New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-2-1 — Secretary of state; chief election officer; rules
New Mexico § 1-2-1
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-2-1 (2026).
Text
A. The secretary of state is the chief election officer of the state. B. The secretary of state shall:
(1)obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the Election Code; and (2) subject to the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978], make rules pursuant to the provisions of, and necessary to carry out the purposes of, the Election Code and shall furnish to the county clerks copies of such rules; provided that no rule is adopted or amended within the sixty-three days before a primary or a general election. C. No forms or procedures shall be used in any election held pursuant to the Election Code without prior approval of the secretary of state. If a form is authorized or required by the Election Code and issued or approved by the secretary of
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-2-1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 22; 1971, ch. 317, § 1; 1975,
Nearby Sections
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§ 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 § 1-2-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-2-1.