Bill > SB475

This bill requires all districts participating in regular local elections to create detailed geographic information system (GIS) maps of their boundaries, working in collaboration with the New Mexico Secretary of State and the University of New Mexico's Earth Data Analysis Center. Specifically, districts must use GIS data to determine and delineate their election district boundaries, and then submit these precise maps to the Secretary of State and to the county commissioners of every county within their district by March 1, 2027, and every ten years thereafter following the federal decennial census. To support this mapping effort, the bill includes an appropriation of $200,000 from the general fund to the University of New Mexico's board of regents for the Earth Data Analysis Center to assist districts in creating these maps. The appropriated funds will be available in fiscal year 2026 and subsequent years, with any unused balance allowed to carry forward and not revert to the general fund. The goal is to ensure accurate, standardized geographic representation of local election districts using modern mapping technology.

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=475&year=25