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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-11 > Section-12-11-18

12-11-18. Period during which disaster successors may act.

Disaster successors may act as members of the legislature only:   

A.     in case of a disaster emergency declared by the chief executive officer of the United States and the chief executive officer of the state, and as long as a state of martial law is declared to exist, or until a duly elected or appointed legislature, fulfilling all constitutional requirements, declares by joint resolution that the disaster emergency period has ended; and   

B.     the member in whose stead they are acting is and remains unavailable; and   

C.     any disaster successor [successors] who are ahead of them in the line of succession are, and remain unavailable; and   

D.     a successor to the office has not been selected and qualified as provided by law other than the Legislative Disaster Succession Act [12-11-11 to 12-11-18 NMSA 1978].   

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-11 > Section-12-11-18

12-11-18. Period during which disaster successors may act.

Disaster successors may act as members of the legislature only:   

A.     in case of a disaster emergency declared by the chief executive officer of the United States and the chief executive officer of the state, and as long as a state of martial law is declared to exist, or until a duly elected or appointed legislature, fulfilling all constitutional requirements, declares by joint resolution that the disaster emergency period has ended; and   

B.     the member in whose stead they are acting is and remains unavailable; and   

C.     any disaster successor [successors] who are ahead of them in the line of succession are, and remain unavailable; and   

D.     a successor to the office has not been selected and qualified as provided by law other than the Legislative Disaster Succession Act [12-11-11 to 12-11-18 NMSA 1978].   


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-11 > Section-12-11-18

12-11-18. Period during which disaster successors may act.

Disaster successors may act as members of the legislature only:   

A.     in case of a disaster emergency declared by the chief executive officer of the United States and the chief executive officer of the state, and as long as a state of martial law is declared to exist, or until a duly elected or appointed legislature, fulfilling all constitutional requirements, declares by joint resolution that the disaster emergency period has ended; and   

B.     the member in whose stead they are acting is and remains unavailable; and   

C.     any disaster successor [successors] who are ahead of them in the line of succession are, and remain unavailable; and   

D.     a successor to the office has not been selected and qualified as provided by law other than the Legislative Disaster Succession Act [12-11-11 to 12-11-18 NMSA 1978].