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NM Stat § 1-22A-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 22A - School District Campaign Reporting|Section 1-22A-9 - Penalties; criminal enforcement.

A. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of the School District Campaign Reporting Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both. B. The School District Campaign Reporting Act may be enforced by the attorney general or the district attorney in the county where the candidate resides or where the violation occurred. History: Laws 2013, ch. 180, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 180, § 11 made the School District Campaign Reporting Act effective July 1, 2013.
NM Stat § 1-22A-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 22A - School District Campaign Reporting|Section 1-22A-10 - Campaign funds; limitations on use.

It is unlawful for a candidate or the candidate's agent to make an expenditure of contributions received, except for the following purposes: A. expenditures of the campaign; B. donations to the state general fund; C. donations to an organization to which a federal income tax deduction would be permitted under Subparagraph (A) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection (b) of Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; D. expenditures to eliminate the campaign debt of the candidate for the office sought or expenditures incurred by the candidate when seeking election to another public office; E. donations to a political committee or to another candidate seeking election to a public office that is subject to the reporting provisions of the School District Campaign Reporting Act or the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978]; or F. disbursements to return unused funds pro rata to the contributors if no campaign debt exists. History: Laws 2013, ch. 180, § 10. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, see 26 U.S.C. § 170. Effective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 180, § 11 made the School District Campaign Reporting Act effective July 1, 2013.
NM Stat § 1-23-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 23 - Mail Ballot Elections (Repealed.)|Section 1-23-1 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 1; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-23-1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 1, relating to the short title of the Mail Ballot Election Act, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-23-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 23 - Mail Ballot Elections (Repealed.)|Section 1-23-2 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 2' repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-23-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 2, relating to definitions, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-23-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 23 - Mail Ballot Elections (Repealed.)|Section 1-23-3 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 3; 1989, ch. 73, § 1; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-23-3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 3, relating to election by all-mailed ballots, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-23-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 23 - Mail Ballot Elections (Repealed.)|Section 1-23-4 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 4; 2011, ch. 137, § 106; pealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-23-4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 4, relating to law governing, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-23-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 23 - Mail Ballot Elections (Repealed.)|Section 1-23-5 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 5; 1989, ch. 73, § 2; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-23-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 5, relating to no polling place, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-23-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 23 - Mail Ballot Elections (Repealed.)|Section 1-23-6 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 6; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-23-6 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 6, relating to notice to voters, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-23-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 23 - Mail Ballot Elections (Repealed.)|Section 1-23-6.1 - Repealed.

History: 1978 Comp., § 1-23-6.1, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 105, § 43; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-23-6.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 105, § 43, relating to checklist of registered voters, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-23-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 23 - Mail Ballot Elections (Repealed.)|Section 1-23-7 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 7; 1989, ch. 73, § 3; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 1-23-7 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 160, § 7, relating to mail ballot election not to be combined with other elections, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-24-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 24 - Special Elections|Section 1-24-1 - Short title; Special Election Act; application; prohibition.

A. Chapter 1, Article 24 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Special Election Act".B. Notwithstanding any state or local laws to the contrary, the provisions of the Special Election Act govern the conduct of all special elections conducted by the state or any local public body.C. No special election shall be held beginning the seventieth day prior to any statewide election and until:(1) the one hundredth day following a general or regular local election; or(2) the seventieth day following a major political party primary or an election to fill a vacancy in the office of united states representative.History: Laws 1989, ch. 295, § 1; 2018, ch. 79, § 38; 2019, ch. 212, § 153. ANNOTATIONS|The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, revised the procedures for special elections; in the section heading, deleted "exception" and added "prohibition"; in Subsection B, after "conducted by the state or", deleted "a local government, except for ballot questions printed on a general election ballot or a ballot on which local governing body members are elected pursuant to the Local Election Act" and added "any local public body."; and added Subsection C.|The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, provided a short title and statutory citation, and provided an exception to the provisions of the Special Election Act; in the section heading, after the section number, added "Short title", after "special election", deleted "procedures" and added "act", and after "application;", added "exception"; deleted "To the extent separate laws pertaining to the conduct of special elections by local governments or special districts or to the extent procedures are not specified under such separate laws for the conduct of special elections, the provisions of Sections 1 through 4 of this act shall apply" and added Subsections A and B. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 26 Am. Jur. 2d Elections §§ 278 et seq., 291, 317. 29 C.J.S. Elections, §§ 67, 70 to 75, 190 et seq.
NM Stat § 1-24-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 24 - Special Elections|Section 1-24-1.1 - Definition.

As used in the Special Election Act, "local public body" means:A. a county;B. a local government subject to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]; orC. a special district not subject to the Local Election Act.History: Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 39; 1978 Comp., § 1-24-6 recompiled and amended as § 1-24-1.1 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 154. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, replaced "local government" with "public body" as the defined term in the section; in the introductory clause, after "local" deleted "government" and added "public body". Recompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 154 recompiled and amended former 1-24-6 NMSA 1978 as 1-24-1.1 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-24-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 24 - Special Elections|Section 1-24-4 - Special election procedures; election board; records.

