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NMSA 1-24-1.1. Definition
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This section defines “local public body” for the Special Election Act.
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NMSA 1-24-2. Special election procedures; proclamation; publication
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This section requires officials to issue, file, post, and publish a proclamation when a special election is called, and to include specified election details and public notice information.
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NMSA 1-24-3. Special election procedures; conduct
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Special elections must be conducted by absentee/mail ballot, and county clerks must mail ballots and related notices on the statute’s schedule.
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NMSA 1-24-4. Special election procedures; election board; records
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For a special election, the county clerk must appoint election boards and keep notice records, and the election board must tally, secure, and certify the results.
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NMSA 1-24-5. Special election procedures; costs of election; prohibition on
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Special election costs are paid by the state or local public body calling the election, and nongovernmental entities may not pay or reimburse those costs.
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NMSA 1-24-6. Recompiled
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This section says it was recompiled and gives a short history note.
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NMSA 1-25-1. Short title
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This section gives Chapter 1, Article 25 the short title “Recall Act.”
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NMSA 1-25-10. Recall; limitation on appeals of validity of recall petition
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Challenges to a recall petition must be filed within 7 days after the county clerk’s signature determination, the district court must decide within 10 days after filing, and any appeal must be noticed within 5 days and goes only to the supreme court.
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NMSA 1-25-11. Recall; election
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Recall elections must be conducted under the Local Election Act, with the election date set within 90 days after the county clerk’s determination and the ballot wording kept compliant with the Voting Rights Act.
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NMSA 1-25-12. Recall; expenses
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If a district court decision leads to a recall election proceeding as a special local election, the local jurisdiction must pay the election costs as provided by the Special Election Act.
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NMSA 1-25-13. Recall; vacancy
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If a recalled official creates a vacancy, that vacancy must be filled under the law governing vacancies in the local jurisdiction. A recalled official cannot be appointed to fill any vacancy for the rest of the term from which they were recalled.
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NMSA 1-25-2. Definitions
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This section defines terms used in the Recall Act.
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NMSA 1-25-3. Recall; elected officials subject to recall; limitations
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Certain local elected officials can be recalled, but only under the Recall Act and within stated limits.
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NMSA 1-25-4. Recall; petition
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This section sets the required contents and format for recall petitions and related pages, including paper size, required notices, and a 90-day validity limit for signatures.
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NMSA 1-25-5. Recall; responsibilities of petitioner
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The petitioner must fill out specified parts of the recall petition face sheet.
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NMSA 1-25-6. Recall; court hearing
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To start a recall case, the petitioner must file the required papers in the district court; the court must set a hearing quickly, notify the county clerk, and let the petitioner and named official present evidence and question witnesses.
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NMSA 1-25-7. Recall; duties of county clerk
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The county clerk must stamp, verify, decide on, and notify parties about recall petitions, and must start recall-election procedures if enough signatures are confirmed.
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NMSA 1-25-8. Recall; affidavit with petition; penalty
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Petitions submitted to the county clerk must have a notarized affidavit, and the canvasser must verify several signature and voter-status details. Knowingly false statements in the affidavit are a fourth-degree felony.
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NMSA 1-25-9. Recall; signatures
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Recall petition signatures have a 90-day validity limit, and each signer may sign only one petition for each named official in the local jurisdiction where the signer is registered to vote.
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NMSA 1-26-1. Short title
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Sections 172 through 177 of the act may be cited as the "Nonpartisan Judicial Retention Act."
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