2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Section 10 Ballots and Ballot Labels
Section 1-10-6 Ballots; name to be printed; candidates with similar names.
1-10-6. Ballots; name to be printed; candidates with similar names.
In the preparation of ballots:
A. the candidate's name shall be printed on the ballot as it appears on the candidate's certificate of registration that is on file in the county clerk's office on the day the governor issues the proclamation for the primary election; and
B. if it appears that the names of two or more candidates for any office to be voted on at the election are the same or are so similar as to tend to confuse the voter as to the candidates' identities, the occupation and post office address of each such candidate shall be printed immediately under the candidate's name on the ballot.
History: 1953 Comp., 3-10-11.6, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, 29; 1979, ch. 378, 12; 1981, ch. 143, 2; 1993, ch. 314, 52; 1993, ch. 316, 52.
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