A. Precinct designations and boundaries used in the 1991 House Redistricting Act are those precinct designations and boundaries established pursuant to the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act [1-3-10 to 1-3-14 NMSA 1978] and revised and approved pursuant to that act by the secretary of state as of August 16, 1991, except as otherwise provided in the 1991 House Redistricting Act.
B. The boards of county commissioners shall not create any precinct that lies in more than one representative district, nor shall the boards of county commissioners divide any precinct so that the divided parts of the precinct are situated in two or more representative districts. Votes cast in any general, primary or other statewide election from precincts created or divided in violation of this subsection shall be invalid and shall not be counted or canvassed.
History: Laws 1991 (1st S.S.), ch. 2, § 6.