New Mexico § 1-8-21 Primary election; methods of placing names on primary ballot

New Mexico Statutes

§ 1-8-21 — Primary election; methods of placing names on primary ballot

New Mexico § 1-8-21

Ch. 1Elections

Art. 8Nominations and Primary Elections

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-8-21 (2026).

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A.All candidates seeking primary election nomination to a statewide office or the office of United States representative shall file declarations of candidacy with the proper filing officer. Candidates shall file nominating petitions at the time of filing their declarations of candidacy. Candidates who seek, but do not obtain, preprimary convention designation by a major political party may file new declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions pursuant to Section 1-8- 33 NMSA 1978.

B.Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, candidates for any other state or federal office listed in the proclamation issued pursuant to Section 1-8-13 NMSA 1978 shall have their names placed on the primary election ballot by filing declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions with the p

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A. All candidates seeking primary election nomination to a statewide office or the office of United States representative shall file declarations of candidacy with the proper filing officer. Candidates shall file nominating petitions at the time of filing their declarations of candidacy. Candidates who seek, but do not obtain, preprimary convention designation by a major political party may file new declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions pursuant to Section 1-8- 33 NMSA 1978. B. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, candidates for any other state or federal office listed in the proclamation issued pursuant to Section 1-8-13 NMSA 1978 shall have their names placed on the primary election ballot by filing declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions with the proper filing officer. C. Candidates for any county office listed in the proclamation issued pursuant to Section 1- 8-13 NMSA 1978 shall have their names placed on the primary election ballot by filing declarations of candidacy and paying a fifty-dollar ($50.00) filing fee or filing a nominating petition containing no fewer than ten signatures for offices elected by district or twenty signatures for offices elected countywide at the time of filing declarations of candidacy with the proper filing officer.