New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-15-21 — Expiring term and next succeeding term; nomination
New Mexico § 1-15-21
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 1Elections
Art. 15Presidential Electors, Senators, Congressmen and Expiring
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-15-21 (2026).
Text
A.If any political party convention nominates any individual to be placed on the general election ballot for the term next succeeding the expiring term, then such person nominated by the party convention shall be deemed to also be designated by the convention for the expiring term. No candidate may be designated by the convention for the expiring term only.
B.Any candidate whose name is placed on the direct primary ballot in the primary election for the term next succeeding the expiring term shall be conclusively presumed to have declared as a candidate for both the expiring term and the succeeding term.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-15-21, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 371.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 1-1-1
Election Code§ 1-1-1.1
Purpose of [Election] Code§ 1-1-10
Qualified political party§ 1-1-11
Precinct§ 1-1-12
Consolidated precinct§ 1-1-13
Election board§ 1-1-14
Publication§ 1-1-15
Posting§ 1-1-16
Registration officer§ 1-1-16.1
Registration agent§ 1-1-16.2
New registrant§ 1-1-18
Oath includes affirmation§ 1-1-19
Elections covered by code§ 1-1-2
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New Mexico § 1-15-21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-15-21.