Section 1-8-13 - Primary Election Law; contents of proclamation. - New Mexico Statutes

1-8-13. Primary Election Law; contents of proclamation.

The proclamation calling a primary election shall contain:   

A.     the names of the major political parties participating in the primary election;   

B.     the offices for which each political party shall nominate candidates; provided that if any law is enacted by the legislature in the year in which the primary election is held and the law does not take effect until after the date of the proclamation but prior to the date of the primary election, the proclamation shall conform to the intent of the law with respect to the offices for which each political party shall nominate candidates;   

C.     the date on which declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions for United States representative, any office voted upon by all the voters of the state, a legislative office, the office of district judge, district attorney, state board of education, public regulation commission or magistrate shall be filed and the places where they shall be filed in order to have the candidates' names printed on the official ballot of their party at the primary election;   

D.     the date on and place at which declarations of candidacy shall be filed for any other office and filing fees paid or, in lieu thereof, a pauper's statement of inability to pay;   

E.     the final date on and place at which candidates for the office of United States representative and for any statewide office seeking preprimary convention designation by the major parties shall file petitions and declarations of candidacy;   

F.     the final date on which the major political parties shall hold state preprimary conventions for the designation of candidates; and   

G.     the final date on and place at which certificates of designation of primary election candidates shall be filed by political parties with the secretary of state.   

As used in the Primary Election Law [1-8-10 to 1-8-52 NMSA 1978], "statewide office" means any office voted on by all the voters of the state.