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2023 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 19A - Voter Action
Section 1-19A-15.1 - State ethics commission; jurisdiction.

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NM Stat § 1-19A-15.1 (2023)
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A. The state ethics commission shall have jurisdiction to investigate and adjudicate a complaint alleging a civil violation of a provision of the Voter Action Act in accordance with the provisions of the State Ethics Commission Act [Chapter 10, Article 16G NMSA 1978].

B. The secretary of state shall forward complaints it receives alleging violations of the Voter Action Act to the state ethics commission in accordance with a formalized agreement.

History: Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 20; 2021, ch. 109, § 8.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, removed jurisdiction from the secretary of state to investigate and adjudicate complaints; and removed a provision requiring the state ethics commission and the secretary of state to make recommendations to the legislature on any necessary changes to the Voter Action Act; deleted "On and after January 1, 2020" and redesignated former Paragraphs A(1) and A(2) as Subsections A and B, respectively; in Subsection B, after "The", deleted "state ethics commission shall share jurisdiction to investigate and adjudicate complaints, or any aspect of a complaint, with the secretary of state as formalized through an agreement. The", and after "in accordance with", added "a formalized"; and deleted former Subsection B.

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