FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Nm. Const. art. II, § 8 — Article II / Section 8
NM Const., Article II, Section 8
Status: in_force

[Freedom of elections.] [ edit ] All elections shall be free and open, and no power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage.
Nm. Const. art. III, § 6 — Article III / Section 6
NM Const., Article III, 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, § 20 — Article I / Section 20
NM Const., Article I, 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. III, § 2 — Article III / Section 2
NM Const., Article III, 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. II, § 13 — Article II / Section 13
NM Const., Article II, Section 13
Status: in_force

[Bail; excessive fines; cruel and unusual punishment.] [ edit ] All persons shall, before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great and in situations in which bail is specifically prohibited by this section. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. Bail may be denied by the district court for a period of sixty days after the incarceration of the defendant by an order entered within seven days after the incarceration, in the following instances: A. the defendant is accused of a felony and has previously been convicted of two or more felonies, within the state, which felonies did not arise from the same transaction or a common transaction with the case at bar; B. the defendant is accused of a felony involving the use of a deadly weapon and has a prior felony conviction, within the state. The period for incarceration without bail may be extended by any period of time by which trial is delayed by a motion for a continuance made by or on behalf of the defendant. An appeal from an order denying bail shall be given preference over all other matters. (As amended November 4, 1980 and November 8, 1988.)
Nm. Const. art. II, § 23 — Article II / Section 23
NM Const., Article II, Section 23
Status: in_force

[Reserved rights.] [ edit ] The enumeration in this constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny, impair or disparage others retained by the people.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 23 — Article I / Section 23
NM Const., Article I, Section 23
Status: in_force

[Reserved rights.] [ edit ] The enumeration in this constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny, impair or disparage others retained by the people.
Nm. Const. art. III, § 8 — Article III / Section 8
NM Const., Article III, 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. II, § 19 — Article II / Section 19
NM Const., Article II, 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, § 7 — Article I / Section 7
NM Const., Article I, Section 7
Status: in_force

Closed Session . [ edit ] A. Following the interviews, the commission may go into closed session to discuss the applicants' qualifications and to evaluate them according to the evaluative criteria specified in Section 4 of these Rules. The discussion during closed session shall be confidential. The extent of confidentiality shall be determined by the commission, but, in any event, shall extend to prohibit express or implied attribution of comments or opinions to individual commissioners. B. As part of the discussion of the applicants, straw votes, non-binding and by secret ballot, shall be taken to determine support for particular applicants. C. Before each round of straw votes, the names of the applicants then under consideration shall be raised for discussion by the Commission. D. Commissioners shall cast only one vote per applicant but may vote for as many of the applicants as he/she wishes. E. When the commission, in closed session, after deliberations and at least two rounds of straw votes, believes that it is ready to vote in public session, the commission shall reconvene in open session for a final vote.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 2 — Article II / Section 2
NM Const., Article II, Section 2
Status: in_force

[Popular sovereignty.] [ edit ] All political power is vested in and derived from the people: all government of right originates with the people, is founded upon their will and is instituted solely for their good.
Nm. Const. art. III, § 7 — Article III / Section 7
NM Const., Article III, Section 7
Status: in_force

Closed Session . [ edit ] A. Following the interviews, the commission may go into closed session to discuss the applicants' qualifications and to evaluate them according to the evaluative criteria specified in Section 4 of these Rules. The discussion during closed session shall be confidential. The extent of confidentiality shall be determined by the commission, but, in any event, shall extend to prohibit express or implied attribution of comments or opinions to individual commissioners. B. As part of the discussion of the applicants, straw votes, non-binding and by secret ballot, shall be taken to determine support for particular applicants. C. Before each round of straw votes, the names of the applicants then under consideration shall be raised for discussion by the Commission. D. Commissioners shall cast only one vote per applicant but may vote for as many of the applicants as he/she wishes. E. When the commission, in closed session, after deliberations and at least two rounds of straw votes, believes that it is ready to vote in public session, the commission shall reconvene in open session for a final vote.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 14 — Article II / Section 14
NM Const., Article II, Section 14
Status: in_force

[Indictment and information; grand juries; rights of accused.] (1993) [ edit ] No person shall be held to answer for a capital, felonious or infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury or information filed by a district attorney or attorney general or their deputies, except in cases arising in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. No person shall be so held on information without having had a preliminary examination before an examining magistrate, or having waived such preliminary examination. A grand jury shall be composed of such number, not less than twelve, as may be prescribed by law. Citizens only, residing in the county for which a grand jury may be convened and qualified as prescribed by law, may serve on a grand jury. Concurrence necessary for the finding of an indictment by a grand jury shall be prescribed by law; provided, such concurrence shall never be by less than a majority of those who compose a grand jury, and, provided, at least eight must concur in finding an indictment when a grand jury is composed of twelve in number. Until otherwise prescribed by law a grand jury shall be composed of twelve in number of which eight must concur in finding an indictment. A grand jury shall be convened upon order of a judge of a court empowered to try and determine cases of capital, felonious or infamous crimes at such times as to him shall be deemed necessary, or a grand jury shall be ordered to convene by such judge upon the filing of a petition therefor signed by not less than the greater of two hundred registered voters or two percent of the registered voters of the county, or a grand jury may be convened in any additional manner as may be prescribed by law. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to appear and defend himself in person, and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have the charge and testimony interpreted to him in a language that he understands; to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of necessary witnesses in his behalf, and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. (As amended November 4, 1924, effective January 1, 1925, November 4, 1980, and November 8, 1994.)
Nm. Const. art. II, § 12 — Article II / Section 12
NM Const., Article II, 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, § 17 — Article II / Section 17
NM Const., Article II, 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, § 1 — Article II / Section 1
NM Const., Article II, Section 1
Status: in_force

