2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1: Elections
Article 22: School Election Law, 1-22-1 through 1-22-19
Section 1-22-7: Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty.


NM Stat § 1-22-7 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis) What's This?

1-22-7. Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty.

A. A candidate for a school board position that will be filled at a regular school district election shall file a declaration of candidacy with the proper filing officer during the period commencing at 9:00 a.m. on the third Tuesday in December of the even-numbered year immediately preceding the date of the regular school district election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the same day.

B. A candidate for a school board position that will be filled at a special school district election shall file a declaration of candidacy with the proper filing officer during the period commencing at 9:00 a.m. on the forty-eighth day before the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the same day.

C. A candidate shall file for only one school board position during a filing period.

D. Whoever knowingly makes a false statement in his declaration of candidacy is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.

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