New Mexico § 1-1-26 - Petitions; nominations; requirements before signed by voters; invalidated petitions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-1-26 — Petitions; nominations; requirements before signed by voters; invalidated petitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-1-26. Petitions; nominations; requirements before signed by voters; invalidated petitions
A. The following information shall be listed in the appropriate space at the top of
a nominating petition before the petition has been signed by a voter: (1) the candidate's name as it appears on the candidate's certificate of registration; (2) the address where the candidate resides; (3) the office sought by the candidate; (4) if the office sought is a districted office or a division within a judicial district
or has been assigned a position number for purposes of the election, the district,
division or position number of the office sought; (5) if the office sought will be on the general election ballot, the party affiliation
of the candidate or that the candidate is unaffiliated with any qualified political
party; and (6) if the office sought will be nominated at a political party primary, the party
affiliation of voters permitted to sign the petition. B. With or without a showing of fraud or a reasonable opportunity for fraud, a nominating
petition page, including all signatures on the petition page, shall be invalid if
any of the information required by Subsection A of this section is not listed on the
petition before the petition page is signed by a voter or if any of the required information
is subsequently changed in any way.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-1-26 cover?
Section 1-1-26 ("Petitions; nominations; requirements before signed by voters; invalidated petitions") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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