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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Overview of the government of the U.S. state of New Mexico</div> <p>The <b>government of <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a></b> is the governmental structure of the state of <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> as established by the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_New_Mexico" title="Constitution of New Mexico">Constitution of New Mexico</a>. The executive is composed of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">governor</a>, several other statewide elected officials and the governor's cabinet. The <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico Legislature</a> consists of the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">Senate</a>. The judiciary is composed of the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Supreme_Court" title="New Mexico Supreme Court">New Mexico Supreme Court</a> and lower courts. There is also local government, consisting of county administrations, city governments, and special districts.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Executive">Executive</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_New_Mexico&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state elected officials are:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Lt._Governor_Presiding_in_the_Senate_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Lt._Governor_Presiding_in_the_Senate_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Lt._Governor_Presiding_in_the_Senate_%28cropped%29.jpg/210px-Lt._Governor_Presiding_in_the_Senate_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Lt._Governor_Presiding_in_the_Senate_%28cropped%29.jpg/280px-Lt._Governor_Presiding_in_the_Senate_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="927" data-file-height="1193" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Howie_Morales" title="Howie Morales">Howie Morales</a> (D) <br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico">Lieutenant governor</a></b></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 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Maestas (D) State Auditor"><img alt="Joseph Maestas (D) State Auditor" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Joseph_Maestas_Santa_Fe_2018.jpg/145px-Joseph_Maestas_Santa_Fe_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="145" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Joseph_Maestas_Santa_Fe_2018.jpg/218px-Joseph_Maestas_Santa_Fe_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Joseph_Maestas_Santa_Fe_2018.jpg/291px-Joseph_Maestas_Santa_Fe_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="517" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Maestas" title="Joseph Maestas">Joseph Maestas</a> (D)<br /> <b><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Auditor" title="New Mexico State Auditor">State Auditor</a></b></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Laura_Montoya.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Laura Montoya (D) State Treasurer"><img alt="Laura Montoya (D) State Treasurer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Laura_Montoya.jpg/135px-Laura_Montoya.jpg" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Laura_Montoya.jpg/202px-Laura_Montoya.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Laura_Montoya.jpg 2x" data-file-width="231" data-file-height="308" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Laura_Montoya_(politician)" title="Laura Montoya (politician)">Laura Montoya</a> (D) <br /> <b><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Treasurer" title="New Mexico State Treasurer">State Treasurer</a></b></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BLANK.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) Commissioner of Public Lands"><img alt="Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) Commissioner of Public Lands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/BLANK.jpg/138px-BLANK.jpg" decoding="async" width="138" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/BLANK.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="260" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Garcia_Richard" title="Stephanie Garcia Richard">Stephanie Garcia Richard</a> (D) <br /> <b><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Commissioner_of_Public_Lands" title="New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands">Commissioner of Public Lands</a></b></div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Governor%27s_Cabinet" title="New Mexico Governor's Cabinet">New Mexico Governor's Cabinet</a> includes:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure 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African American Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_Aging_and_Long-Term_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of Aging and Long-Term Services (page does not exist)">Department of Aging and Long-Term Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Agriculture" title="New Mexico Department of Agriculture">Department of Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Children,_Youth,_and_Families" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico Department of Children, Youth, and Families">Department of Children, Youth, and Families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Corrections" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico Department of Corrections">Department of Corrections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Cultural_Affairs" title="New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs">Department of Cultural Affairs</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_General_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of General Services (page does not exist)">Department of General Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Health" title="New Mexico Department of Health">Department of Health</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_Higher_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of Higher Education (page does not exist)">Department of Higher Education</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_Homeland_Security_and_Emergency_Management&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (page does not exist)">Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_Human_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of