New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 22 - Local Elections

Section 1-22-1 - Short title. - Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 1-22-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Local Election Act: A. "local election"...

Section 1-22-2 - Definitions. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - As used in the Local Election Act: A. "local election"...

Section 1-22-3 - Regular local elections; special local elections; ballot questions; qualifications of candidates. - A. A regular local election shall be held on the...

Section 1-22-3.1 - Municipal officer election day; procedures; exceptions. - A. All municipalities shall elect their municipal officers pursuant to...

Section 1-22-3.2 - Municipalities; municipal election provisions; adjustment of dates and charter amendments for procedures affected by the Election Code; public financing. - A. Election provisions or procedures in the laws of a...

Section 1-22-4 - Regular local election; proclamation; publication. - A. Between one hundred twenty and one hundred fifty days...

Section 1-22-5 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-5, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-6 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-6, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-7 - Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty. - A. A candidate for a position that will be filled...

Section 1-22-8 - Declaration of candidacy; sworn statement of intent; form. - In making a declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall submit...

Section 1-22-8.1 - Write-in candidates. - A. Write-in candidates shall be permitted in regular local elections....

Section 1-22-9 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-9, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-10 - Candidate qualification; challenges; ballots. - A. The proper filing officer shall determine whether a candidate...

Section 1-22-10.1 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-10.1, enacted by Laws 2018, ch....

Section 1-22-11 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-11, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-12 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-12, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-13 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-13, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-14 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-14, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-15 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-15, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-16 - Municipal runoff elections. - A. All runoff elections authorized by Article 7, Section 5...

Section 1-22-17 - Recompiled. - History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-17, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 1-22-18 - Local election; date term of office begins. - The term of office of a candidate elected in a...

Section 1-22-19 - Early voting; municipal early voting locations. - In a regular local election, a county clerk shall provide...

Section 1-22-20 - Recompiled. - History: Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 33; 1978 Comp., §...