N.M. Stat. § 73-1-5
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§ 73-1-5. More than one petition for same district
Official statutory text
Several similar petitions, or duplicate copies of the same petition, for the organization of the same district may be filed, and shall together be regarded as one petition. All such petitions filed prior to the hearing on the first petition filed shall be considered by the court the same as though filed with the first petition.
Status: in_force
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