New Mexico § 1-13-24 Post-election duties; unopposed write-in candidates

New Mexico Statutes

§ 1-13-24 — Post-election duties; unopposed write-in candidates

New Mexico § 1-13-24

Ch. 1Elections

Art. 13Post-Election Duties

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-13-24 (2026).

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A.In a general election, the proper canvassing board shall not certify the election of an unopposed write-in candidate unless the candidate receives at least the number of write-in votes equal to two percent of the total vote in the state, district or county in which the candidate seeks election that were cast for governor in the last preceding general election in which a governor was elected.

B.In a regular local election, the secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of election to an unopposed write-in candidate unless the candidate receives either one hundred votes or the number of write-in votes equal to at least ten percent of the total number of ballots on which the office appears that are cast in the regular local election.

C.In a primary election, the proper canvassing b

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A. In a general election, the proper canvassing board shall not certify the election of an unopposed write-in candidate unless the candidate receives at least the number of write-in votes equal to two percent of the total vote in the state, district or county in which the candidate seeks election that were cast for governor in the last preceding general election in which a governor was elected. B. In a regular local election, the secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of election to an unopposed write-in candidate unless the candidate receives either one hundred votes or the number of write-in votes equal to at least ten percent of the total number of ballots on which the office appears that are cast in the regular local election. C. In a primary election, the proper canvassing board shall not certify the nomination of an unopposed write-in candidate unless the candidate receives at least the number of write-in votes in the primary election as the write-in candidate would need for signatures on a nominating petition pursuant to the requirements set out in Section 1-8-33 NMSA 1978. D. In an election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States representative, the state canvassing board shall not certify the election of an unopposed write-in candidate unless the candidate receives at least the number of write-in votes equal to two percent of the total vote in the congressional district in which the candidate seeks election that were cast for governor in the last preceding general election in which a governor was elected.