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Take heed, candidates

The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office is committed to providing the most helpful and practical information for candidates seeking public office.

For those potential candidates interested in running for office in 2022, one of the first steps to take to get on the ballot is gathering signatures on petition forms from registered voters in their district.

This year, however, the petition forms our office publishes for candidates seeking a district-based office will be delayed because of redistricting and the delay in census data from the federal government.

Receipt of valid signatures on a petition form are based on the official district boundaries set by the Legislature and, by law, our office cannot publish those forms for districted offices until redistricting is complete, likely in December after a special session.

We anticipate publishing the official nominating petition forms for offices that are district-based in January.

Approved nominating petition forms for statewide/nondistricted offices, however, still will be made available by our office on Oct. 1.

These forms can be obtained by contacting our office or by downloading them from our website at sos.state.nm.us.

Alex Curtas communications director New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office

LOCAL & REGION

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