N.M. Stat. Ann. § 76-21-9
B. Members of the commission shall be elected as follows within sixty days following the director's declaration that a commission is created:
(3) one-third of the members for a three-year term.
Thereafter, each member shall be elected for a term ending three years from the date of expiration of the term for which his predecessor was elected, except in case of a vacancy when the appointee shall serve the unexpired part of the term of the member whom he replaces.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 231, § 9.