A. Upon the filing in the office of the county clerk of a proclamation calling a special election, the county clerk shall appoint election boards for the special election pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1-2-6 through 1-2-18 NMSA 1978. The county clerk shall keep a log of how each person was notified and confirmation that the notice was received. Presiding judges and election judges on the election board for the special election shall be appointed from among those persons who served as election board members in a recent statewide election. The handling of mailed ballots returned to the county clerk in a special election shall be pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-6-14 NMSA 1978. The election board for the special election shall tally the votes for each ballot question in the special election ballot in the presence of the county clerk and any other person who may desire to be present; provided that such person does not interfere with the duties of the election board for the special election. After completion of the tally, the election board for the special election shall replace the ballots in the ballot boxes or ballot containers and lock the ballot boxes or ballot containers, and the election board for the special election shall certify for the county canvassing report the results of the special election.B. The returns of the results of special elections are public documents, subject to retention and inspection pursuant to Section 1-12-69 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1989, ch. 295, § 4; 2019, ch. 212, § 157. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 Amendment, effective April 3, 2019, revised special election procedures; in the section heading, added "election board"; added Subsection A and new subsection designation "B."; and in Subsection B, after "The returns", deleted "and certificates", after "subject to", added "retention and", and after "inspection", deleted "during the customary hours and days of business. Poll books, signature rosters and tally books may be destroyed three years after the election to which they apply. The certificate of results of the canvass of the election shall, after three years, be placed on filed as a permanent record in the records center" and added "pursuant to Section 1-12-69 NMSA 1978".
NM Stat § 1-24-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 24 - Special Elections|Section 1-24-5 - Special election procedures; costs of election; prohibition on nongovernmental entities.

A. The costs of conducting a special election shall be paid for by the state or local public body calling for the election.B. When the proclamation is issued by:(1) the secretary of state, the state shall pay all costs of the special election, including reasonable costs incurred by each county clerk; and(2) a local public body:(a) unless the local public body has made appropriate arrangements with the county clerk by means of a written memorandum of understanding or has provided the county clerk with written documentation that the local public body has made arrangements for payment with an election vendor, the local public body shall deposit the estimated actual amount for all costs associated with the conduct of the special local election with the county clerk no later than forty-nine days before the special local election; and if multiple local public bodies jointly conduct a special local election, each local public body shall post a pro rata share of the estimated actual cost of conducting the special local election; (b) a county clerk may refuse to print or mail ballots for a special local election if the estimated actual cost of the election has not been deposited with the county clerk no later than forty-nine days before the special local election and the local public body has not made appropriate arrangements with the county clerk by means of a written memorandum of understanding;(c) within sixty days following the special local election, the county clerk shall provide an accounting of expenses along with a refund for any funds not expended or a bill for the remainder of the expenses to be paid by the local public body within ninety days following the special local election; and (d) the secretary of state shall maintain current on the secretary's website guidance for calculating the estimated actual cost of a special local election.C. No individual, corporation, person, political action committee or other nongovernmental entity shall pay for or reimburse the state or a local public body for the costs associated with conducting a special election. Upon a finding of a violation of this subsection, the district court shall nullify the votes cast in the special election and shall void the result of the special election.History: Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 42; 2019, ch. 212, § 158. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, revised certain provisions related to responsibility for costs of an election; in Subsection A, after "local", deleted "government" and added "public body"; added a new Subsection B and redesignated former Subsection B as Subsection C; and in Subsection C, after "local", deleted "government" and added "public body".
NM Stat § 1-24-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 24 - Special Elections|Section 1-24-6 - Recompiled.

History: Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 39; 1978 Comp., § 1-24-6 recompiled and amended as § 1-24-1.1 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 154. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 154 recompiled and amended former 1-24-6 NMSA 1978 as 1-24-1.1 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-25-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 25 - Recall|Section 1-25-1 - Short title.

Chapter 1, Article 25 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Recall Act".History: 1953 Comp., § 77-4A-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 308, § 1; 2018, ch. 79, § 89; 1978 Comp., § 22-7-1, recompiled and amended as § 1-25-1 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 159. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, 159 recompiled and amended former 22-7-1 NMSA 1978 as 1-25-1 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, changed the name of the "Local School Board Member Recall Act" to the "Recall Act" and deleted "Chapter 22, Article 7" and added "Chapter 1, Article 25".The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, changed "This act" to "Chapter 22, Article 7 NMSA 1978".
NM Stat § 1-25-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 25 - Recall|Section 1-25-3 - Recall; elected officials subject to recall; limitations.

