NMSA 1-10-7. Ballots; name shall appear but once; exceptions

1-10-7. Ballots; name shall appear but once; exceptions. A. In a primary or general election, no candidate's name shall appear more than once on the ballot, except in the case of a candidate who is also a candidate for president or vice president of the United States. B. In a regular local election, a candidate's name: (1) shall not appear more than once to be elected to any position with the same local government; and (2) may appear more than once to be elected to any position with different local governments. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-10-11.7, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 30; 1979, ch. 378, § 13; 1981, ch. 143, § 3; 2019, ch. 212, § 102.