§ NMSA 1978, § 1-8-66General elections; write-in candidates

General elections; write-in candidates.
A. A person desiring to be a write-in candidate in a general election shall file with the proper
filing officer between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-third day after the primary election a
declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate.
B. The form of the declaration of intent shall be prescribed by the secretary of state and shall
contain a sworn statement by the person that the person is qualified to be a candidate for and to
hold the office for which the person is filing.
C. At the time of filing the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, the write-in candidate shall be considered a candidate for all purposes and provisions relating to candidates in
the Election Code, including the obligation to report under the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25
through 1-19-36 NMSA 1978], except that the candidate shall not be entitled to have the candidate's name printed on the ballot.
D. The secretary of state shall, not more than ten days after the filing date, certify the names
of the declared write-in candidates to the county clerks of every county affected by such candidacy.
E. No person shall be a write-in candidate in the general election who was a candidate or who
filed a declaration of candidacy in the primary election immediately prior to the general election.
A write-in candidate for governor or lieutenant governor in the general election shall have a companion write-in candidate, and they shall be candidates to be elected jointly by the casting by a
voter of a single vote applicable to both offices.