Regardless of the cause, no vacancy on the primary election ballot occurring after the period for filing a declaration of candidacy or the date of filing with the secretary of state a certificate of designation by state convention, whichever the case may be, shall be filled.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-6, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 156; 1975, ch. 295, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For declaration of candidacy, time for filing, see 1-8-26 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Construction and application of statutes relating to filling vacancies in nominations for election to public office, 143 A.L.R. 996.
Party affiliations or change thereof as affecting eligibility to nomination for public office, application of statutes as to, to filling vacancies, 153 A.L.R. 641.