The secretary of state may amend the proclamation between the time of its issuance and the first Tuesday in March to include a newly created public office that is capable by law of being filled at the next succeeding general election, or any existing office becoming vacant by removal, resignation or death when such vacancy occurs no later than the last Friday before the first Tuesday in March, or to provide for any corrections or omissions.
§ 1-8-16 NMSA 1978
Primary and general elections; proclamation; amendment
Known as the Primary Election Law
The act spans §§ 1–1 (69 sections).
1953 Comp., § 3-8-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 165; 1975, ch. 295, § 5; 2011, ch. 137, § 54; 2015, ch. 145, § 53; 2023, ch. 39, § 47.
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.