New Mexico § 3-7-9 - Annexation; arbitration; selection of seventh member; procedure; qualifications
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-7-9 — Annexation; arbitration; selection of seventh member; procedure; qualifications, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-7-9. Annexation; arbitration; selection of seventh member; procedure; qualifications
A. Within five days after the board of county commissioners has canvassed the results
of the election required in Section 3-7-7 NMSA 1978 , the members of the board of arbitration shall meet and select a seventh or neutral
member of the board of arbitration. He shall be a qualified elector of the county and the owner of real property in
the county but shall reside outside the boundary of the municipality and the territory
proposed to be annexed. B. If within five days after the board of county commissioners has canvassed the results
of the election required in Section 3-7-7 NMSA 1978 , the six members of the board of arbitration fail to select by a two-thirds vote
the seventh or neutral member, the board of arbitration shall certify to the district
court its failure to select the seventh member. Within ten days after the certification by the board of arbitration of its failure
to select a seventh member, the district court in which the county lies shall appoint
the seventh member who shall possess the qualifications required in this section.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-7-9 ("Annexation; arbitration; selection of seventh member; procedure; qualifications") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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