In the case of the death or absence of any presidential elector or failure to complete the number of presidential electors by noon of the day fixed by the laws of the United States for presidential electors to cast their ballots, the governor shall fill any vacancy by appointment. In filling the vacancy the governor shall appoint a voter of the state from a list of names nominated by the state chairman of the same political party represented by the presidential elector whose death or absence caused the vacancy.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-15-7, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 357.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 15 - Presidential Electors, Senators, Congressmen and Expiring Terms
Section 1-15-1 - Presidential electors; notification of state chairmen.
Section 1-15-2 - Presidential electors; primary election.
Section 1-15-3 - Presidential electors; nomination.
Section 1-15-4 - Presidential electors; election.
Section 1-15-4.1 - Compact enacted and entered into.
Section 1-15-5 - Presidential electors; duties.
Section 1-15-6 - Presidential electors; organization.
Section 1-15-7 - Presidential electors; when governor fills vacancy.
Section 1-15-8 - Presidential electors; electoral college casting ballots; certification of results.
Section 1-15-9 - Presidential electors; penalty.
Section 1-15-10 - Presidential electors; per diem and mileage.
Section 1-15-11 - United States senator; nomination.
Section 1-15-12 - United States senator; election.
Section 1-15-13 - United States senator; canvass of vote.
Section 1-15-14 - United States senator; vacancy.
Section 1-15-15 - Unconstitutional.
Section 1-15-15.1 - Unconstitutional.
Section 1-15-15.2 - [United States representative; congressional districts.]
Section 1-15-16 - Unconstitutional.
Section 1-15-16.1 - Precincts.
Section 1-15-17 - United States representative; nomination and election.
Section 1-15-18.1 - United States representative; vacancy.
Section 1-15-19 - Expiring and succeeding terms.
Section 1-15-20 - Expiring term and next succeeding term in same election.
Section 1-15-21 - Expiring term and next succeeding term; nomination.
Section 1-15-22 - Expiring term and next succeeding term; filing fee.