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1978 New Mexico Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1978)

handle is hein.sag/sagnm0017 and id is 1 raw text is: OPINION No. 78-1 of TONEY ANAYA January 13, 1978 Attorney General By% Jill Z. Cooper, Assistant Attorney General To: Senator i4anny Aragon 1001 Marquette, N.W. Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 Question: May a county commissioner who has served one term in office under Article X, Section 2 of the New Mexico Constitution and one term of office under Article X. Section 7 of the New Mexico Constitution seek a third consecutive term? Conclusion: No. Analysis: Article X, Section 2, New Mexico Constitution, provides that all county officers . * . shall be elected for a term of two years, and after having served two conse- cutive terms, shall be ineligible to hold any county office for two years thereafter. Section 15-37-2(A), NMSA 1953 Comp. provides that a board of county comnissioners shall consist of three qualified electors. Prior to 1973, Article X, Section 2 and Section 15-37-2(A), sugra, were applicable to all county cormissions. Uovember 6, 1973, Article X, Section 7, New Mexico Constitution was adopted to provide that in counties with