45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first special session, 2001

RELATING TO THE REDISTRICTING OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; ESTABLISHING REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS; PROVIDING THE METHOD FOR ELECTING REPRESENTATIVES; PROVIDING FOR THE FILLING OF VACANCIES; FIXING THE NUMBER, RESIDENCE AND TERMS OF REPRESENTATIVES; REPEALING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "2001 House Redistricting Act".

Section 2. MEMBERSHIP.--The house of representatives is composed of seventy members to be elected from districts that are contiguous and that are as compact as is practical.

Section 3. RESIDENCE.--At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of state representative, a candidate shall reside in the district for which he files. Thereafter, if a representative permanently removes his residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which he was elected, he shall be deemed to have resigned and his successor shall be selected as provided in Section 4 of the 2001 House Redistricting Act.

Section 4. ELECTIONS--VACANCIES.--

A. Members of the house of representatives shall be elected for terms of two years.

B. If a vacancy occurs in the office of representative for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled as follows:

(1) for a representative district that is situated wholly within the exterior boundaries of a single county, the board of county commissioners of that county shall appoint the representative to fill the vacancy; and

(2) for a representative district situated within two or more counties:

(a) the board of county commissioners of each county in the representative district shall submit one name to the governor; and

(b) the governor shall appoint the representative to fill the vacancy from the list of names so submitted.

C. An appointment to fill a vacancy in the house of representatives shall be for a term ending on December 31 after the next general election.

D. An appointment to fill a vacancy made before the general election of 2002 shall be made from the district as it was described in Laws 1991 (1st. S.S.), Chapter 2, Sections 8 through 77. After the general election of 2002, a vacancy shall be filled by appointment from the district set out in the 2001 House Redistricting Act.

Section 5. PRECINCTS.--

A. Precinct designations and boundaries used in the 2001 House Redistricting Act are those precinct designations and boundaries established pursuant to the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act and revised and approved pursuant to that act by the secretary of state as of August 31, 2001.

B. A board of county commissioners shall not create any precinct that lies in more that one representative district and shall not divide any precinct so that the divided parts of the precinct are situated in two or more representative districts. Votes cast in a statewide election from precincts created or divided in violation of this subsection are invalid and shall not be counted or canvassed.

Section 6. DISTRICTS.--The districts of the house of representatives shall be as set out in Sections 7 through 76 of the 2001 House Redistricting Act.

Section 7. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT ONE.--Representative district one is composed of San Juan county precincts 20, 22 through 25, 27 through 31, 40, 42, 43, 49, 51, 52 and 58.

Section 8. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWO.--Representative district two is composed of San Juan county precincts 21, 26, 41, 44 through 46, 53 through 57, 59, 70 and 79.

Section 9. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THREE.--Representative district three is composed of San Juan county precincts 47, 60 through 69, 71 and 73 through 76.

Section 10. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FOUR.--Representative district four is composed of San Juan county precincts 1 through 4, 8 through 14, 18, 19, 81 and 82.

Section 11. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIVE.--Representative district five is composed of McKinley county precincts 3, 20 through 23, 25, 27, 31 through 34, 37, 38, 41 through 46 and 50.

Section 12. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIX.--Representative district six is composed of Cibola county precincts 5 through 8, 13 and 15; and McKinley county precincts 17, 18, 24, 26, 28 through 30 and 47 through 49.

Section 13. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SEVEN.--Representative district seven is composed of Valencia county precincts 5, 6, 8, 14 through 16, 28 through 30, 32 and 34.

Section 14. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT EIGHT.--Representative district eight is composed of Valencia county precincts 1 through 3, 7, 10, 12, 18, 19, 21 through 26 and 35 through 38.

Section 15. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT NINE.--Representative district nine is composed of McKinley county precincts 1, 4 through 8, 19, 35, 36, 39 and 40; and San Juan county precincts 5 through 7, 15, 16 and 83 through 86.

Section 16. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TEN.--Representative district ten is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 93 through 96, 98, 103 through 106, 133, 135, 225, 226 and 258; and Valencia county precincts 4, 9, 11 and 13.

Section 17. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT ELEVEN.--Representative district eleven is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 121 through 125, 131, 132, 150 through 154, 161 through 166, 186, 187, 197, 211, 212 and 221.

Section 18. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWELVE.--Representative district twelve is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 54, 72 through 77, 88, 90 through 92, 97 and 99.

Section 19. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTEEN.--Representative district thirteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 32 through 34, 41, 42 and 49 through 53.

Section 20. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FOURTEEN.--Representative district fourteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 43 through 48, 61 through 67 and 71.

Section 21. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTEEN.--Representative district fifteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 3 through 10, 17, 18, 86, 410, 418, 422 and 423.

Section 22. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTEEN.--Representative district sixteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 23, 25 through 28, 30, 35 through 40, 55 and 120.

Section 23. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SEVENTEEN.--Representative district seventeen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 11 through 16, 180 through 185, 191 through 196, 347 and 438.

