A. An applicant candidate may collect contributions during the sixty days immediately preceding the qualifying period and throughout the qualifying period from qualified electors registered to vote in the state. An applicant candidate shall not accept contributions from any other source.
B. A certified candidate may collect contributions from qualified electors registered to vote in the state. A certified candidate shall not accept contributions from any other source, except as allowed pursuant to Section 1-19A-8 NMSA 1978.
C. Total contributions from a qualified elector to a candidate shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per election cycle.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 175, § 8.
Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 175, § 12 made Laws 2019, ch. 175, § 8 effective July 1, 2019.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 1-19A-1 - Short title.
Section 1-19A-2 - Definitions.
Section 1-19A-3 - Terms of participation; declaration of intent.
Section 1-19A-4 - Qualifying contributions.
Section 1-19A-4.1 - Allowable contributions.
Section 1-19A-6 - Certification.
Section 1-19A-8 - Political party expenditures; contributions to certified candidates.
Section 1-19A-9 - Candidate reporting requirements.
Section 1-19A-10 - Public election fund; creation; use.
Section 1-19A-11 - Determination of fund amount.
Section 1-19A-12 - Timing of fund distribution.
Section 1-19A-13 - Amount of fund distribution.
Section 1-19A-15 - Administration; secretary of state; duties.