The senate is composed of forty-two members to be elected from districts that are contiguous and that are as compact as is practical.
History: Laws 2002, ch. 98, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2002, ch. 98 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 15, 2002, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.