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Governor:1
Senators: 2 (Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2020 Census: 2,120,220 (0.64% of 331,797,979
- 2024, 2028 Electors: 5 (0.93% of 538)
- 2022-2030 Representatives: 3 (0.69% of 435)
2010 Census: 2,067,273 (0.67% of 309,785,186)
- 2012, 2016, 2020 Electors: 5 (0.93% of 538)
- 2012-2020 Representatives: 3 (0.69% of 435)
Capital: Santa Fe

Current New Mexico Statewide Office Holders

Official Name/Status All States

The STATE of New Mexico
Status: STATE of the Union
Organized as a Territory: 9 September 1850. 9 Stat. 446: created out of the Mexican Cession to the United States of 1848 and territory ceded to the United States by the State of Texas in 1850
Admitted to the Union as a State: 6 January 1912 upon Proclamation by President William Howard Taft (37 Stat. 1723) that conditions- set by a Joint Resolution of the 62nd Congress (37 Stat. 39) on 21 August 1911 admitting the State- had been satisfactorily met
The 47th state.

Traditional Sections and Regions All States

Section: WEST
Region: Intermountain
Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 20 June 1910 [36 Stat. 557: authorizing formation of a State government and Admission thereafter; this Enabling Act replaced an earlier Enabling Act of 16 June 1906 (34 Stat. 267) which was conditional upon Arizona and New Mexico agreeing to reunite as a single State of "Arizona", a proposition that was approved on 6 November 1906 in New Mexico by a vote of 26,195 to 14,735- but for which the aggregate vote was 31,000 to 29,336 against]
- 1st (1912-) [Adopted: 21 November 1910 Convention convened, 3 October 1910, Ratified: 5 November 1911 effective upon Admission, 6 January 1912. (This Constitution was originally ratified by the People, 21 January 1911; however, on 15 August 1911, President William Howard Taft vetoed a Joint Resolution of Congress [H.J. Res. 14, 62d Congress] admitting both Arizona and New Mexico due to his objections to Arizona's Constitution providing for Recall of Judges. Congress thereafter passed a second Joint Resolution [37 Stat. 39] again admitting both States and, while requiring New Mexico to submit its original Amending Procedure to vote of the People [which had also been a provision of the first Joint Resolution that had been vetoed], also demanded that Arizona remove its constitutional provision allowing for Recall of Judges: evidently, President Taft had no contrary position on the issue of New Mexico's Amending Procedure and signed 37 Stat. 39 into law on 21 August 1911. As a result, this Constitution had to be resubmitted to the People with an alternative Amending Procedure as required by the second Joint Resolution)]]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
- GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
- Lieutenant Governor [elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States
- Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
- Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor
- Secretary of State: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
- Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
- Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
- Auditor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
- Commissioner of Public Lands: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
- LEGISLATURE

Upper House
- Senate
Lower House
- House of Representatives

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
- Supreme Court
Intermediate Appellate Court
- Court of Appeals

Local Government All States

PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
- County [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS]
  - MINOR CIVIL DIVISION
    - precinct [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
- NM Const. Art. XX, Sec. 6. General elections shall be held in the state on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year.
Presidential Primary All States
- 1-8-54. Presidential primary; date of election. In the year in which the president and vice president of the United States are to be elected, the registered voters of this state shall be given an opportunity to express their preference for the person to be the presidential candidate of their party in either a presidential primary election or in accordance with the selection procedure for presidential candidates of each voter's party. The presidential primary election shall be held on the same date as the primary election is held in this state. [Statutory Chapters in New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978]
State Primary All States
- 1-8-11. Primary Election Law; time of holding primary. A primary election shall be held in each county in this state on the first Tuesday in June of each even-numbered year. [Statutory Chapters in New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978]
Polling times All States
- 1-12-1. Conduct of election; opening and closing of polls. Polls shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. on the date required by law for the election and shall be closed at 7:00 p.m. on the same day. [Statutory Chapters in New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978]

Links Links to other web sites. These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes.

Election Authority. All States
- New Mexico Secretary of State
- NMVote.org
Legislature. All States
- New Mexico Legislature
Democratic
- New Mexico Democratic Party
Republican
- Republican Party of New Mexico
Third Party
- Justice Party of New Mexico
- Libertarian Party of New Mexico. 26 August 2022: Libertarian Party of New Mexico disaffiliated with the Libertarian National Committee.
- The Right to Life Committee of New Mexico
- The Unity Party of New Mexico
Media & others

State and Local Government Outline

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