2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch
Article 8D - 2002 Senate Redistricting Act
Section 2-8D-3 - Residence.
At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator, the candidate shall reside in the district for which he files. Thereafter, if a senator permanently removes his residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which he was elected, he shall be deemed to have resigned and his successor shall be selected as provided in Section 4 [2-8D-4 NMSA 1978] of the 2002 Senate Redistricting Act.
History: Laws 2002, ch. 98, § 3.
Effective dates. — Laws 2002, ch. 98 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 15, 2002, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Residency, not registration to vote, qualifies candidate. — Candidate was not a qualified elector eligible for a district senate candidacy where, although he registered and voted in a precinct in that district, he was ineligible to so register and vote because he actually resided outside the precinct and district. Thompson v. Robinson, 1984-NMSC-096, 101 N.M. 703, 688 P.2d 21 (1984).