Section 24. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT EIGHTEEN.--Representative district eighteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 101, 102, 107, 214 through 217, 223, 224, 241 through 246, 251, 252, 255, 256, 341, 342, 351 through 358 and 381.

Section 25. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT NINETEEN.--Representative district nineteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 253, 254, 257, 271 through 275, 278, 281 through 285, 287, 311 through 315 and 382 through 386.

Section 26. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY.--Representative district twenty is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 289, 290, 294 through 299, 301, 302, 304, 328, 332, 333, 550 through 552, 554 and 571.

Section 27. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-ONE.--Representative district twenty-one is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 291 through 293, 300, 329 through 331, 473 through 478, 534 through 536 and 542 through 545.

Section 28. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-TWO.--Representative district twenty-two is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 539, 553, 556 through 559, 567, 569 and 573; and Sandoval county precincts 1 through 3, 5, 29, 55 and 64.

Section 29. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-THREE.--Representative district twenty-three is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 20 through 22, 24, 29, 81 through 83 and 111 through 113.

Section 30. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-FOUR.--Representative district twenty-four is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 449, 451 through 453, 483, 484, 496, 503 through 509, 511 through 516, 523, 528, 538 and 562.

Section 31. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-FIVE.--Representative district twenty-five is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 343 through 346, 371 through 375, 387, 401, 403, 411, 412, 431 through 437 and 441 through 446.

Section 32. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-SIX.--Representative district twenty-six is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 286, 316 through 318, 321 through 323, 326, 327, 413, 415 through 417, 471 and 472.

Section 33. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-SEVEN.--Representative district twenty-seven is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 407, 419 through 421, 424, 425, 450, 482, 485 through 490, 510, 529, 563 and 601.

Section 34. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-EIGHT.--Representative district twenty-eight is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 305 through 308, 480, 517 through 519, 521, 524 through 526, 530 through 533, 540, 546 through 549, 561, 564 and 565.

Section 35. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWENTY-NINE.--Representative district twenty-nine is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 1, 2, 80, 84, 85, 87, 89 and 114.

Section 36. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY.--Representative district thirty is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 400, 402, 404 through 406, 408, 409, 414, 439, 440, 461 through 466, 481, 491 through 495, 497 through 500 and 502.

Section 37. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-ONE.--Representative district thirty-one is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 303, 426 through 430, 447, 454, 520, 522, 527, 537, 541, 555, 560, 566, 568 and 602.

Section 38. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-TWO.--Representative district thirty-two is composed of Luna county.

Section 39. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-THREE.--Representative district thirty-three is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 13 through 18, 81, 82, 97 and 98.

Section 40. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-FOUR.--Representative district thirty-four is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 7, 47 through 58, 78, 79, 96 and 101.

Section 41. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-FIVE.--Representative district thirty-five is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 22, 23, 25, 27 through 42, 88 and 90 through 93.

Section 42. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-SIX.--Representative district thirty-six is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 1 through 4, 19 through 21, 24, 60, 63, 84 through 87, 95, 99 and 100.

Section 43. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-SEVEN.--Representative district thirty-seven is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 6, 26, 43 through 46, 66 through 73, 77, 83, 89, 94, 102 and 103.

Section 44. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-EIGHT.--Representative district thirty-eight is composed of Catron county; Grant county precincts 3 through 5, 7, 10, 12 through 15, 18 and 21; and Sierra county.

Section 45. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT THIRTY-NINE.--Representative district thirty-nine is composed of Grant county precincts 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 22 through 34; and Hidalgo county.

Section 46. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY.--Representative district forty is composed of Rio Arriba county precincts 1 through 6, 10, 13 through 17, 37, 38, 40 and 41; Santa Fe county precinct 58; and Taos county precincts 1, 20 and 22 through 32.

Section 47. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-ONE.--Representative district forty-one is composed of Rio Arriba county precincts 7 through 9, 11, 12, 18 through 20, 22 through 27, 29 through 36 and 39; San Juan county precinct 72; and Sandoval county precincts 21 through 23.

Section 48. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-TWO.--Representative district forty-two is composed of Taos county precincts 2 through 19, 21 and 33 through 35.

Section 49. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-THREE.--Representative district forty-three is composed of Los Alamos county; Sandoval county precincts 7, 10, 16 through 18 and 51; and Santa Fe county precincts 12 and 62.

Section 50. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-FOUR.--Representative district forty-four is composed of Sandoval county precincts 11 through 13, 33 through 38, 48, 53, 54 and 58 through 62.

Section 51. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-FIVE.--Representative district forty-five is composed of Santa Fe county precincts 38, 39, 56, 64, 66, 67, 75, 80 and 86.

Section 52. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-SIX.--Representative district forty-six is composed of Santa Fe county precincts 1 through 8, 10, 11, 21, 23, 28, 30, 40, 59 through 61, 79, 82 and 83.

