For the purpose of the Election Code, time periods of less than eleven days shall be computed as calendar days; provided, however, that if an actual deadline falls on a weekend or state-recognized holiday, the next business day shall be the deadline, unless the deadline is expressed as a day of the week, in which case that day remains the actual deadline.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 1; 2015, ch. 145, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For computation of time, see 12-2A-7 NMSA 1978.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, clarified the computation of time for purposes of deadlines when the deadline falls on a weekday; after "deadline", added "unless the deadline is expressed as a day of the week, in which case that day remains the actual deadline".