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Nm. Const. art. II, § 20 — Article II / Section 20
NM Const., Article II, Section 20
Status: in_force

[Eminent domain.] [ edit ] Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 17 — Article I / Section 17
NM Const., Article I, Section 17
Status: in_force

[Freedom of speech and press; libel.] [ edit ] Every person may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 15 — Article II / Section 15
NM Const., Article II, Section 15
Status: in_force

[Self-incrimination; double jeopardy.] [ edit ] No person shall be compelled to testify against himself in a criminal proceeding, nor shall any person be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense; and when the indictment, information or affidavit upon which any person is convicted charges different offenses or different degrees of the same offense and a new trial is granted the accused, he may not again be tried for an offense or degree of the offense greater than the one of which he was convicted.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 6 — Article I / Section 6
NM Const., Article I, Section 6
Status: in_force

Interviews . [ edit ] A. Interviews shall be conducted in the order determined by the chair, unless the commission determines that a change is warranted by the circumstances. B. Unless the commission decides that a different time schedule would be appropriate, applicants shall be scheduled for interviews at intervals of at least 20 minutes and may choose to start with an opening statement of no more than 5 minutes. C. Each commissioner shall be given the opportunity to question each applicant. D. Each commissioner should ask each applicant about any information which the commissioner has learned or heard regarding the applicant and which the commissioner intends to raise in closed session. E. The commission may, for good reason, hear any applicant on a confidential subject in closed session.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 24 — Article I / Section 24
NM Const., Article I, Section 24
Status: in_force

[Victim's rights.] (1992) A. A victim of arson resulting in bodily injury, aggravated arson, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, dangerous use of explosives, negligent use of a deadly weapon, murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping, criminal sexual penetration, criminal sexual contact of a minor, homicide by vehicle, great bodily injury by vehicle or abandonment or abuse of a child or that victim's representative shall have the following rights as provided by law: (1) the right to be treated with fairness and respect for the victim's dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process; (2) the right to timely disposition of the case; (3) the right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process; (4) the right to notification of court proceedings; (5) the right to attend all public court proceedings the accused has the right to attend; (6) the right to confer with the prosecution; (7) the right to make a statement to the court at sentencing and at any post-sentencing hearings for the accused; (8) the right to restitution from the person convicted of the criminal conduct that caused the victim's loss or injury; (9) the right to information about the conviction, sentencing, imprisonment, escape or release of the accused; (10) the right to have the prosecuting attorney notify the victim's employer, if requested by the victim, of the necessity of the victim's cooperation and testimony in a court proceeding that may necessitate the absence of the victim from work for good cause; and (11) the right to promptly receive any property belonging to the victim that is being held for evidentiary purposes by a law enforcement agency or the prosecuting attorney, unless there are compelling evidentiary reasons for retention of the victim's property. B. A person accused or convicted of a crime against a victim shall have no standing to object to any failure by any person to comply with the provisions of Subsection A of Section 24 of Article 2 of the constitution of New Mexico. C. The provisions of this amendment shall not take effect until the legislature enacts laws to implement this amendment. (As added November 3, 1992.) ARTICLE III – Distribution of Powers [ edit ]
Nm. Const. art. I, § 22 — Article I / Section 22
NM Const., Article I, Section 22
Status: in_force

[Alien landownership.] [ edit ] Until otherwise provided by law no alien, ineligible to citizenship under the laws of the United States, or corporation, copartnership or association, a majority of the stock or interest in which is owned or held by such aliens, shall acquire title, leasehold or other interest in or to real estate in New Mexico. (As amended September 20, 1921. Repealed November 7, 2006 with the vote for Constitutional Amendment 1.)
Nm. Const. art. III, § 4 — Article III / Section 4
NM Const., Article III, Section 4
Status: in_force

Evaluative Criteria . [ edit ] The commissioners shall evaluate the applicants on the basis of the constitutional requirements and the following evaluative criteria: physical and mental ability to perform the tasks required impartiality industry integrity professional skills community involvement social awareness collegiality writing ability decisiveness judicial temperament speaking ability
Nm. Const. art. II, § 5 — Article II / Section 5
NM Const., Article II, Section 5
Status: in_force

