{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-22-18","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-22-18","heading":"Local election; date term of office begins.","body":"The term of office of a candidate elected in a regular local election or ensuing top-two runoff election shall begin on January 1 following the candidate's election, and the candidate to whom a certificate of election has been issued shall take the oath of office before entering upon the duties of office.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 22 Local Elections"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18502/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"70db9d62657b23547deb0479d5b707da791b79e9030874954ce3d5c603ffd3ab","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-22-17","next":"us-nm/1-22-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}