N.M. Stat. § 22-3B-4
§ 22-3B-4. Residence
Year: 2026Length: 79 words
A candidate for the office of public education commissioner shall reside in the district for which the candidate files a declaration of candidacy at the time of such filing. A public education commissioner shall reside in the district from which the commissioner was elected or appointed and shall be deemed to have resigned if the commissioner changes residence to a place outside the district. Vacancies shall be filled as provided in Section 16 of the 2021 Educational Redistricting Act.