Section 1-22-7 - Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty. - New Mexico Statutes

1-22-7. Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty.

A.     A candidate for a school board position that will be filled at a regular school district election shall file a declaration of candidacy with the proper filing officer during the period commencing at 9:00 a.m. on the third Tuesday in December of the even-numbered year immediately preceding the date of the regular school district election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the same day.   

B.     A candidate for a school board position that will be filled at a special school district election shall file a declaration of candidacy with the proper filing officer during the period commencing at 9:00 a.m. on the forty-eighth day before the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the same day.   

C.     A candidate shall file for only one school board position during a filing period.   

D.     Whoever knowingly makes a false statement in his declaration of candidacy is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.