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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-11-2. Notice of election; contents

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The notice of election shall, as applicable:

A. give notice of the election;

B. set forth the purpose of the election;

C. list the ballot question or questions to be voted on by voters of any precinct of the county other than those questions that have been published by the secretary of state;

D. list the final day and time when absentee or mailed ballots will be accepted by the county clerk; and

E. for a statewide election:

(1) list the offices to be filled by voters of any precinct of the county;

(2) list all qualified candidates for those offices whose names shall appear on the ballot and, except in the case of a regular local election, list their party affiliation;

(3) list all qualified candidates for nonpartisan judicial retention;

(4) list all qualified declared write-in candidates for each of the offices to be filled; and

(5) give the address or location and the hours of operation where the election is to be held at:

(a) the office of the county clerk;

(b) each alternate voting location and mobile alternate voting location; and

(c) each election day polling place.

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