2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Section 10 Ballots and Ballot Labels
Section 1-10-4 Ballots; preparation.
1-10-4. Ballots; preparation.
A. Not less than fifty-six days before the primary election, each proper filing officer shall group all candidates for each party by themselves and prepare in writing a separate ballot for each party and certify the candidates for each ballot position to the printer.
B. Not less than fifty-six days before the general election, each proper filing officer shall prepare in writing the ballot containing the name of each candidate that has been certified and filed as the nominee of a party and any constitutional amendments, questions or other propositions that are to be voted on and certify all such information to the ballot printer. A copy of each certification shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of state.
C. Upon request of the county chair of a political party participating in the election, the county clerk shall furnish proof sheets or a copy of the proof sheets of the ballot as soon as they become available.
History: 1953 Comp., 3-10-11.4, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, 27; 1979, ch. 378, 11; 1981, ch. 143, 1; 1985, ch. 207, 21; 2011, ch. 137, 71.
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