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Section 1-8-1 - Nominating procedures; major political parties; minor political parties. - A. Any major political party in New Mexico, as defined...
Section 1-8-2 - Nomination by minor political party; convention; designated nominees. - A. If the rules of a minor political party require...
Section 1-8-2 - Nomination by minor political party; convention; designated nominees. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. If the rules of a minor political party require...
Section 1-8-3 - Nomination by minor political party; other methods. - If the rules and regulations of a minor political party...
Section 1-8-3 - Nomination by minor political party; other methods. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - If the rules and regulations of a minor political party...
Section 1-8-3.1 - Nominating petition for candidate of an unqualified state political party; qualification as an independent candidate. - The declaration of candidacy and petition signatures submitted to the...
Section 1-8-4 - Secretary of state; certification of nominees; minor political party. - A. Upon receipt of certificates of nomination of any minor...
Section 1-8-5 - Canvassing boards; certification of nominees of parties participating in primary. - Immediately upon completion of their respective canvasses, the state and...
Section 1-8-6 - Vacancy on primary ballot. - Regardless of the cause, no vacancy on the primary election...
Section 1-8-7 - Vacancy on general election ballot; death of candidate or resignation or death of office holder before primary. - A. Vacancies on the general election ballot may be filled...
Section 1-8-8 - Vacancy on general election ballot; occurring after primary. - A. If after a primary election, but seventy or more...
Section 1-8-9 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-8.1, enacted by Laws 1975, ch....
Section 1-8-10 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-9, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....
Section 1-8-11 - Primary Election Law; time of holding primary. - A primary election shall be held in each county in...
Section 1-8-12 - Primary Election Law; proclamation calling primary and general elections. - A. The secretary of state shall issue a public proclamation...
Section 1-8-13 - Primary Election Law; contents of proclamation. - The general election proclamation calling a primary and general election...
Section 1-8-13 - Primary Election Law; contents of proclamation. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - The general election proclamation calling a primary and general election...
Section 1-8-14 - Primary Election Law; proclamation; duties of secretary of state. - Upon the proclamation being filed, the secretary of state shall...
Section 1-8-15 - Primary Election Law; proclamation; duties of county clerk. - Upon receipt of the authenticated copy of the proclamation, the...
Section 1-8-16 - Primary Election Law; proclamation; amendment. - The governor may amend the proclamation between the time of...
Section 1-8-17 - Primary Election Law; offices affected; questions prohibited. - A. The Primary Election Law [1-8-10 to 1-8-52 NMSA 1978]...
Section 1-8-18 - Primary Election Law; who may become a candidate. - A. No person shall become a candidate for nomination by...
Section 1-8-19 - Candidacy in primary of one party bars general election ballot designation of different party or as an unaffiliated candidate. - If a person has been a candidate for the nomination...
Section 1-8-20 - Primary Election Law; candidacy for more than one office. - No person shall be a candidate in the primary election...
Section 1-8-21 - Primary election; methods of placing names on primary ballot. - A. All candidates seeking primary election nomination to a statewide...
Section 1-8-21.1 - Designation of candidates by convention. - A. State conventions of major political parties may designate candidates...
Section 1-8-22 to 1-8-24 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 2, § 13 repealed 1-8-22...
Section 1-8-25 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-20, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....
Section 1-8-26 - Primary Election Law; time of filing; documents necessary to qualify for ballot; challenge. - A. Declarations of candidacy by preprimary convention designation for any...
Section 1-8-27 - Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; manner of filing. - Each declaration of candidacy, by nominating petition or by pre-primary...
Section 1-8-28 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 2, § 13 repealed 1-8-28...
Section 1-8-29 - Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; form. - In making a declaration of candidacy by nominating petition or...
Section 1-8-30 - Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; nominating petition; filing and form. - A. As used in the Primary Election Law, "nominating petition"...
Section 1-8-31 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-24.2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch....
