New Mexico Statutes
Article 15A - Presidential Primary
Section 1-15A-5 - Nomination by committee.

There shall be convened in Santa Fe a committee consisting of the chief justice of the supreme court, as chairman, the speaker of the house of representatives and the minority floor leader of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, the minority floor leader of the senate and the state chairmen of those major political parties participating in the presidential primary. The committee shall nominate as presidential primary candidates, and certify to the secretary of state, not later than February 15 before the presidential primary election, the names of all those generally advocated and nationally recognized or supported by any major political party in the state as candidates of the major political parties participating in the presidential primary for the office of president of the United States.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-36, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 230, § 4; 1980, ch. 13, § 1; 1980, ch. 43, § 1; 1995, ch. 124, § 17; 1978 Comp., § 1-8-56 recompiled as § 1-15A-5 by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 109.
Recompilations. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 109 recompiled former 1-8-56 NMSA 1978 as 1-15A-5 NMSA 1978 effective July 1, 2011.
Cross references. — For names of nominees, not electors, to be placed on general election ballot, see 1-15-4 NMSA 1978.
The 1995 amendment, effective January 1, 1996, inserted "or supported by any major political party in the state" following "nationally recognized" near the end of the section.

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