A. The vacancy created by a recalled official shall be filled as provided by law for vacancies in office for the local jurisdiction.B. Under no circumstances may a recalled official be appointed to fill any vacancy for the remainder of the term of office for which the recalled official was elected and from which the official was recalled.History: 1953 Comp., § 77-4A-14, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 308, § 14; 1978 Comp., § 22-7-14, recompiled and amended as § 1-25-13 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 171. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 171 recompiled and amended former 22-7-14 NMSA 1978 as 1-25-13 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, provided that vacancies created by a recalled official shall be filled as provided by law for vacancies in office for the local jurisdiction; in the section heading, added 'Recall'; in Subsection A, after 'as provided in', deleted 'in Section 77-4-6 NMSA 1953' and added 'by law for vacancies in office for the local jurisdiction'; and in Subsection B, after 'was elected', added 'and from which the official was recalled'.
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