N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-25-13 – Recall; vacancy

A. The vacancy created by a recalled official shall be filled as provided by law for vacancies in office for the local jurisdiction.
B. Under no circumstances may a recalled official be appointed to fill any vacancy for the remainder of the term of office for which the recalled official was elected and from which the official was recalled.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-4A-14, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 308, § 14; 1978 Comp., § 22-7-14, recompiled and amended as § 1-25-13 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 171.

ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 171 recompiled and amended former 22-7-14 NMSA 1978 as 1-25-13 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.

The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, provided that vacancies created by a recalled official shall be filled as provided by law for vacancies in office for the local jurisdiction; in the section heading, added "Recall"; in Subsection A, after "as provided in", deleted "in Section 77-4-6 NMSA 1953" and added "by law for vacancies in office for the local jurisdiction"; and in Subsection B, after "was elected", added "and from which the official was recalled".