Bill > HB8

This bill, known as the 2021 House Redistricting Act, establishes new representative districts for the New Mexico House of Representatives. Key provisions include: - The House of Representatives is composed of 70 members, with districts that are contiguous and as compact as practicable. - Candidates must reside in the district they file for, and if a representative permanently moves out of their district, they are deemed to have resigned. - Vacant seats will be filled by appointment, with the process varying depending on whether the district is wholly within a single county or spans multiple counties. - Precinct boundaries cannot cross representative district lines, and votes cast from improperly created or divided precincts will be invalid. - The bill details the specific boundaries and composition of each of the 70 representative districts across the state. - The new district boundaries will be used starting with the 2022 general election.