All nominations of candidates for public office in New Mexico made by political parties shall be made pursuant to the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]. No political party shall be permitted to have the names of its candidates printed on any election ballot unless and until it has qualified as provided in the Election Code.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-7-1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 144.

Party must file rules and regulations with secretary of state before candidates appear on ballot. — The first step that must be taken by a political party before the names of its candidates may be placed upon the ballot in the general election is to make, adopt and file through its state central committee, or other governing body, a set of rules and regulations providing for its convention and organization, the manner of calling and conducting its elections, the mode of selection of delegates to such conventions, the manner of selecting members of its state central committee, the state chairman and other officers and members of its governing bodies, the powers and duties of such officers, committees and governing bodies, the method of selecting nominees for such offices, and the means and manner of filling vacancies in such offices, committees and governing bodies and on the party ballot. Such rules and regulations must be filed with the secretary of state within 30 days after the organization of the party and at least 60 days before the general election, if the party desires to have the names of its candidates placed on the ballot for national, state or district officers. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-113 (opinion rendered under former law).

Political party must hold convention for purpose of nominating candidates for such offices. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-113 (opinion rendered under former law).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 25 Am. Jur. 2d Elections § 198 et seq.

29 C.J.S. Elections § 84.