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Section 1-22-6 – Repealed.

History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-6, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 8; 1989, ch. 2, § 1; 2015, ch. 145, § 82; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-22-6 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 8, relating to […]

Section 1-22-7 – Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty.

A. A candidate for a position that will be filled at a regular local election shall file a declaration of candidacy with the proper filing officer between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the seventieth day before the date of the regular local election. B. A candidate shall file for only one position in the […]

Section 1-22-8 – Declaration of candidacy; sworn statement of intent; form.

In making a declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall submit a sworn statement of intent in substantially the following form: “DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY–STATEMENT OF INTENT I, ___________________ (candidate’s name on certificate of registration), being first duly sworn, say that I am a voter of the county of _________________, State of New Mexico. I reside at […]

Section 1-22-8.1 – Write-in candidates.

A. Write-in candidates shall be permitted in regular local elections. B. A person may be a write-in candidate only if the person has the qualifications to be a candidate for the position for which the person is running. C. A person desiring to be a write-in candidate for an office shall file with the proper […]

Section 1-22-9 – Repealed.

History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-9, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 11; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 23; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284 repealed 1-22-9 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 11, relating to […]