[Rights under Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo preserved.] [ edit ] The rights, privileges and immunities, civil, political and religious guaranteed to the people of New Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo shall be preserved inviolate.
Nm. Const. art. III, § 5 — Article III / Section 5
NM Const., Article III, Section 5
Status: in_force

Commission Meetings . [ edit ] A. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Should the chair be absent, the commission will choose a chair from among its members. B. Meetings shall be open to the public. C. The public shall be notified of the meeting through notice in the media and in accordance with the commission's Open Meetings Act notice resolution. D. The chair shall report on actions taken before the meeting on behalf of the commission pursuant to Section 2 of these Rules. E. Members of the public shall be allotted time for comments or questions concerning the policies and procedures of the commission and also time for comments concerning individual applicants. Public comment by any individual shall be limited to 5 minutes.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 12 — Article I / Section 12
NM Const., Article I, Section 12
Status: in_force

[Trial by jury; less than unanimous verdicts in civil cases.] [ edit ] The right of trial by jury as it has heretofore existed shall be secured to all and remain inviolate. In all cases triable in courts inferior to the district court the jury may consist of six. The legislature may provide that verdicts in civil cases may be rendered by less than a unanimous vote of the jury.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 4 — Article II / Section 4
NM Const., Article II, Section 4
Status: in_force

[Inherent rights.] [ edit ] All persons are born equally free, and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness.
Nm. Const. art. III, § 3 — Article III / Section 3
NM Const., Article III, Section 3
Status: in_force

Role of the Commissioners. [ edit ] A. Each commissioner shall take an oath of office prior to the start of a meeting of the commission. B. Each commissioner shall disclose to the commission all current or past professional, family, business, and other special relationships with any of the applicants. These relationships shall not disqualify a commissioner from participating unless the commissioner feels that he/she cannot be impartial and cannot comply with his/her oath of office as to any applicant.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 16 — Article II / Section 16
NM Const., Article II, Section 16
Status: in_force

[Treason.] [ edit ] Treason against the state shall consist only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, or giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 19 — Article I / Section 19
NM Const., Article I, Section 19
Status: in_force

[Retroactive laws; bills of attainder; impairment of contracts.] [ edit ] No ex post facto law, bill of attainder nor law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be enacted by the legislature.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 2 — Article I / Section 2
NM Const., Article I, Section 2
Status: in_force

Role of the Chair . [ edit ] A. Upon the occurrence of a judicial vacancy or an upcoming judicial vacancy, it is the responsibility of the chair to announce publicly the existence of the vacancy, the application and nomination process and the deadline for applications. B. The chair shall provide notice of the vacancy to the persons charged by the constitution with the duty of appointing commissioners and shall coordinate the appointment of commissioners in accordance with the constitutional requirements. C. The chair shall schedule the meetings of the commission and provide the media with notice of the date, time and place of the meetings. D. The chair shall provide an application packet to applicants and persons nominated by others. For inclusion in the packet, the chair shall prepare a questionnaire requesting information relevant to the evaluation criteria specified in Section 4 of these Rules. Except as specified in the questionnaire, the questionnaire becomes public upon submission. E. The chair, after the deadline for applications has passed, shall provide the media with the list of applicants who will be considered for the vacancy and date of interviews. F. The chair shall prepare a proposed agenda and shall send the agenda and the applications to the commission members prior to the meeting. G. The chair shall determine the order of interviews. H. The chair shall send a list of the applicants to the Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the Disciplinary Board and request verification that none of the applicants has been the subject of a formal specification of charges. I. The chair shall send a list of those applicants who are serving as judges in the state to the Executive Director of the Judicial Standards Commission and request verification that none of those applicants has been the subject of formal disciplinary charges. J. Upon written request by a commissioner, the chair may seek additional information from the applicant or others relevant to the evaluation criteria specified in Section 4 of these Rules. K. The chair shall preside over meetings of the commission. L. The chair shall file the oaths of office executed by the commissioners with the Secretary of State.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 16 — Article I / Section 16
NM Const., Article I, Section 16
Status: in_force

