§ 1-8-12 NMSA 1978

Primary Election Law; proclamation calling primary and general elections

Known as the Primary Election Law

The act spans §§ 1-8-1 to 1-8-9 (69 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Anderson v. Hooper (1980)

Most recently applied in Anderson v. Hooper (October 1980)

1953 Comp., § 3-8-11, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 161; 1975, ch. 295, § 3; 1983, ch. 232, § 9; 2019, ch. 212, § 90.

A. The secretary of state shall issue a public proclamation calling a general election to be held in each county and precinct of the state on the date prescribed by Article 20, Section 6 of the constitution of New Mexico.

B. The general election proclamation shall also call a primary election for the nomination of general election candidates by each major political party to be held in each county and precinct of the state on the date prescribed by the Primary Election Law.

C. The proclamation shall be filed by the secretary of state in the office of the secretary of state on the last Monday in January of each even-numbered year.

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.