2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 4 - Counties
Article 38 - Board of County Commissioners
Section 4-38-20 - Precinct boundaries; filing with the secretary of state.
The county clerk shall have on file with the secretary of state a certified copy of the current description of the boundaries of each precinct in the county. A copy of the map showing the boundaries of the precincts shall accompany the descriptions.
History: 1953 Comp., § 15-37-17, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 90, § 1; Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 127.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1969, ch. 90, § 1, repealed former 15-37-17, 1953 Comp., relating to precinct and township boundaries, and enacted a new 15-37-17, 1953 Comp.
Cross references. — For districts for election of county commissioners, see 4-38-3 NMSA 1978.
For preparation and submission to secretary of state of boundary description and map upon organization of new precinct or alteration of boundaries of precinct, see 4-38-22, 4-38-23 NMSA 1978.
For precincts and polling places generally, see Chapter 1, Article 3 NMSA 1978.
Powers of board of county commissioners as to creation or change of precincts. — The board of county commissioners of each county is empowered with the express authority to either create new precincts within the county, or to alter the boundaries of any precinct or demarcation in the county. 1961-62 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 62-17.