[Treason.] [ edit ] Treason against the state shall consist only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, or giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 9 — Article II / Section 9
NM Const., Article II, Section 9
Status: in_force

[Military power subordinate; quartering of soldiers.] [ edit ] The military shall always be in strict subordination to the civil power; no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war except in the manner prescribed by law.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 22 — Article II / Section 22
NM Const., Article II, Section 22
Status: in_force

[Alien landownership.] [ edit ] Until otherwise provided by law no alien, ineligible to citizenship under the laws of the United States, or corporation, copartnership or association, a majority of the stock or interest in which is owned or held by such aliens, shall acquire title, leasehold or other interest in or to real estate in New Mexico. (As amended September 20, 1921. Repealed November 7, 2006 with the vote for Constitutional Amendment 1.)
Nm. Const. art. III, § 9 — Article III / Section 9
NM Const., Article III, Section 9
Status: in_force

Recommendation to the Governor . [ edit ] The chair shall send to the Governor, in alphabetical but unranked order, the names of the applicants recommended by the commission. The chair shall notify the media and all applicants of the commission's recommendation to the Governor.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 3 — Article I / Section 3
NM Const., Article I, Section 3
Status: in_force

Role of the Commissioners. [ edit ] A. Each commissioner shall take an oath of office prior to the start of a meeting of the commission. B. Each commissioner shall disclose to the commission all current or past professional, family, business, and other special relationships with any of the applicants. These relationships shall not disqualify a commissioner from participating unless the commissioner feels that he/she cannot be impartial and cannot comply with his/her oath of office as to any applicant.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 5 — Article I / Section 5
NM Const., Article I, Section 5
Status: in_force

Commission Meetings . [ edit ] A. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Should the chair be absent, the commission will choose a chair from among its members. B. Meetings shall be open to the public. C. The public shall be notified of the meeting through notice in the media and in accordance with the commission's Open Meetings Act notice resolution. D. The chair shall report on actions taken before the meeting on behalf of the commission pursuant to Section 2 of these Rules. E. Members of the public shall be allotted time for comments or questions concerning the policies and procedures of the commission and also time for comments concerning individual applicants. Public comment by any individual shall be limited to 5 minutes.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 0 — Article I / Section 0
NM Const., Article I
Status: in_force

[ edit ] The name of this state is New Mexico, and its boundaries are as follows: Beginning at the point where the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude intersects the one hundred and third meridian west from Greenwich; thence along said one hundred and third meridian to the thirty-second parallel of north latitude; thence along said thirty-second parallel to the Rio Grande, also known as the Rio Bravo del Norte, as it existed on the ninth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty; thence, following the main channel of said river, as it existed on the ninth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, to the parallel of thirty-one degrees forty-seven minutes north latitude; thence west one hundred miles to a point; thence south to the parallel of thirty-one degrees twenty minutes north latitude; thence along said parallel of thirty-one degrees twenty minutes, to the thirty-second meridian of longitude west from Washington; thence along said thirty-second meridian to the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude; thence along said thirty-seventh parallel to the point of beginning.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 8 — Article I / Section 8
NM Const., Article I, Section 8
Status: in_force

Formal Vote . [ edit ] A. The commission, using the evaluative criteria set forth in Section 4, shall determine which applicants are both qualified for judicial office and should be recommended to the Governor for appointment. B. The formal vote shall take place in public session. The chair may vote only in the event of a tie. A vote of the majority of the commissioners present shall be required to recommend a nominee or nominees to the Governor. C. In recognition of the fact that the New Mexico Constitution vests the Governor with the authority to appoint judges and that the commission does not select the judges, the commission should strive to recommend a list of two or more names for each position to the Governor.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 15 — Article I / Section 15
NM Const., Article I, Section 15
Status: in_force

[Self-incrimination; double jeopardy.] [ edit ] No person shall be compelled to testify against himself in a criminal proceeding, nor shall any person be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense; and when the indictment, information or affidavit upon which any person is convicted charges different offenses or different degrees of the same offense and a new trial is granted the accused, he may not again be tried for an offense or degree of the offense greater than the one of which he was convicted.