Section 4-38-21 - Creation of new precincts; petition necessary. - New-mexico Statutes

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4-38-21. Creation of new precincts; petition necessary.

The board of county commissioners shall not set off or organize any new precinct for any reason other than that provided for in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] unless a petition is first presented to the board, signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters resident within the boundaries of the proposed new precinct. Precincts so created shall be as compact in form and cover as small an area as practicable and shall be so established and their boundaries so fixed as to have boundaries that comply with the requirements of the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act [1-3-10 to 1-3-14 NMSA 1978] and that serve the greatest convenience of the voters therein.

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4-38-21. Creation of new precincts; petition necessary.

The board of county commissioners shall not set off or organize any new precinct for any reason other than that provided for in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] unless a petition is first presented to the board, signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters resident within the boundaries of the proposed new precinct. Precincts so created shall be as compact in form and cover as small an area as practicable and shall be so established and their boundaries so fixed as to have boundaries that comply with the requirements of the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act [1-3-10 to 1-3-14 NMSA 1978] and that serve the greatest convenience of the voters therein.

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4-38-21. Creation of new precincts; petition necessary.

The board of county commissioners shall not set off or organize any new precinct for any reason other than that provided for in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] unless a petition is first presented to the board, signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters resident within the boundaries of the proposed new precinct. Precincts so created shall be as compact in form and cover as small an area as practicable and shall be so established and their boundaries so fixed as to have boundaries that comply with the requirements of the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act [1-3-10 to 1-3-14 NMSA 1978] and that serve the greatest convenience of the voters therein.