Legal Opinion
Montoya v. Bolack
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1962No. 7103PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARMODY, Justice.
We are called upon- to determine if Navajo Indians residing on the reservation are eligible to vote. Part of the reservation is geographically within the exterior boundaries of the state of New Mexico, and the problem is whether such lands are politically and governmentally a part of the state so as to meet the constitutional requirement of “residence” for voting purposes.
The appellant was a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor in the 1960 general election. He contested on several grounds the result, which certified appellee as the winner, but the only basis…
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- State Securities, Inc. v. AndersonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
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