2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 22 - School Election Law
Section 1-22-7 - Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty.
1-22-7. Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty.
A. A candidate for a 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 shall file for only one board position during a filing period.
C. Whoever knowingly makes a false statement in a 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.
History: 1978 Comp., 1-22-7, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, 9; 1999, ch. 267, 34; 2015, ch. 145, 83.
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