A. The secretary of state annually shall furnish to all reporting individuals the prescribed forms for the reporting of expenditures and contributions, supplemental reports and a statement of no activity and the specific dates the reports and statement are due.
B. In addition to the provisions of Subsection A of this section, at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy or a nominating petition, the secretary of state shall give the candidate the prescribed reporting forms and the schedule of specific dates for filing the required reports or a statement of no activity. The prescribed forms shall also be made available to all reporting individuals at the office of the secretary of state and in each county at the office of the county clerk.
History: 1978 Comp., § 1-19-28, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 360, § 4; 1981, ch. 331, § 5; 1985, ch. 2, § 11; 1993, ch. 46, § 4; 1993, ch. 55, § 13; 1993, ch. 314, § 59; 1995, ch. 153, § 4; 2009, ch. 67, § 3; 2019, ch. 262, § 6.
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2019, ch. 262, § 16 provided that the secretary of state, in consultation with the attorney general, shall promulgate rules to implement the amendatory provisions of this act by August 1, 2019.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, replaced "proper filing officer" with "secretary of state"; and in Subsection B, after "nominating petition, the", deleted "proper filing officer" and added "secretary of state".
Cross references. — For time of filing statements of candidacy for convention designation or declarations of candidacy, see 1-8-26 NMSA 1978.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, in Subsections A and B, changed "exception" to "no activity".
The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, in Subsection A, substituted "all reporting individuals" for "registered political committees", inserted "supplemental reports and a statement of exception" and made stylistic changes; in Subsection B, in the first sentence, inserted "In addition to the provisions of Subsection A of this section" in the beginning and "or a statement of exception" near the end, added the last sentence, substituted "or a" for "by", and deleted "or pre-primary convention designation for nomination at a primary election or for an office not requiring a primary election" following "nominating petition".
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, rewrote the section to the extent that a detailed comparison would be impracticable.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 19 - Campaign Practices
Section 1-19-2 to 1-19-15 - Repealed.
Section 1-19-18 to 1-19-24 - Repealed.
Section 1-19-25 - Short title.
Section 1-19-26 - Definitions.
Section 1-19-26.1 - Political committees; registration; disclosures; penalties.
Section 1-19-26.2 - Rules and regulations.
Section 1-19-26.4 - Disclaimers in advertisements.
Section 1-19-26.5 - Political committees; acknowledgment of responsibilities; penalty.
Section 1-19-26.6 - Political committees; notice of resignation or removal of treasurer.
Section 1-19-27 - Reports required; electronic reporting system; campaign reporting system fund.
Section 1-19-27.3 - Independent expenditures; reporting requirements.
Section 1-19-28 - Furnishing report forms; political committees; candidates.
Section 1-19-29 - Time and place of filing reports.
Section 1-19-29.1 - Campaign funds; limitation on use.
Section 1-19-31 - Contents of report.
Section 1-19-32 - Inspection of public records.
Section 1-19-32.1 - Reports examination; forwarding of reports.
Section 1-19-34.1 - Legislative session fundraising prohibition.
Section 1-19-34.2 - Regulated industry solicitations prohibited.
Section 1-19-34.4 - Education and voluntary compliance; investigations; referrals for enforcement.
Section 1-19-34.5 - Presumptions; civil action.
Section 1-19-34.6 - Civil penalties.
Section 1-19-34.7 - Contribution limitations; candidates; political committees.
Section 1-19-34.8 - State ethics commission; jurisdiction.
Section 1-19-35 - Reports and statements; late filing penalty; failure to file.