§ NMSA 1978, § 1-15-4Presidential electors; election

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Presidential electors; election.
A. The names of the presidential elector nominees shall not be placed upon the general election ballot; instead, the secretary of state shall certify to the county clerks the names of persons
nominated by each qualified political party for the offices of president and vice president of the
United States.
B. The names of the nominees for president and vice president for each qualified political party
shall be printed together in pairs upon the general election ballot. A vote for any pair of nominees
shall be a vote for the presidential electors of the political party by which the nominees were
named.
C. Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, presidential elector nominees of the
party whose nominees for president and vice president receive the highest number of votes at the
general election shall be the elected presidential electors for this state, and each shall be granted
a certificate of election by the state canvassing board.
D. If the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote is in effect in accordance with Article III, Subsection I of that compact, the state canvassing board shall
grant a certificate of election to the presidential elector nominees of the party whose nominees
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for president and vice president receive the largest national popular vote total in the general
election.

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