Section 53. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-SEVEN.--Representative district forty-seven is composed of Santa Fe county precincts 29, 36, 37, 43 through 48, 52 through 55, 65, 68 through 71, 78 and 81.

Section 54. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-EIGHT.--Representative district forty-eight is composed of Santa Fe county precincts 20, 22, 24 through 27, 31 through 35, 41, 42, 49 through 51, 74, 76 and 77.

Section 55. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FORTY-NINE.--Representative district forty-nine is composed of Socorro county precincts 1 through 14, 16 and 17; and Valencia county precincts 17, 20, 27, 31 and 33.

Section 56. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY.--Representative district fifty is composed of Santa Fe county precincts 15, 16, 18, 73, 84 and 85; and Torrance county.

Section 57. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-ONE.--Representative district fifty-one is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 5, 59, 61, 62, 64 and 65; and Otero county precincts 15, 16, 19, 20, 30 and 31.

Section 58. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-TWO.--Representative district fifty-two is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 8 through 12, 74 through 76, 80 and 104.

Section 59. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-THREE.--Representative district fifty-three is composed of Otero county precincts 17, 18, 21 through 27, 32 through 34, 36, 39 and 40.

Section 60. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-FOUR.--Representative district fifty-four is composed of Eddy county precincts 2, 3, 7, 9 through 15, 29, 30, 35, 38, 40 and 43; and Otero county precincts 1 through 9 and 35.

Section 61. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-FIVE.--Representative district fifty-five is composed of Eddy county precincts 6, 16 through 21, 23, 25 through 28, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 44 and 45.

Section 62. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-SIX.--Representative district fifty-six is composed of Lincoln county precincts 8 through 11; and Otero county precincts 10 through 14, 28, 29, 37 and 38.

Section 63. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-SEVEN.--Representative district fifty-seven is composed of Chaves county precincts 1 through 7, 9, 11, 13 through 16, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 41; and Eddy county precincts 1, 4, 5, 8 and 42.

Section 64. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-EIGHT.--Representative district fifty-eight is composed of Chaves county precincts 34, 42, 43, 51, 52, 61 through 63, 71 through 73, 90 through 92 and 101 through 104; and Eddy county precinct 41.

Section 65. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIFTY-NINE.--Representative district fifty-nine is composed of Chaves county precincts 10, 12, 23, 31 through 33, 35, 36, 81 through 85 and 93; and Lincoln county precincts 1 through 7, 12 and 13.

Section 66. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY.--Representative district sixty is composed of Sandoval county precincts 30 through 32, 39 through 47, 49 and 67.

Section 67. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-ONE.--Representative district sixty-one is composed of Eddy county precincts 31 and 32; and Lea county precincts 31, 34 through 36, 43, 44, 51 through 55, 61, 62 and 71 through 74.

Section 68. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-TWO.--Representative district sixty-two is composed of Lea county precincts 10, 11, 15 through 18, 20 through 30, 32, 33, 41 and 42.

Section 69. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-THREE.--Representative district sixty-three is composed of Curry county precincts 1, 3 through 9, 16, 25 through 30, 34 and 36; De Baca county; Guadalupe county; and Roosevelt county precinct 6.

Section 70. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-FOUR.--Representative district sixty-four is composed of Curry county precincts 2, 10 through 15, 17 through 24, 31, 32, 35 and 37.

Section 71. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-FIVE.--Representative district sixty-five is composed of Bernalillo county precinct 31; Cibola county precincts 1 and 17; Sandoval county precincts 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 19, 20, 27, 28, 50, 56 and 63; and Socorro county precinct 15.

Section 72. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-SIX.--Representative district sixty-six is composed of Curry county precinct 33; Lea county precincts 2, 3 and 12 through 14; and Roosevelt county precincts 1 through 5 and 7 through 18.

Section 73. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-SEVEN.--Representative district sixty-seven is composed of Colfax county precincts 4, 5, 7 and 10 through 22; Harding county; Quay county; San Miguel county precinct 15; and Union county.

Section 74. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-EIGHT.--Representative district sixty-eight is composed of Colfax county precincts 1 through 3; Mora county precincts 1 through 4 and 6 through 11; and San Miguel county precincts 1 through 6, 8, 10 and 25 through 28.

Section 75. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIXTY-NINE.--Representative district sixty-nine is composed of Cibola county precincts 2 through 4, 9 through 12, 14 and 16; McKinley county precincts 9 through 16; and Sandoval county precincts 24 through 26.

Section 76. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SEVENTY.--Representative district seventy is composed of Mora county precinct 5; San Miguel county precincts 7, 9, 11 through 14 and 16 through 24; and Santa Fe county precincts 9, 13, 14, 17, 19, 57, 63 and 72.

Section 77. ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES.--Representatives shall be elected from the districts described in the 2001 House Redistricting Act at the 2002 and subsequent general elections.

Section 78. REPEAL.--Sections 2-7C-1 through 2-7C-78 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991 (1st S.S.), Chapter 2, Sections 1 through 78) are repealed.