[Supreme law of the land.] [ edit ] The state of New Mexico is an inseparable part of the federal union, and the constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 13 — Article I / Section 13
NM Const., Article I, Section 13
Status: in_force

[Bail; excessive fines; cruel and unusual punishment.] [ edit ] All persons shall, before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great and in situations in which bail is specifically prohibited by this section. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. Bail may be denied by the district court for a period of sixty days after the incarceration of the defendant by an order entered within seven days after the incarceration, in the following instances: A. the defendant is accused of a felony and has previously been convicted of two or more felonies, within the state, which felonies did not arise from the same transaction or a common transaction with the case at bar; B. the defendant is accused of a felony involving the use of a deadly weapon and has a prior felony conviction, within the state. The period for incarceration without bail may be extended by any period of time by which trial is delayed by a motion for a continuance made by or on behalf of the defendant. An appeal from an order denying bail shall be given preference over all other matters. (As amended November 4, 1980 and November 8, 1988.)
Nm. Const. art. I, § 14 — Article I / Section 14
NM Const., Article I, Section 14
Status: in_force

[Indictment and information; grand juries; rights of accused.] (1993) [ edit ] No person shall be held to answer for a capital, felonious or infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury or information filed by a district attorney or attorney general or their deputies, except in cases arising in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. No person shall be so held on information without having had a preliminary examination before an examining magistrate, or having waived such preliminary examination. A grand jury shall be composed of such number, not less than twelve, as may be prescribed by law. Citizens only, residing in the county for which a grand jury may be convened and qualified as prescribed by law, may serve on a grand jury. Concurrence necessary for the finding of an indictment by a grand jury shall be prescribed by law; provided, such concurrence shall never be by less than a majority of those who compose a grand jury, and, provided, at least eight must concur in finding an indictment when a grand jury is composed of twelve in number. Until otherwise prescribed by law a grand jury shall be composed of twelve in number of which eight must concur in finding an indictment. A grand jury shall be convened upon order of a judge of a court empowered to try and determine cases of capital, felonious or infamous crimes at such times as to him shall be deemed necessary, or a grand jury shall be ordered to convene by such judge upon the filing of a petition therefor signed by not less than the greater of two hundred registered voters or two percent of the registered voters of the county, or a grand jury may be convened in any additional manner as may be prescribed by law. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to appear and defend himself in person, and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have the charge and testimony interpreted to him in a language that he understands; to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of necessary witnesses in his behalf, and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. (As amended November 4, 1924, effective January 1, 1925, November 4, 1980, and November 8, 1994.)
Nm. Const. art. II, § 6 — Article II / Section 6
NM Const., Article II, Section 6
Status: in_force

[Right to bear arms.] [ edit ] No law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms. (As amended November 2, 1971 and November 2, 1986.)
Nm. Const. art. II, § 3 — Article II / Section 3
NM Const., Article II, Section 3
Status: in_force

[Right of self-government.] [ edit ] The people of the state have the sole and exclusive right to govern themselves as a free, sovereign and independent state.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 9 — Article I / Section 9
NM Const., Article I, 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, § 21 — Article I / Section 21
NM Const., Article I, Section 21
Status: in_force

[Imprisonment for debt.] [ edit ] No person shall be imprisoned for debt in any civil action.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 4 — Article I / Section 4
NM Const., Article I, 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. I, § 11 — Article I / Section 11
NM Const., Article I, Section 11
Status: in_force

[Freedom of religion.] [ edit ] Every man shall be free to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, and no person shall ever be molested or denied any civil or political right or privilege on account of his religious opinion or mode of religious worship. No person shall be required to attend any place of worship or support any religious sect or denomination; nor shall any preference be given by law to any religious denomination or mode of worship.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 11 — Article II / Section 11
NM Const., Article II, Section 11
Status: in_force

[Freedom of religion.] [ edit ] Every man shall be free to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, and no person shall ever be molested or denied any civil or political right or privilege on account of his religious opinion or mode of religious worship. No person shall be required to attend any place of worship or support any religious sect or denomination; nor shall any preference be given by law to any religious denomination or mode of worship.
Nm. Const. art. I, § 18 — Article I / Section 18
NM Const., Article I, Section 18
Status: in_force

[Due process; equal protection; sex discrimination.] [ edit ] No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor shall any person be denied equal protection of the laws. Equality of rights under law shall not be denied on account of the sex of any person. (As amended November 7, 1972, effective July 1, 1973).
Nm. Const. art. II, § 7 — Article II / Section 7
NM Const., Article II, Section 7
Status: in_force

[Habeas corpus.] [ edit ] The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall never be suspended, unless, in case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety requires it.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 18 — Article II / Section 18
NM Const., Article II, Section 18
Status: in_force

[Due process; equal protection; sex discrimination.] [ edit ] No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor shall any person be denied equal protection of the laws. Equality of rights under law shall not be denied on account of the sex of any person. (As amended November 7, 1972, effective July 1, 1973).
Nm. Const. art. II, § 10 — Article II / Section 10
NM Const., Article II, Section 10
Status: in_force

[Searches and seizures.] [ edit ] The people shall be secure in their persons, papers, homes and effects, from unreasonable searches and seizures, and no warrant to search any place, or seize any person or thing, shall issue without describing the place to be searched, or the persons or things to be seized, nor without a written showing of probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation.
Nm. Const. art. II, § 24 — Article II / Section 24
NM Const., Article II, 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.)
Nm. Const. art. II, § 21 — Article II / Section 21
NM Const., Article II, Section 21
Status: in_force

[Imprisonment for debt.] [ edit ] No person shall be imprisoned for debt in any civil action.