NMSA 1-8-32. Primary Election Law; nominating petition; offenses; penalty

1-8-32. Primary Election Law; nominating petition; offenses; penalty. A. Any person who knowingly falsifies any information on a nominating petition is guilty of falsifying an election document. B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly circulate, present or offer to present for the signature of another person a nominating petition that does not clearly show on the face of the petition the name of the candidate, the address at which the candidate resides, the candidate's county of residence and the office for which the candidate seeks nomination. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a definite term less than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the judge. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-24.3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 228, § 6; 1979, ch. 378, § 8.