{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-1-5.9","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-1-5.9","heading":"Proper filing officer.","body":"As used in the Election Code, \"proper filing officer\" means, for the purposes of filing:\nA. reports required by the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978] and the School District Campaign Reporting Act [1-22A-1 to 1-22A-10 NMSA 1978], the secretary of state;\nB. declarations of candidacy and candidate qualification documents by any candidate for statewide or federal office, the secretary of state; and\nC. declarations of candidacy and candidate qualification documents by all other candidates, the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides.","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":"7dab22f5b2b3b81c323da5cfb8f1efbc17ef6b99c2cad5a1a89268f4f1b26570","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-1-5.8","next":"us-nm/1-1-5.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}