New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS › Part 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCE › Section 1.10.13.8 - CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE REGISTRATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. A candidate for a non-statewide office
				shall register the candidate's campaign committee with the secretary of state
				within 10 days of receiving contributions or expending one thousand dollars
				($1,000) or more for campaign expenditures or filing a declaration of
				candidacy; whichever occurs earlier.
B. A candidate for statewide office shall
				register the candidate's campaign committee with the secretary of state within
				10 days of receiving contributions or expending three thousand dollars ($3,000)
				or more or filing a declaration of candidacy; whichever occurs earlier.
C. All candidates shall complete a
				campaign committee registration form online via the registration process in the
				campaign finance information system (CFIS). Following acceptance of the
				campaign committee registration form, the secretary of state will create a user
				account for the candidate in CFIS and will issue the candidate a unique CFIS
				user identification.
D. A candidate
				is responsible for entering accurate and current contact information in CFIS,
				including mailing address and email address. Failure to provide accurate or
				current contact information does not limit the candidate's liability regarding
				fines and civil actions against the candidate or public official related to
				campaign reporting.
E. Section
				1-19-27
				NMSA 1978 requires that all campaign finance reports be filed electronically
				with the secretary of state's office. In order to file electronically, the
				candidate must, at all times, maintain a valid email address on file with the
				secretary of state.
F. A candidate
				may serve as the candidate's own treasurer. If the candidate does not serve as
				the candidate's own treasurer, then the candidate shall appoint a treasurer who
				shall be jointly responsible as a reporting individual with the candidate for
				the campaign committee.
G. If the
				candidate does not serve as the candidate's own treasurer, in the event of a
				vacancy in the position of treasurer, the candidate shall appoint a successor
				treasurer within 10 days of the vacancy by updating the information
				electronically in CFIS.
H. The
				candidate is deemed to have authorized and approved each report entry submitted
				to CFIS.
I. A candidate may only
				have one campaign committee at a time unless the candidate is seeking public
				financing and must keep a previous campaign account open and
				separated.
J. A candidate seeking
				re-election to the same office is not required to submit a new campaign
				committee registration form if the candidate already has an open campaign
				account.
K. A candidate seeking
				election to a new office covered by the campaign reporting act than what the
				candidate previously registered is required to submit a new campaign committee
				registration form. If a new candidate campaign committee registration form is
				submitted by a candidate with an open campaign committee for a new office, the
				candidates shall expend all funds in accordance with the Campaign Reporting Act
				or transfer any remaining funds from the old campaign committee to the new
				campaign committee and file a final report to close the old campaign committee
				within ten days from the date the registration form is accepted by the
				secretary of state unless the candidate is seeking public financing and must
				keep a previous campaign account open and separated.