New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Pursuant to Section 1-19-32.1 NMSA 1978, a randomly selected list of current and past candidates and political committees is computer generated by the secretary of state. B. The secretary of state conducts a review of the reports filed during the election year or reporting per…

A. The disclaimers on campaign advertising mandated by Section 1-19-26.4 NMSA 1978 are required for:(1) advertisements that are disseminated by a candidate, a campaign committee or a political committee, including a legislative caucus committee, registered pursuant to 1.10.13.8 N…

A. Only one legislative caucus committee may exist for the majority and minority of each legislative chamber. B. The speaker and the minority floor leader of the house of representatives and the majority floor leader and the minority floor leader of the senate shall be the design…

Candidates and officeholders impacted by the prohibited period pursuant to Section 1-19-34.1 NMSA 1978 are not required to cancel or pause automatic recurring contributions that were solicited and established prior to the start of the prohibited period.

Permanent

October 10, 2017, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this rule is to provide clear guidance regarding the application and implementation of the provisions of the Campaign Reporting Act, Sections 1-19-25 through 1-19-36 NMSA 1978 to affected parties while also providing for clear and specific guidance to the secreta…

A. "Agent" means a person with express or implied authorization to engage in campaign related activities on behalf of a candidate or committee. B. "Aggregate contributions" means the sum total of all contributions given to a candidate, campaign committee, or political committee b…

A. A candidate for a non-statewide office shall register the candidate's campaign committee with the secretary of state within 10 days of receiving contributions or expending one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more for campaign expenditures or filing a declaration of candidacy; whi…

If a candidate files a statement of withdrawal, the candidate must file a final report in CFIS no later than the next report deadline or continue to file CFIS reports pursuant the schedule defined by Section 1-19-29 NMSA 1978.

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A. In any contest in which more than one officer position is conducted by ranked choice voting, the tabulation proceeds in rounds. If, in the initial tabulation, the number of continuing candidates is less than or equal to the number of offices to be elected, then all continuing …

A. The configuration of voting machine settings for a ranked choice or a top-two runoff election shall be determined by the secretary of state. B. At a minimum, election results shall be posted online in the statewide reporting system.

A. If no candidate receives the percentage of votes required by the laws of the municipality to be elected in the first round of voting for the particular office in question, a runoff election shall be held no sooner than 21 days nor later than 45 days after approval of the repor…

If any part of this rule is declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts shall survive in full force and effect.

This rule applies to runoff elections covered under the election code.

This rule is authorized by Sections 1-2-1 and 1-22-16 NMSA 1978, of the Election Code.

Permanent.

September 10, 2019, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to provide effective procedures for runoff elections.

A. "Choice" means an indication on a ballot of a voter's assigned ranking of candidates for any single office according to the voter's preference. The standards for what constitutes a vote is codified in 1.10.23.12 NMAC and is incorporated by reference. B. "Continuing ballot" mea…

A. The ranked choice voting ballot shall allow voters to rank all candidates in order of choice. The ranked choice voting ballot shall also contain a space on the ballot for a qualified write-in candidate to be ranked. B. Instructions on the ballot shall conform substantially to …

A. In the first round every ballot shall count as a vote towards the first choice candidate. During each successive round of counting, each continuing ballot contains one vote. All first choices are votes and lower ranked choices are potential runoff votes that may, in accordance…

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A. Challenges in front of the absent voter election board are handled in accordance with Subsections C and D of Section 1-6-14 NMSA 1978. B. If a challenge is made in front of the absent voter election board, a designated election board member shall notate "challenged" on the abs…

This rule applies to the administration of all elections conducted pursuant to the Election Code.

This rule is authorized by Section 1-2-1 NMSA 1978 of the Election Code.

Permanent.

September 29, 2020, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to provide a uniform system of handling and challenging mailed ballots consistent with the Election Code.

A. A properly appointed challenger or member of the election board may interpose challenges only for the specific reasons outlined in Sections 1-12-20 and Subsection C of Section 1-6-14 NMSA 1978. B. The election board shall allow a challenger to view the application to vote form…

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If any part of this rule is declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts shall survive in full force and effect.

This rule applies to all state and local ballot questions.

This rule is authorized by Sections 1-16-7 and 1-2-1, NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 10, 2019, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to provide uniform guidelines on how state and local ballot questions are to appear on a ballot.

A. "Ballot question" means a question submitted to the voters of the state or a local government on a ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Election Code and does not include a candidate nomination, election contest or nonpartisan judicial retention election. B. "Form of ballo…

A. The form of ballot question shall be stated as a question that seeks permission of the voters to accomplish an act with a legal consequence. The form of the ballot question shall contain such information necessary to give a reasonably prudent voter notice of the act proposed t…

Ballot questions shall be printed on the ballot in the order provided in Subsection D of Section 1-10-8 NMSA 1978.

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A. If the complainant requests a hearing and the bureau does not dismiss the complaint, the bureau will appoint a hearing officer to conduct a hearing on-the-record. B. If the complainant did not request a hearing and the bureau does not dismiss the complaint, the bureau shall ma…

A. The hearing officer shall make a final determination regarding the complaint within ninety (90) days after the complaint has been filed with the bureau unless the complainant agrees in writing to extend the deadline. B. If a party, agency or hearing officer would like to exten…

These procedures do not grant a statutory right of review.