As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]: A. “ballot” means a system for arranging and designating for the voter the names of candidates, constitutional amendments and other questions to be voted on and for the marking, casting or otherwise recording of such votes, and the term includes absentee ballots, provisional paper ballots […]
A. The county clerk shall make available in both English and Spanish a number of sample ballots in a quantity and in a printed or electronic format as prescribed by the secretary of state. B. The sample ballots shall be the same in all respects as the official ballots, except that, if printed, they shall […]
The county clerk shall provide at least four sample ballots for use in each precinct. Two of the sample ballots shall be displayed for public inspection on the outside of the polling place and two on the inside. The sample ballots shall be displayed throughout election day. It is a petty misdemeanor for any person […]
Paper ballots shall: A. be numbered consecutively; B. be uniform in size; C. be printed on good quality white paper; D. be printed in plain black type; E. have the precinct numbers printed on each paper ballot; and F. be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-78, enacted […]
When a write-in candidate has been qualified by the proper filing officer pursuant to the Election Code: A. a space for entering the name of the write-in candidate shall be clearly designated by the use of the heading “Declared Write-in Candidate” after the listing of other candidates for that office; and B. the write-in candidate’s […]
The secretary of state shall provide for the procurement of paper ballot election supplies. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-83, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 52; § 1-12-49 NMSA 1978, recompiled and amended as § 1-10-14 NMSA 1978 by Laws 2009, ch. 150, § 12. ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 2009, ch. 150, § 12 […]
The county clerk shall prepare and supply the ballots used in elections conducted under the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]. The secretary of state may assist in preparing and supplying ballots. Ballots other than those prepared by the county clerk or secretary of state shall not be used. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-10-11.2, enacted […]
History: 1978 Comp., § 1-10-2.1, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 105, § 16; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-10-2.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 105, § 16, relating to ballots and equipment, effective July 1, 2011. For provisions of […]
A. Ballots shall be uniform throughout the state and compatible with the type of voting machine used in the county. B. The secretary of state shall determine in each election, where applicable, the position of the parties, constitutional amendments, questions and the names of nominees to be voted on by the voters of the entire […]
A. In a primary election, not less than sixty days before the election, each county clerk shall group each candidate who has been qualified by a proper filing officer and a space for any offices with a declared write-in candidate, separated by political party and certify in writing a separate ballot for each precinct in […]
The county clerk shall have access to sufficient ballots to send to federal qualified electors no later than the last business day before the forty-fifth day prior to an election. All other pre-printed ballots shall be in the possession of the county clerk at least forty days before the election. When a county is using […]
A. In the preparation of ballots for a statewide election, the candidate’s name shall be printed on the ballot as it appears on the candidate’s certificate of registration that is on file in the county clerk’s office on the day the secretary of state issues the proclamation for that election; provided that: (1) the last […]
A. In a primary or general election, no candidate’s name shall appear more than once on the ballot, except in the case of a candidate who is also a candidate for president or vice president of the United States. B. In a regular local election, a candidate’s name: (1) shall not appear more than once […]
History: Laws 1997, ch. 93, § 1; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-10-7.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1997, ch. 93, § 1, relating to removal of names of deceased candidates from ballots, effective July 1, 2011. For provisions of former […]
A. In the year in which the president of the United States is elected, the ballot in a primary election and general election shall contain, when applicable, partisan offices to be voted on in the following order: (1) in a presidential primary, president; (2) in a general election, president and vice president as a ticket; […]
A. In the year in which the president of the United States is elected, the ballot in a primary election and general election shall contain, when applicable, partisan offices to be voted on in the following order: (1) in a presidential primary, president; (2) in a general election, president and vice president as a ticket; […]
A. Except as provided in this section, the order of candidates for the same office in a statewide election shall be determined using a randomization method provided by rule based on candidate name or determined by lot. B. In a general election, the order of candidates for the same office shall be determined using a […]
A. If an error or omission has occurred in the printed ballot, the district court, upon petition of any voter, may order the county clerk to forthwith correct the error or supply the omission, or immediately show cause why the error should not be corrected or the omission should not be supplied. B. If any […]
