N.M. Const. art. V, § 3
No person shall be eligible to any office specified in Section One, hereof, unless he be a citizen of the United States, at least thirty years of age, nor unless he shall have resided continuously in New Mexico for five years next preceding his election; nor to the office of attorney general, unless he be a licensed attorney of the supreme court of New Mexico in good standing; nor to the office of superintendent of public instruction unless he be a trained and experienced educator.
Cross references. — For qualifications for election to elective public office, see N.M. Const., art. VII, § 2.
Qualifications for governor's office. — This section should be read together with N.M. Const., art. VII, § 2, so that a person in order to hold the office of governor must be a citizen of the United States, at least 30 years of age, who has been a resident continuously for five years preceding his election, and who is a qualified elector in New Mexico. State ex rel. Chavez v. Evans, 1968-NMSC-167, 79 N.M. 578, 446 P.2d 445, 39 A.L.R. 3d 290.
Convicted felon ineligible. — Denial of certification of name of individual nominated for governor by people's constitutional party was proper where candidate had been convicted of a felony in federal district court, as one must be a qualified elector in this state to hold office of governor; fact that an appeal was pending would not change this result. State ex rel. Chavez v. Evans, 1968-NMSC-167, 79 N.M. 578, 446 P.2d 445, 39 A.L.R. 3d 290.
Residency requirement. — If a person is a resident for the purpose of voting in New Mexico elections, and has been for at least five continuous years preceding his election to an executive office of the state, he is qualified to be a candidate for, and hold such office. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-27.
Service in armed forces. — A person who has left the physical limits of the state to serve with the armed forces of the United States after having once established residence here is eligible to hold an executive office. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-27.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 63A Am. Jur. 2d Public Officers and Employees §§ 36 to 46, 60 to 61.
Legislative power to prescribe qualifications for or conditions of eligibility to constitutional office, 34 A.L.R.2d 155.
81A C.J.S. States §§ 15 to 21, 26, 34.