Registration; when party affiliation shall not be made
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Tashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut (1986)
Most recently applied in 491 F. Supp. 2d 641 - Mississippi State Democratic Party v. Barbour (June 2007)
1953 Comp., § 3-4-14, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 72; 1981, ch. 144, § 1; 1991, ch. 165, § 1; 1993, ch. 314, § 15; 1993, ch. 316, § 15; 2019, ch. 212, § 51.
A. No designation of party affiliation shall be made or changed on an existing certificate of registration at any time during which registration is closed.
B. Every person appearing as a candidate on the primary or general election ballot shall be a candidate only under the name and party affiliation designation appearing on the person's existing certificate of registration on file in the county clerk's office on the date of the secretary of state's general election proclamation.
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.