36 Senate district thirty
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Senate district thirty is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 58, 88, 93 and 250; Cibola county precincts 1 through 3, 9, 17 through 25, 27 and 29; McKinley county precincts 27, 29, 30 and 66; Socorro county precincts 15 and 24; and Valencia county precincts 1, 3, 7, 12, 13, …
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-37 Senate district thirty-one
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Senate district thirty-one is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 11 through 13, 15, 74 through 76, 80, 81, 97, 104, 114, 120, 152, 157 through 170, 188 and 189; and Otero county precincts 1 and 41 through 45. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 37.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-38 Senate district thirty-two
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Senate district thirty-two is composed of Chaves county precincts 14 through 16, 23 through 25, 31 through 35, 42, 51, 52, 61 through 64, 71 through 74, 81 through 85, 90 through 95, 101 through 104 and 106; and Eddy county precincts 1 through 4, 8, 22, 31, 41, 43 and 53. History…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-39 Senate district thirty-three
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Senate district thirty-three is composed of Chaves county precincts 36 and 105; Lincoln county; and Otero county precincts 10 through 14, 22 through 33, 37 through 40, 51 through 54, 56, 64 and 65. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 39.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-4 Elections; vacancies
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A. Members of the senate shall be elected for terms of four years. B. If a vacancy occurs in the office of senator for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled as follows: (1) for a senate district that is situated wholly within the exterior boundaries of a single county, the boar…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-40 Senate district thirty-four
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Senate district thirty-four is composed of Eddy county precincts 6, 7, 13 through 18, 21, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 35, 38 and 40; and Otero county precincts 2 through 9, 15 through 21, 34 through 36, 46 through 50, 55, 57 through 63 and 66. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § …
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-41 Senate district thirty-five
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Senate district thirty-five is composed of Catron county; Dona Ana county precincts 3, 5, 21, 62, 64 through 66, 100, 105, 107, 118, 119, 121, 122, 128, 129, 132, 134, 171 through 175, 182 and 185; Grant county precincts 1 through 6, 10 and 35; Hidalgo county precinct 4; Luna cou…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-42 Senate district thirty-six
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Senate district thirty-six is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 1, 2, 4, 20, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 41 through 44, 48, 60, 61, 63, 83 through 90, 92 through 95, 99, 109, 111, 115, 123 through 127, 135, 136, 177, 179, 183 and 190. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-43 Senate district thirty-seven
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Senate district thirty-seven is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 6, 26 through 28, 34, 45 through 47, 50 through 52, 59, 67 through 73, 77, 91, 102, 103, 106, 110, 112, 113, 116, 117, 130, 131, 133, 137 through 144, 149, 153, 176, 178, 180, 181 and 186. History: Laws 2021 (2…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-44 Senate district thirty-eight
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Senate district thirty-eight is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 7 through 10, 14, 16 through 19, 23, 31, 37 through 40, 49, 53 through 58, 78, 79, 82, 96, 98, 101, 108, 145 through 148, 150, 151, 154 through 156, 184 and 187. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 44.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-45 Senate district thirty-nine
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Senate district thirty-nine is composed of San Miguel county precincts 13, 18, 20, 22 through 24 and 31; Santa Fe county precincts 12, 14, 17, 62, 65, 70 through 72, 80, 88, 89, 93, 107, 110 through 114, 126, 134, 145, 150, 154, 166 through 168 and 175; Torrance county precincts …
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-46 Senate district forty
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Senate district forty is composed of Sandoval county precincts 34, 37, 39, 47, 50, 58, 60, 61, 63, 67 through 71, 80, 82 through 85, 100, 101, 103, 104, 109 through 111, 115, 116, 118, 124 through 127, 134, 136, 137, 142 through 146, 149, 150, 152, 155 and 156. History: Laws 2021…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-47 Senate district forty-one
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Senate district forty-one is composed of Eddy county precincts 9 through 11, 32, 33, 44 and 49 through 52; and Lea county precincts 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 through 17, 31, 32, 34 through 36, 50 through 55, 58, 59, 61, 62 and 71 through 74. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 47.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-48 Senate district forty-two
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Senate district forty-two is composed of Chaves county precinct 47; Eddy county precincts 5, 12, 19, 20, 24, 27, 28, 36, 37, 39, 42, 45 through 48 and 54; and Lea county precincts 10, 13, 18 through 30, 33, 37 through 44, 56 and 57. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 48.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-49 Election of senators
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Senators shall be elected from the districts described in the 2021 Senate Redistricting Act at the 2024 and subsequent general elections. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 49.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-5 Precincts
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A. Precinct designations and boundaries used in the 2021 Senate Redistricting Act are those precinct designations and boundaries established pursuant to the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act [1-3-10 to 1-3-14 NMSA 1978] and revised and approved pursuant to that act by the secretar…
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-6 Districts
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The districts of the senate shall be as set out in Sections 7 [2-8F-7 NMSA 1978] through 48 [2-8F-48 NMSA 1978] of the 2021 Senate Redistricting Act. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 6.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-7 Senate district one
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Senate district one is composed of San Juan county precincts 19, 21 through 23, 25 through 40, 43, 45, 46, 49 through 53, 56, 105 through 107, 109, 110 and 121. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 7.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-8 Senate district two
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Senate district two is composed of San Juan county precincts 41, 42, 44, 47, 48, 54, 55, 57, 58, 60 through 82, 90 and 99 through 104. History: Laws 2021 (2nd S.S.), ch. 7, § 8.
