Members; qualifications; limitations
NMSA 1978, § 1-3A-4
in effect1-3A-4. Members; qualifications; limitations
A. To qualify for appointment to the committee, a person shall:
(1) be a qualified elector of New Mexico and a voter; and
(2) not be, or in the two years prior to appointment have been, in New Mexico, any of the following:
(a) a public official;
(b) a candidate for public office;
(c) a lobbyist;
(d) an office holder in a political party at the state or federal level;
(e) a relative in the first degree of consanguinity of a member of congress, the state house of representatives, the state senate or the public education commission;
(f) an employee of congress, the legislative branch of government or other state office required to be redistricted by the committee; or
(g) an employee of the executive branch of government.
B. Before entering upon the duties of the office of member, a member shall review the Redistricting Act and take the oath of office as provided by state law.
Laws 2021, ch. 79, § 5.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18502/index.do#!b/1-3A-4Fetched: 10/20/2026