2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions
Section 1-1-12 - Consolidated precinct.
A. As used in the Election Code, "consolidated precinct" means the combination of two or more precincts into one polling place pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-3-4 NMSA 1978.
B. When consolidated precincts are used in an election, references to "precincts" in the voting process shall be applicable to consolidated precincts.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-1-11, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 11; 1975, ch. 255, § 4; 2011, ch. 131, § 1; 2011, ch. 137, § 7.
Cross references. — For consolidation of precincts, see 1-3-4 and 1-3-5 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, corrected the statutory reference to the method of consolidating precincts and clarifies the meaning of "precincts".
Laws 2011, ch. 131, § 1 and Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 7 enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 7. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Constitutional requisite for consolidation. — Any statute providing for consolidation of precincts in any given election is void and unconstitutional unless the old precincts are abolished and a new precinct, including the area desired to be consolidated, is legally created. 1953-54 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 54-6067 (opinion rendered under former law).