NMSA 1978, § 2-8F-9 Senate district three
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Senate district three is composed of McKinley county precincts 2, 5 through 8, 20, 21, 31 through 35, 37 through 43, 47, 49, 50, 58, 59, 63 and 67 through 70; and San Juan county precincts 1 through 7, 13, 17, 18, 20, 24, 59, 108, 120, 130 through 132 and 134. History: Laws 2021 …
NMSA 1978, § 2-9-1 Regular sessions; designation
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The regular session of the legislature convening in January, 1966, shall be designated as the "second session of the twenty-seventh legislature." Thereafter, the regular session of the legislature convening in the year immediately following every general election shall be designa…
NMSA 1978, § 2-10-1 Creation of committee; members; number; appointment;
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term of office. A permanent joint interim committee of the legislature to be called the "legislative education study committee" is created. The committee shall be composed of ten members, four from the senate and six from the house. The house education committee and the senate ed…
NMSA 1978, § 2-10-2 Director of the legislative education study committee staff
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The position of "director of the legislative education study committee staff" is created. The director shall be hired by the committee and shall serve at its pleasure. The director shall be provided with the necessary office space, supplies, equipment and assistants by the commit…
NMSA 1978, § 2-10-3 Duties of the committee
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The committee shall: A. direct the director in his work for the committee; B. conduct a continuing study of all education in New Mexico, the laws governing such education and the policies and costs of the New Mexico educational system provided that such studies shall not duplicat…
NMSA 1978, § 2-10-4 Compensation of members of the committee; staff travel
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The members of the committee shall receive reimbursement for expenses for attending meetings or traveling in connection with their duties in the same manner and under the same policies as the legislative council. The director and his assistants shall be reimbursed for their trave…
NMSA 1978, § 2-10-5 Expenditure of funds
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Payments from funds appropriated for the use of the legislative education study committee shall be made on vouchers signed by the chairman or his designee subject to committee approval. History: 1953 Comp., § 2-11-10, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 287, § 5; 1979, ch. 267, § 5; 1982, …
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-1 Short title
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Chapter 2, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Lobbyist Regulation Act". History: 1953 Comp., § 2-13-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 261, § 1; 1993, ch. 46, § 18.
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-10 Rulemaking authority
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The secretary of state may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of the Lobbyist Regulation Act. In promulgating the rules, the secretary of state shall comply with the provisions of the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2021, ch. 109, § 20.
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-2 Definitions
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As used in the Lobbyist Regulation Act: A. "compensation" means any money, per diem, salary, fee or portion thereof or the equivalent in services rendered or in-kind contributions received or to be received in return for lobbying services performed or to be performed; B. "expendi…
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-3 Registration statement to be filed; contents; modification to
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statement. A. In the month of January prior to each regular session or before any service covered by the Lobbyist Regulation Act commences, any individual who is initially employed or retained as a lobbyist shall register with the secretary of state by paying an annual filing fee…
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-4 Recompiled
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ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 24 recompiled and amended 2-11-4 NMSA 1978, relating to enforcement of the Lobbyist Regulation Act, as 2-11-8.2 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1993.
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-5 Other powers and duties of attorney general not limited or
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restricted. The powers and duties of the attorney general pursuant to the Lobbyist Regulation Act shall not be construed to limit or restrict the exercise of his power or the performance of his duties. History: 1953 Comp., § 2-13-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 261, § 5.
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-6 Expenditure report to be filed; contents; reporting periods
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A. Each lobbyist who receives compensation or lobbyist's employer who makes or incurs expenditures or makes political contributions for the benefit of or in opposition to a state legislator or candidate for the state legislature, a state public officer or candidate for state publ…
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-7 Registration and expenditure report; preservation as public
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record; online reports. A. Each registration and expenditure report as required by the Lobbyist Regulation Act shall be archived and accessible on the secretary of state's lobbyist disclosure website for a period of at least ten years from the date of filing as a public record, o…
NMSA 1978, § 2-11-8 Contingent fees prohibited in lobbying the legislative
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branch of state government. No person shall accept employment as a lobbyist and no lobbyist's employer shall employ a lobbyist for compensation contingent in whole or in part upon the outcome of the lobbying activities before the legislative branch of state government or the appr…