A. An elected official of the following local jurisdictions is subject to recall pursuant to the provisions of the Recall Act:(1) a school district, pursuant to Article 12, Section 14 of the constitution of New Mexico;(2) a county, pursuant to Article 10, Section 9 of the constitution of New Mexico;(3) a commission-manager municipality, pursuant to Section 3-14-16 NMSA 1978; and(4) a home rule municipality, if the charter of the home rule municipality provides for recall of elective officers and notwithstanding any election provisions or procedures in the laws of the municipality that may conflict with the Recall Act; provided that if the recall procedures of a home rule municipality provide greater due process than the Recall Act, the recall procedures of the home rule municipality shall be utilized in place of the due process procedures of the Recall Act.B. Recall of elected officials of the local jurisdictions listed in Subsection A of this section is subject to the following limitations:(1) the cited grounds for recall shall be based upon acts or failures to act constituting malfeasance in office, misfeasance in office or violation of oath of office occurring during the current term of the named official sought to be recalled;(2) no petition for recall of a named official shall be submitted more than once during the same term of office to which the official is elected; and(3) an election to recall a named official shall not be conducted:(a) later than one hundred eighty days from the end of the term for the office for which the recall of a named official is sought, in the case of any office subject to recall; and(b) after May 1 in the calendar year in which an election is to be held for the office for which the recall of a named official is sought, in the case of a county official who is a candidate for reelection.History: 1953 Comp., § 77-4A-4, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 308, § 4; 1978 Comp., §22-7-4, recompiled and amended as § 1-25-3 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 161. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 161 recompiled and amended former 22-7-4 NMSA 1978 as 1-25-3 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, completely rewrote the section; in the section heading, deleted "Members" and added "Recall; elected officials" and added "limitations"; deleted "Any elected member of the local school board of any school district may be recalled as provided in the Local School Board Member Recall Act" and added Subsections A and B.
NM Stat § 1-25-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 25 - Recall|Section 1-25-5 - Recall; responsibilities of petitioner.

The petitioner shall complete the following portions of the face sheet:A. name of the named official;B. name of the local jurisdiction in which the named official has been elected;C. name of the individual, group or organization initiating the petition; andD. the specific charges to support recall of the named official, which shall constitute malfeasance in office, misfeasance in office or violation of oath of office.History: 1953 Comp., § 77-4A-8, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 308, § 8; 1985, ch. 169, § 4; 1978 Comp., § 22-7-8, recompiled and amended as § 1-25-5 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, §163. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 163 recompiled and amended former 22-7-8 NMSA 1978 as 1-25-5 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, revised the responsibilities of the petitioner in a recall proceeding; in the section heading, added "RECALL"; deleted former Subsection A and subsection designation "B." and redesignated former Paragraph B(1) as Subsection A; added new Subsection B and redesignated former Paragraph B(2) as Subsection C and deleted former Subsection C and added new subsection designation "D."; and deleted former Subsections D through F.Premature signing of affidavit. — Canvassers signed affidavits prior to obtaining signatures, in the mistaken belief that this was necessary before the circulation of the petitions could begin. These premature signatures of the affidavits did not invalidate the petitions or the results of the recall election. Montoya v. Lopez, 1983-NMSC-024, 99 N.M. 448, 659 P.2d 900. Improper motive as component of misfeasance. — When a public officer has a right to perform an act which is discretionary, the manner in which the discretion is exercised does not rise to the level of misfeasance unless the discretion is exercised with an improper or corrupt motive; therefore where the school board engaged in a site selection process spanning approximately two years, including consideration of 15 sites and a myriad of relevant factors, and nothing in the record indicated that any of the challenged board members acted out of an improper or corrupt motive, there was no misfeasance. CAPS v. Board Members, 1992-NMSC-035, 113 N.M. 729, 832 P.2d 790.
NM Stat § 1-25-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 25 - Recall|Section 1-25-8 - Recall; affidavit with petition; penalty.

A. When submitted to the county clerk, each petition shall have a notarized affidavit attached. The affidavit shall state that the canvasser circulated that particular petition and witnessed each signature and any other information recorded on the petition.B. According to the best information and belief of the canvasser, the canvasser shall ensure the following:(1) each signature is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be;(2) each signer is a registered voter of the local jurisdiction listed on the petition;(3) each signature was obtained on or after the filing date; and(4) each signer had an opportunity to read the information on the completed face sheet or an exact duplicate thereof.C. Any knowingly false statement made in the affidavit constitutes a fourth degree felony. History: 1953 Comp., § 77-4A-7, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 308, § 7; 1985, ch. 169, § 3; 1978 Comp., § 22-7-7, recompiled and amended as § 1-25-8 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 166.ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 166 recompiled and amended former 22-7-7 NMSA 1978 as 1-25-8 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, revised the contents of the affidavit required to be attached to a recall petition; in the section heading, added "Recall"; in Subsection A, after "canvasser", deleted "is a registered voter of the district and that the canvasser"; and in Subsection B, in Paragraph B(2), after "vote of the", deleted "county and school district" and added "local jurisdiction", and in Paragraph B(3), after "on or after the", added "filing" and after "date", deleted "of initiation".