{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-8-29","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-8-29","heading":"Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; form.","body":"In making a declaration of candidacy by nominating petition or by pre-primary convention designation, the candidate shall submit substantially the following form as approved by the secretary of state for that election:\n\"DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY BY PRE-PRIMARY CONVENTION DESIGNATION (OR BY NOMINATING PETITION)\nI, ____________________, (candidate's name on certificate of registration) being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ___________________, as shown by my certificate of registration as a voter of Precinct No. __________ of the county of _______________, State of New Mexico;\nI am a member of the ____________________ party as shown by my certificate of registration and I have not changed such party affiliation subsequent to the secretary of state's general election proclamation calling the primary in which I seek to be a candidate;\nI desire to become a candidate for the office of ______________________ at the primary election to be held on the date set by law for this year, and that I actually reside at the address designated on my certificate of voter registration;\nI will be eligible and legally qualified to hold this office at the beginning of its term;\nIf 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 Primary Election Law; and\nI make the foregoing affidavit under oath, knowing that any false statement herein constitutes a felony punishable under the criminal laws of New Mexico.\n\t_______________________________ (Declarant)\n\t_______________________________ (Mailing Address)\n\t_______________________________ (Residence Address)\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of ___, 20__.\n_________________________ (Notary Public)\nMy commission expires:\n_________________________\".","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 8 Nominations and Primary Elections"],"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":"1b445869274bbf158fb81e346d66b2a11eecc988257b5b00bf0f253f1a2fe6a6","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-8-28","next":"us-nm/1-8-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}