{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-1-26","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-1-26","heading":"Petitions; nominations; requirements before signed by voters; invalidated petitions.","body":"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:\n(1) the candidate's name as it appears on the candidate's certificate of registration;\n(2) the address where the candidate resides;\n(3) the office sought by the candidate;\n(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;\n(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\n(6) if the office sought will be nominated at a political party primary, the party affiliation of voters permitted to sign the petition.\nB. 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.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 1 Definitions and General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18502/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"0aa1c519b65a8d2dc9b68d361d315b0fe0d4234fcd721a7b003fa195c8d1791e","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-1-25","next":"us-nm/1-1-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}