Human Services (page does not exist)">Department of Human Services</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_Indian_Affairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of Indian Affairs (page does not exist)">Department of Indian Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Information_Technology" title="New Mexico Department of Information Technology">Department of Information Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Office_of_State_Personnel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Office of State Personnel (page does not exist)">Office of State Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Public_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico Department of Public Education">Department of Public Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Public_Safety" title="New Mexico Department of Public Safety">Department of Public Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_Regulation_and_Licensing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of Regulation and Licensing (page does not exist)">Department of Regulation and Licensing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Taxation_and_Revenue" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue">Department of Taxation and Revenue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Tourism_Department" title="New Mexico Tourism Department">Department of Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Transportation" title="New Mexico Department of Transportation">Department of Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_Veteran_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of Veteran Services (page does not exist)">Department of Veteran Services</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Department_of_Worker%27s_Compensation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Department of Worker's Compensation (page does not exist)">Department of Worker's Compensation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Department_of_Workforce_Solutions" title="New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions">Department of Workforce Solutions</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislature">Legislature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_New_Mexico&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Legislature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:InteriorOfRoundhouseSenateNM.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/InteriorOfRoundhouseSenateNM.jpg/220px-InteriorOfRoundhouseSenateNM.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/InteriorOfRoundhouseSenateNM.jpg/330px-InteriorOfRoundhouseSenateNM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/InteriorOfRoundhouseSenateNM.jpg/440px-InteriorOfRoundhouseSenateNM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>The Senate Chamber of the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Capitol" title="New Mexico State Capitol">New Mexico State Capitol</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico Legislature</a> is a bicameral body made up of the 70-member <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">New Mexico House of Representatives</a> and the 42-member <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">New Mexico Senate</a>. The New Mexico Constitution limits the regular session to sixty calendar days, and every other year it is thirty days. The <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico">lieutenant governor</a> presides over the Senate, while the speaker of the House is elected from that body in a closed door majority member caucus. Both have wide latitude in choosing committee membership in their respective houses and have a large impact on lawmaking in the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Judiciary">Judiciary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_New_Mexico&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Judiciary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Supreme_Court" title="New Mexico Supreme Court">New Mexico Supreme Court</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_court" title="Supreme court">highest court</a>. It is primarily an appellate court, only having original jurisdiction in a limited number of actions; <a href="/wiki/Criminal_law" title="Criminal law">criminal</a> cases in which the <a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States" title="Capital punishment in the United States">death penalty</a> or <a href="/wiki/Life_imprisonment" title="Life imprisonment">life imprisonment</a> is sought, appeals from the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Public_Regulation_Commission" title="New Mexico Public Regulation Commission">New Mexico Public Regulation Commission</a>, and cases involving the <a href="/wiki/Writ" title="Writ">writ</a> of <a href="/wiki/Habeas_corpus" title="Habeas corpus">habeas corpus</a> are reviewed directly by the Supreme Court. The court's five justices are chosen by statewide election, or appointed by the governor if to fill a seat that has become vacant mid-term. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Court_of_Appeals" title="New Mexico Court of Appeals">New Mexico Court of Appeals</a> is the intermediate-level <a href="/wiki/Appellate_court" title="Appellate court">appellate court</a>. The court has general <a href="/wiki/Appellate_jurisdiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Appellate jurisdiction">appellate jurisdiction</a> over the district courts and certain state agencies. Ten judges preside, sitting in panels of three.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Metropolitan_Courthouse_Albuquerque_New_Mexico.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Metropolitan_Courthouse_Albuquerque_New_Mexico.jpg/220px-Metropolitan_Courthouse_Albuquerque_New_Mexico.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Metropolitan_Courthouse_Albuquerque_New_Mexico.jpg/330px-Metropolitan_Courthouse_Albuquerque_New_Mexico.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Metropolitan_Courthouse_Albuquerque_New_Mexico.jpg/440px-Metropolitan_Courthouse_Albuquerque_New_Mexico.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2427" data-file-height="1820" /></a><figcaption>The Albuquerque Metropolitan Courthouse of the <a href="/wiki/Bernalillo_County_Metropolitan_Court" title="Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court">Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_district_courts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico district courts (page does not exist)">New Mexico district courts</a> are courts of general jurisdiction.