The house of representatives is composed of seventy members to be elected from districts that are contiguous and that are as compact as is practical and possible.
History: Laws 1991 (1st S.S.), ch. 2, § 3.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The court order in Jepsen v. Vigil-Giron stated that the house districts established in 1991 were malapportioned and, therefore, unconstitutional. Sections 2-7C-3 to 2-7C-6 NMSA 1978 are set out in full because they do not directly relate to the issue of district boundaries and were probably not meant to be affected by the court order.