A. The secretary shall publish guidelines outlining permissible campaign-related expenditures and penalties for violations of the Voter Action Act by September 1, 2019.

B. Applicant candidates shall file a report listing contributions and expenditures with their application for certification.

C. Applicant candidates shall file qualifying contributions with the secretary during the qualifying period according to procedures developed by the secretary. In developing these procedures, the secretary shall use existing campaign reporting procedures and deadlines whenever practical.

D. Certified candidates shall report all contributions and expenditures according to the campaign reporting schedule specified in the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978].

History: Laws 2003, ch. 14, § 9; 2019; ch. 175, § 6.

The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, required the secretary of state to publish guidelines outlining penalties for violations of the Voter Action Act, and removed certain reporting requirements; in Subsection A, added "and penalties for violations of the Voter Action Act by September 1, 2019"; in Subsection B, after "report listing", deleted "seed money"; in Subsection D, after "shall report", added "all contributions and", after "campaign reporting", deleted "requirements" and added "schedule", and after "specified in the", deleted "Election Code" and added "Campaign Reporting Act"; and deleted former Subsections E and F, which specified certain reporting requirements.