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They hear cases involving: tort, contract, real property rights, estate; exclusive domestic relations, mental health, appeals for administrative agencies and lower courts, miscellaneous civil jurisdiction; misdemeanor; exclusive criminal appeals jurisdiction; and exclusive juvenile jurisdiction.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are thirteen judicial districts.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_magistrate_courts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico magistrate courts (page does not exist)">New Mexico magistrate courts</a> are courts of limited jurisdiction.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They hear cases involving: tort, contract, landlord/tenant rights ($0–10,000); felony preliminary hearings; and misdemeanor, DWI/DUI and other traffic violations.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are fifty-four magistrate courts.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_probate_courts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico probate courts (page does not exist)">New Mexico probate courts</a> are courts of limited jurisdiction and do not hold jury trials.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is one for each of New Mexico's thirty-three counties.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_municipal_courts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico municipal courts (page does not exist)">New Mexico municipal courts</a> are courts of limited jurisdiction and do not hold jury trials.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They hear cases involving: petty misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, traffic violations and other municipal ordinance violations.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Bernalillo_County_Metropolitan_Court" title="Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court">Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court</a> is a court of limited jurisdiction of <a href="/wiki/Bernalillo_County,_New_Mexico" title="Bernalillo County, New Mexico">Bernalillo County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It hears cases involving: tort, contract, landlord and tenant rights ($0–10,000); felony first appearances; misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, domestic violence, and other traffic violations.<sup id="cite_ref-about-courts_4-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_government">Local government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_New_Mexico&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_New_Mexico" title="Local government in New Mexico">Local government in New Mexico</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Government of Albuquerque, New Mexico">Government of Albuquerque</a></div> <p>Local government in New Mexico consists of <a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_Mexico" title="List of counties in New Mexico">counties</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_settlements_in_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="List of settlements in New Mexico">municipalities</a>. There are thirty-three counties, of which <a href="/wiki/Bernalillo_County,_New_Mexico" title="Bernalillo County, New Mexico">Bernalillo County</a>, containing the state's largest city <a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque</a>, is the most populous. Counties are usually governed by an elected five-member county commission, sheriff, assessor, clerk and treasurer. A municipality may call itself a <a href="/wiki/Village" title="Village">village</a>, <a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">town</a>, or <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">city</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and there is no distinction in law and no correlation to any particular form (Mayor-Council, Commission-Manager, etc.). Municipal elections are non-partisan.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, limited local authority can be vested in special districts and landowners' associations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_New_Mexico&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newmexico.gov/government/">"New Mexico Government"</a>. <i>www.newmexico.gov</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 January</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.newmexico.gov&rft.atitle=New+Mexico+Government&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newmexico.gov%2Fgovernment%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernment+of+New+Mexico" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newmexico.gov/government/Elected_Officials.aspx">"New Mexico > Government > Elected Officials"</a>. <i>www.newmexico.gov</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 January</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.newmexico.gov&rft.atitle=New+Mexico+%3E+Government+%3E+Elected+Officials&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newmexico.gov%2Fgovernment%2FElected_Officials.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernment+of+New+Mexico" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOffice_of_the_Governor_of_New_Mexico" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Governor_of_New_Mexico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Governor of New Mexico (page does not exist)">Office of the Governor of New Mexico</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://governor.state.nm.us/Appointments.aspx">"Cabinet Level Departments"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 March</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cabinet+Level+Departments&rft.au=Office+of+the+Governor+of+New+Mexico&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernor.state.nm.us%2FAppointments.