Presidential electors; penalty
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 140 S. Ct. 2316 - Chiafalo v. Washington (2020)
Most recently applied in 140 S. Ct. 2316 - Chiafalo v. Washington (July 2020)
1953 Comp., § 3-15-9, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 359.
A. All presidential electors shall cast their ballots in the electoral college for the candidates of the political party which nominated them as presidential electors.
B. Any presidential elector who casts his ballot in violation of the provisions contained in Subsection A of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
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.