Section 1-8-43 - Primary Election Law; order of candidates on ballot. - New Mexico Statutes

1-8-43. Primary Election Law; order of candidates on ballot.

A.     Candidates designated and certified by state convention for a statewide office or the office of United States representative shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the order of the vote received at the state convention.  The candidate receiving the highest vote shall be placed first in order on the ballot, followed by the candidate receiving the next highest vote, and so on until all the candidates designated for that office have been placed on the ballot, provided that the names of two or more candidates receiving an equal number of votes for designation by convention for the same office shall be placed on the primary ballot in the order determined by lot.  Names of candidates for statewide office or the office of United States representative who do not receive preprimary convention designation but who are qualified candidates by declaration of candidacy shall be placed on the ballot as determined by lot following convention designated candidates.   

B.     The names of candidates for any other office in the primary election who are candidates by declaration of candidacy shall be arranged on the ballot as determined by lot.   

C.     The determination by lot shall be made immediately following the closing time for filing declarations of candidacy and all candidates or their agents shall be entitled to be present at such time.   

D.     The order of preference for position on the ballot shall be first, the top name position on the left-hand column for each office, and thereafter, consecutively down each name position in that column to the last name position. If the number of candidates filing for the office so requires, the order of preference shall continue consecutively from the top name position on the left-hand column to the top name position on the right-hand column, thence to the second name position on the left-hand column, then to the second name position on the right-hand column and thereafter continuing in the same manner until all the candidates are positioned on the ballot.