 On September 5, 2013, the Association of Counties petitioned New Mexico's Supreme Court for a "writ of superintending control", a legal measure which would "create a definitive—and uniform—legal opinion for clerks across the state to rely on rather than waiting for possibly lengthy appeals out of several counties" raised at the District Court level.On September 6, the New Mexico Supreme Court docketed this case for an Extraordinary Writ Proceeding.Oral argument took place on October 23, 2013.