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§ 1-10-7 NMSA 1978

Ballots; name shall appear but once; exceptions

1953 Comp., § 3-10-11.7, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 30; 1979, ch. 378, § 13; 1981, ch. 143, § 3; 2019, ch. 212, § 102.

A. In a primary or general election, no candidate's name shall appear more than once on the ballot, except in the case of a candidate who is also a candidate for president or vice president of the United States.

B. In a regular local election, a candidate's name:

(1) shall not appear more than once to be elected to any position with the same local government; and

(2) may appear more than once to be elected to any position with different local governments.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.