New Mexico state constitution

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The New Mexico state constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the government of the U.S. state of New Mexico and guarantees the rights of its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1911-11-21 ⓘ
amendmentProcess legislative proposal and voter ratification ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of New Mexico ⓘ
linked to: New Mexico
cameIntoForceOn 1912-01-06 ⓘ
classification 20th-century constitution ⓘ
contains Bill of Rights-like provisions ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdFor State of New Mexico ⓘ
linked to: New Mexico
defines New Mexico Court of Appeals ⓘ
New Mexico Legislature ⓘ
New Mexico Supreme Court ⓘ
Office of the Governor of New Mexico ⓘ
local government framework ⓘ
statewide elected executive officers ⓘ
effectiveOnStatehood true ⓘ
establishes powers of the government of New Mexico ⓘ
structure of the government of New Mexico ⓘ
governs relationship between state and local governments in New Mexico ⓘ
state government of New Mexico ⓘ
guarantees rights of citizens of New Mexico ⓘ
hasArticle executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
hasPreamble true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the State of New Mexico ⓘ
limits powers of the government of New Mexico ⓘ
locatedInArchives New Mexico Secretary of State ⓘ
officialName Constitution of the State of New Mexico ⓘ
protectsRight due process of law ⓘ
equal protection of the laws ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ
right to bear arms ⓘ
trial by jury ⓘ
providesFor elections and suffrage rules ⓘ
impeachment and removal of certain officials ⓘ
public education system in New Mexico ⓘ
taxation and finance framework ⓘ
ratifiedBy voters of New Mexico ⓘ
relatedTo Enabling Act of 1910 ⓘ
requires voter approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
shortName New Mexico state constitution ⓘ
state New Mexico ⓘ
subjectOf New Mexico constitutional law ⓘ
constitutional amendments in New Mexico ⓘ
subordinateTo Constitution of the United States ⓘ

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Loving → abidesBy → New Mexico state constitution ⓘ
New Mexico National Guard → hasLegalBasis → Constitution of the State of New Mexico ⓘ
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New Mexico House of Representatives → constitution → Constitution of the State of New Mexico ⓘ
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New Mexico House of Representatives → authorityDerivedFrom → Constitution of the State of New Mexico ⓘ
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Government of New Mexico → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of New Mexico ⓘ
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Lea County government → follows → Constitution of the State of New Mexico ⓘ
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New Mexico Legislature → establishedBy → Constitution of New Mexico ⓘ
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New Mexico Legislature → governedBy → Constitution of New Mexico ⓘ
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New Mexico Constitution → officialName → Constitution of the State of New Mexico ⓘ
subject linked to: New Mexico state constitution
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New Mexico Constitution → shortName → New Mexico state constitution ⓘ
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New Mexico Constitution → subjectOf → New Mexico constitutional law ⓘ
subject linked to: New Mexico state constitution
linked to: New Mexico state constitution