The public regulation commission is composed of five members to be elected from districts established by law.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 262, § 2.
Contingent repeals. — Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 60 repealed 8-7-2 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2023, contingent upon the adoption of Laws 2019, SJC/SRC/SJR Nos. 1 and 4, Constitutional Amendment 1, at the general election held on November 3, 2020. Constitutional Amendment 1 was adopted by a vote of 445,655 for and 355,471 against.
Equal protection challenge. — In the absence of any evidence regarding the relative population density of each of the five PRC districts or the maximum deviation among the districts, the court would not review the merits of a claim that Sections 8-7-6 to 8-7-10 NMSA 1978 violate the one person, one vote principle of the equal protection clause, because the PRC districts are not equally apportioned on the basis of population. Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Util. Auth. v. N.M. Pub. Regulation Comm'n, 2010-NMSC-013, 148 N.M. 21, 229 P.3d 494.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Public Regulation Commission Apportionments
Section 8-7-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective January 1, 2023.)
Section 8-7-2 - Membership. (Repealed effective January 1, 2023.)
Section 8-7-3 - Residence. (Repealed effective January 1, 2023.)
Section 8-7-4 - Election; vacancy. (Repealed effective January 1, 2023.)
Section 8-7-5 - Precincts. (Repealed effective January 1, 2023.)
Section 8-7-6 to 8-7-10 - Unconstitutional.
Section 8-7-11 - Election of public regulation commissioners. (Repealed effective January 1, 2023.)