{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-3a-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-3A-4","heading":"Members; qualifications; limitations.","body":"A. To qualify for appointment to the committee, a person shall:\n(1) be a qualified elector of New Mexico and a voter; and\n(2) not be, or in the two years prior to appointment have been, in New Mexico, any of the following:\n(a) a public official;\n(b) a candidate for public office;\n(c) a lobbyist;\n(d) an office holder in a political party at the state or federal level;\n(e) a relative in the first degree of consanguinity of a member of congress, the state house of representatives, the state senate or the public education commission;\n(f) an employee of congress, the legislative branch of government or other state office required to be redistricted by the committee; or\n(g) an employee of the executive branch of government.\nB. Before entering upon the duties of the office of member, a member shall review the Redistricting Act and take the oath of office as provided by state law.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 3A Redistricting"],"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":"c1000dee6a0c7950c6fca08b8d01a3e544d55e35ed650f78b7ca87deb408bcca","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-3a-3","next":"us-nm/1-3a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}