New Mexico Code § 1-2-1.2

Secretary of state; service of process; actions related to elections
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For the purposes of any action filed in court challenging a procedure or provision of the Election Code, a petition or a candidacy or a post-election action initiated by any person, the secretary of state shall receive service of process, regardless of whether the secretary of state is a party to the action.
History: 1978 Comp., § 1-2-1.2, enacted by Laws 2023, ch. 39, § 10.
Effective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 39 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.

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