A. To qualify for appointment to the committee, a person shall:(1) be a qualified elector of New Mexico and a voter; and(2) not be, or in the two years prior to appointment have been, in New Mexico, any of the following:(a) a public official;(b) a candidate for public office;(c) a lobbyist;(d) an office holder in a political party at the state or federal level;(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;(f) an employee of congress, the legislative branch of government or other state office required to be redistricted by the committee; or(g) an employee of the executive branch of government.B. 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.History: Laws 2021, ch. 79, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 79, § 13 made Laws 2021, ch. 79, § 5 effective July 1, 2021.
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