New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-8-32 — Primary Election Law; nominating petition; offenses; penalty
New Mexico § 1-8-32
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-8-32 (2026).
Text
A.Any person who knowingly falsifies any information on a nominating petition is guilty of falsifying an election document.
B.It is unlawful for any person to knowingly circulate, present or offer to present for the signature of another person a nominating petition that does not clearly show on the face of the petition the name of the candidate, the address at which the candidate resides, the candidate's county of residence and the office for which the candidate seeks nomination. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a definite term less than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or to both such imprisonment and fine in the dis
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-8-24.3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 228, § 6; 1979, ch. 378, § 8.
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 § 1-8-32, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-8-32.