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3-8-3. Residency.

For the purpose of determining the residence of a person desiring to be a candidate for a municipal elected office, or the residence of a person who has signed a petition to cause a special or regular municipal election, or for determining residency for any other purpose pursuant to the Municipal Election Code [Chapter 3, Articles 8 and 9 NMSA 1978], the following rules shall govern:

A. residence shall be presumed to be at the address or location shown on the original affidavit of voter registration on file with the county clerk; and

B. the presumption established in Subsection A of this section may be overcome if residence is shown to be elsewhere pursuant to the rules set forth in Section 1-1-7 NMSA 1978.

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3-8-3. Residency.

For the purpose of determining the residence of a person desiring to be a candidate for a municipal elected office, or the residence of a person who has signed a petition to cause a special or regular municipal election, or for determining residency for any other purpose pursuant to the Municipal Election Code [Chapter 3, Articles 8 and 9 NMSA 1978], the following rules shall govern:

A. residence shall be presumed to be at the address or location shown on the original affidavit of voter registration on file with the county clerk; and

B. the presumption established in Subsection A of this section may be overcome if residence is shown to be elsewhere pursuant to the rules set forth in Section 1-1-7 NMSA 1978.

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3-8-3. Residency.

For the purpose of determining the residence of a person desiring to be a candidate for a municipal elected office, or the residence of a person who has signed a petition to cause a special or regular municipal election, or for determining residency for any other purpose pursuant to the Municipal Election Code [Chapter 3, Articles 8 and 9 NMSA 1978], the following rules shall govern:

A. residence shall be presumed to be at the address or location shown on the original affidavit of voter registration on file with the county clerk; and

B. the presumption established in Subsection A of this section may be overcome if residence is shown to be elsewhere pursuant to the rules set forth in Section 1-1-7 NMSA 1978.