{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-8-40","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-8-40","heading":"Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; false statement.","body":"Any person knowingly making a false statement in his declaration of candidacy by nominating petition or by pre-primary convention designation is guilty of a fourth degree felony.","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":"5a1e8477f67451ddfda184c9a65641b3db0bf6156a1c4f1800e1cb1211af3eb8","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-8-39.1","next":"us-nm/1-8-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}