Candidates for the office of United States senator shall be nominated during the year of the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of office of the United States senator whose successor is to be nominated and elected. Nominations shall be in the manner prescribed by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] for state officers.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-15-11, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 361.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For nominating procedures, see 1-8-1 to 1-8-8 NMSA 1978.