New Mexico § 35-1-27 - Magistrate court; San Juan district election division precincts
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§ 35-1-27. Magistrate court; San Juan district election division precincts
A. There shall be six magistrate divisions in San Juan magistrate district, each division
having its own magistrate. Divisions 1, 4 and 6 shall operate as a single court in Aztec and divisions 2, 3
and 5 shall operate as a single court in Farmington. B. Magistrate judges shall not be elected at large from the district, but shall be
elected by the voters of the division for which the magistrate sits. Magistrate judges may reside anywhere within the magistrate district and shall have
district-wide jurisdiction. The composition of the divisions for elections purposes is: (1) division 1 is composed of San Juan county precincts 41, 48, 55, 57, 58, 60 through
67 and 72; (2) division 2 is composed of San Juan county precincts 1 through 7, 20, 21, 23, 24
and 50; (3) division 3 is composed of San Juan county precincts 28, 31, 32, 38 through 40,
42 through 44, 46, 47, 49 and 59; (4) division 4 is composed of San Juan county precincts 8 through 19, 52, 53, 71 and
77; (5) division 5 is composed of San Juan county precincts 22, 25 through 27, 29, 30,
33 through 37, 45 and 51; and (6) division 6 is composed of San Juan county precincts 54, 56, 68 through 70 and
73 through 76.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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