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernment+of+New+Mexico" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-about-courts-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-about-courts_4-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNew_Mexico_Administrative_Office_of_the_Courts" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Mexico_Administrative_Office_of_the_Courts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts (page does not exist)">New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nmcourts.gov/newface/about/index.html">"About the Courts"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#New_Mexico" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madrean_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Madrean Region">Apachian zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_New_Mexico" title="Central New Mexico">Central New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicoma_Mountain" title="Chicoma Mountain">Chicoma Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chihuahuan_Desert" title="Chihuahuan Desert">Chihuahuan Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Plateau" title="Colorado Plateau">Colorado Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_New_Mexico" title="Eastern New Mexico">Eastern New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llano_Estacado" title="Llano Estacado">Llano Estacado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manzano_Mountains" title="Manzano Mountains">Manzano Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mogollon_Plateau" title="Mogollon Plateau">Mogollon Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_New_Mexico" title="Northern New Mexico">Northern New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permian_Basin_(North_America)" title="Permian Basin (North America)">Permian Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande" title="Rio Grande">Rio Grande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountains" title="Rocky Mountains">Rocky Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Basin" title="San Juan Basin">San Juan Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Luis_Valley" title="San Luis Valley">San Luis Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandia_Mountains" title="Sandia Mountains">Sandia Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shortgrass_prairie" title="Shortgrass prairie">Shortgrass prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangre_de_Cristo_Mountains" title="Sangre de Cristo Mountains">Sangre de Cristo Mountains</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wheeler_Peak_(New_Mexico)" title="Wheeler Peak (New Mexico)">Wheeler Peak</a> (highest point)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_New_Mexico" title="Southwestern New Mexico">Southwestern New Mexico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#E7D9A9;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_New_Mexico" title="List of municipalities in New Mexico">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamogordo,_New_Mexico" title="Alamogordo, New Mexico">Alamogordo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque</a> (<a href="/wiki/Albuquerque_metropolitan_area" title="Albuquerque metropolitan area">Metropolitan Area</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aztec,_New_Mexico" title="Aztec, New Mexico">Aztec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artesia,_New_Mexico" title="Artesia, New Mexico">Artesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomfield,_New_Mexico" title="Bloomfield, New Mexico">Bloomfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_New_Mexico" title="Carlsbad, New Mexico">Carlsbad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clovis,_New_Mexico" title="Clovis, New Mexico">Clovis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corrales,_New_Mexico" title="Corrales, New Mexico">Corrales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deming,_New_Mexico" title="Deming, New Mexico">Deming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Espa%C3%B1ola,_New_Mexico" title="Española, New Mexico">Española</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_New_Mexico" title="Farmington, New Mexico">Farmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallup,_New_Mexico" title="Gallup, New Mexico">Gallup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grants,_New_Mexico" title="Grants, New Mexico">Grants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hobbs,_New_Mexico" title="Hobbs, New Mexico">Hobbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirtland,_New_Mexico" title="Kirtland, New Mexico">Kirtland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Cruces,_New_Mexico" title="Las Cruces, New Mexico">Las Cruces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_New_Mexico" title="Las Vegas, New Mexico">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico" title="Los Alamos, New Mexico">Los Alamos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Lunas,_New_Mexico" title="Los Lunas, New Mexico">Los Lunas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lovington,_New_Mexico" title="Lovington, New Mexico">Lovington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portales,_New_Mexico" title="Portales, New Mexico">Portales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raton,_New_Mexico" title="Raton, New Mexico">Raton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Rancho,_New_Mexico" title="Rio Rancho, New Mexico">Rio Rancho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roswell,_New_Mexico" title="Roswell, New Mexico">Roswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruidoso,_New_Mexico" title="Ruidoso, New Mexico">Ruidoso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico" title="Santa Fe, New Mexico">Santa Fe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_City,_New_Mexico" title="Silver City, New Mexico">Silver City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socorro,_New_Mexico" title="Socorro, New Mexico">Socorro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunland_Park,_New_Mexico" title="Sunland Park, New Mexico">Sunland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taos,_New_Mexico" title="Taos, New Mexico">Taos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucumcari,_New_Mexico" title="Tucumcari, New Mexico">Tucumcari</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#E7D9A9;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_Mexico" title="List of counties in New Mexico">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><i>See: <a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_Mexico" title="List of counties in New Mexico">List of counties in New Mexico</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bernalillo_County,_New_Mexico" title="Bernalillo County, New Mexico">Bernalillo</a></li> <li><a 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