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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Nomination as an independent candidate shall be made by filing a declaration of independent candidacy and a nominating petition with the proper filing officer.
B. In making a declaration of independent candidacy, the candidate for an office other than that of president or vice president shall submit a sworn statement in the following form:
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“DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY |
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I, _________________________________________________________ |
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being first duly sworn, say that: |
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I reside at ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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I did not designate any current affiliation with a qualified political party on my certificate of registration on or before the date of issuance of the secretary of state's general election proclamation in the year of the general election at which I seek to be a candidate; |
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I meet the qualifications listed in Section 1-8-45 NMSA 1978 for the office that I seek; |
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I desire to become a candidate for the office of _________________________, District ____________________ at the general election to be held on the date set by law for this year; |
if the office I seek be a state or county district office, I actually reside within the district of the office for which I declare my candidacy, and if the office I seek be a countywide office, I actually reside in the county of the office for which I declare my candidacy;
I will be eligible and legally qualified to hold this office at the beginning of its term;
if a candidate for any office for which a nominating petition is required, I am submitting with this statement a nominating petition in the form and manner as prescribed by the Election Code; and
I make the foregoing affidavit under oath or affirmation knowing that any false statement herein constitutes a felony punishable under the criminal laws of New Mexico.
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Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me this __________ day of |
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C. The secretary of state shall prescribe and furnish the form for the declaration of independent candidacy for the office of president and vice president.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-8-48. Independent candidates for general or United States representative elections; declaration of independent candidacy and nominating petition - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-1-elections/nm-st-sect-1-8-48/
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