N.M. Const. art. XX, § 6
General elections shall be held in the state on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year.
Comparable provisions. — Iowa Const., art. II, § 7, amendment 14.
Utah Const., art. IV, § 9.
Wyoming Const., art. VI, § 17.
"General election" in statute construed. — Term "general election" in statute (Laws 1897, ch. 40, § 1, repealed), authorizing city or town to effect change in its name by favorable vote of qualified electors at next "general election" following appropriate action by its governing body, contemplated the biennial election for choosing state and county officials and national representatives. Benson v. Williams, 1952-NMSC-074, 56 N.M. 560, 246 P.2d 1046.
"General election" defined. — The term "general election" refers to the statewide biennial election when all state and county officials as well as the congressional representatives are elected. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-09.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 26 Am. Jur. 2d Elections § 318.
Scheduling election on religious holiday as violation of federal constitutional rights, 44 A.L.R. Fed. 886.
29 C.J.S. Elections §§ 76, 77.