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

RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING; ESTABLISHING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FOR THE ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS; CHANGING A PROVISION OF THE ELECTION CODE RELATING TO PRECINCTS; AMENDING, REPEALING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.

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

Section 1. Section 1-15-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991 (1st S.S.), Chapter 7, Section 1) is repealed and a new Section 1-15-16 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

"1-15-16. [NEW MATERIAL] UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE--COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS.--

A. Congressional district one is composed of Bernalillo county; and Valencia county precincts 1 through 15, 17 through 27, 31, 32 and 34 through 38.

B. Congressional district two is composed of Catron county; Chaves county; Curry county; De Baca county; Dona Ana county; Eddy county; Grant county; Guadalupe county precincts 1, 2 and 4; Hidalgo county; Lea county; Lincoln county; Luna county; Otero county; Roosevelt county; Sierra county; Socorro county; and Valencia county precincts 16, 28 through 30 and 33.

C. Congressional district three is composed of Cibola county; Colfax county; Guadalupe county precincts 3 and 5; Harding county; Los Alamos county; McKinley county; Mora county; Quay county; Rio Arriba county; San Juan county; San Miguel county; Sandoval county; Santa Fe county; Taos county; Torrance county; and Union county."

Section 2. Section 1-15-16.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991 (1st S.S.), Chapter 7, Section 2) is amended to read:

"1-15-16.1. PRECINCTS.--

A. Precinct designations and boundaries used in the [1991] 2001 congressional redistricting 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 16, 1991] August 31, 2001.

B. [The boards] A board of county commissioners shall not create any precinct that lies in more than one congressional district [nor] and shall [the boards of county commissioners] not divide any precinct so that the divided parts of the precinct are situated in two or more congressional districts. Votes cast in [any general, primary or other] a statewide election from precincts created or divided in violation of this subsection shall be invalid and shall not be counted or canvassed."