There shall be three magistrates in Sandoval magistrate district, divisions 1 and 3 in Bernalillo and division 2 in Cuba. History: 1953 Comp., § 36-1-26, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 28; 2005, ch. 284, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, increased the number of magistrates from two to three and provided that division 3 shall be in Bernalillo. Temporary provision. — Laws 2005, ch. 284, § 10 provided that the offices of magistrate in San Juan division 5, Sandoval division 3 and Santa Fe division 4 shall be filled by appointment by the governor to begin serving on July 1, 2005. The appointed magistrates shall serve until succeeded by magistrates elected at the general election in 2006. The first full term of office of the elected magistrates shall begin on January 1, 2007.
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