{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-2-1","heading":"Secretary of state; chief election officer; rules.","body":"A. The secretary of state is the chief election officer of the state.\nB. The secretary of state shall:\n(1) obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the Election Code; and\n(2) subject to the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978], make rules pursuant to the provisions of, and necessary to carry out the purposes of, the Election Code and shall furnish to the county clerks copies of such rules; provided that no rule is adopted or amended within the sixty-three days before a primary or a general election.\nC. No forms or procedures shall be used in any election held pursuant to the Election Code without prior approval of the secretary of state. If a form is authorized or required by the Election Code and issued or approved by the secretary of state, only the form issued or approved by the secretary may be used.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 2 Election Officers and Boards"],"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":"293a483770f6cd569055b98ea6656227e8349e4393756db03127302061b83409","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-1-30","next":"us-nm/1-2-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}