Section 1-8-32 - Primary Election Law; nominating petition; offenses; penalty. - A. Any person who knowingly falsifies any information on a...
Section 1-8-33 - Primary Election Law; nominating petition; number of signatures required. - A. As used in this section, "total vote" means the...
Section 1-8-33 - Primary Election Law; nominating petition; number of signatures required. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. As used in this section, "total vote" means the...
Section 1-8-34 - Primary Election Law; nominating petition; withdrawals and additions; copies made available. - A. A nominating petition when filed shall not be withdrawn...
Section 1-8-35 - Primary Election Law; nominating petition; limitation on appeals of validity of nominating petitions. - A. Any voter filing any court action challenging a nominating...
Section 1-8-36 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 156, § 3, repealed 1-8-36...
Section 1-8-36.1 - Primary Election Law; write-in candidates. - A. Write-in candidates are permitted in the primary election only...
Section 1-8-36.1 - Primary Election Law; write-in candidates. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. Write-in candidates are permitted in the primary election only...
Section 1-8-37 to 1-8-39 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 2, § 13 repealed 1-8-37...
Section 1-8-39.1 - Declaration of pre-primary designation; certification by secretary of state. - A. Not later than six days after the dates for...
Section 1-8-40 - Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; false statement. - Any person knowingly making a false statement in his declaration...
Section 1-8-41 - Primary Election Law; filing fee. - The filing fee in the primary election for any county...
Section 1-8-42 - Primary Election Law; pauper's statement in lieu of filing fee. - In the event any candidate is unable to pay the...
Section 1-8-43 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-30, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....
Section 1-8-44 - Primary Election Law; withdrawal of candidates. - A candidate seeking to withdraw from a primary election shall...
Section 1-8-45 - Independent candidates for general or United States representative elections; definition. - A. As used in the Election Code, an independent candidate...
Section 1-8-46 - Independent candidates for general or United States representative special elections; right to be placed on ballot. - The name of any independent candidate for an office to...
Section 1-8-47 - Independent candidates for general or United States representative special elections; withdrawal of name. - The provisions of the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]...
Section 1-8-48 - Independent candidates for general or United States representative elections; declaration of independent candidacy and nominating petition. - A. Nomination as an independent candidate shall be made by...
Section 1-8-49 - Independent candidates for general elections; candidates for president and vice president. - A. Nomination as an independent candidate for president or vice...
Section 1-8-50 - Independent candidates for general or United States representative special elections; nominating petition form. - A. As used in Sections 1-8-45 through 1-8-52 NMSA 1978,...
Section 1-8-51 - Independent candidates for general or United States representative elections; nominating petitions; required number of signatures. - A. The basis of percentage for the total number of...
Section 1-8-51 - Independent candidates for general or United States representative elections; nominating petitions; required number of signatures. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The basis of percentage for the total number of...
Section 1-8-52 - Independent candidates for general or United States representative special elections; nominating petitions; circulation; date of filing. - A. Declarations of independent candidacy and nominating petitions shall be...
Section 1-8-52.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2007, ch. 25, § 1; repealed by Laws...
Section 1-8-53 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-33, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-54 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-34, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-54.1 - Recompiled. - History: Laws 2003, ch. 300, § 3; 1978 Comp., §...
Section 1-8-55 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-35, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-56 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-36, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-57 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-37, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-58 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-38, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-59 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-39, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-60 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-40, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-61 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-41, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-62 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1980, ch. 13, § 6, and Laws...
Section 1-8-63 - Recompiled. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-43, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....
Section 1-8-64 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-8-64, enacted by Laws 1979, ch....
Section 1-8-65 - Minor political party candidates for general or United States representative special elections; nominating petition form. - A. As used in Sections 1-8-2 through 1-8-4 NMSA 1978,...
Section 1-8-66 - General elections; write-in candidates. - A. A person desiring to be a write-in candidate in...