N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.11.8 - ORDER OF OFFICES ON THE STATEWIDE BALLOT

A. The ballot used in the primary and general elections shall contain, when applicable, the offices to be voted on in the following order:

(1) president and vice president;

(2) United States senator;

(3) United States representative;

B. Non-judicial state offices, when applicable, shall be in the following order on the primary election ballot. The order of the non-judicial state offices on the general election ballot shall be the same as in the primary election except, per New Mexico state constitution Article 5, Section 1, the governor and lieutenant governor shall be elected jointly by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices.

(1) Governor;

(2) lieutenant governor;

(3) secretary of state;

(4) state auditor;

(5) state treasurer;

(6) attorney general;

(7) commissioner of public lands.

C. When applicable, the ballot used in the primary and general elections shall continue in the following order:

(1) state senator;

(2) state representative.

D. When applicable, other districted offices shall be in the following order on the primary and general election ballot:

(1) public regulation commissioner;

(2) public education commissioner;

(3) district attorney.

E. Judicial offices in partisan contests, when applicable, shall be in the following order on the primary and general election ballot:

(1) supreme court justice in the order in which the position became vacant designated for purposes of ballot order by numerical position (Position 1, Position 2, Position 3, etc.);

(2) court of appeals judge in the order in which the position became vacant designated for purposes of ballot order by numerical position (Position 1, Position 2, Position 3, etc.);

(3) district court judge, in numerical order by division;

(4) magistrate or metropolitan court judge, when applicable, in numerical order by division.

F. When applicable, the ballot used in the primary and general elections shall continue in the following order:

(1) county commissioners or county councilors, in numerical order by district;

(2) county clerk;

(3) county treasurer;

(4) county assessor;

(5) county sheriff;

(6) probate judge.

G. When applicable, the ballot used in the general elections shall continue with other questions. At least 63 days before each general election, the SOS shall determine the order of each category of other questions, taking into account the need for a common back side for ballots in certain counties to reduce costs and to increase the efficiency of the check-in procedure for voters when using on demand ballot printing systems. The categories of other questions are:

(1) statewide judicial offices in retention elections, including supreme court and court of appeals, when applicable, in the order of seniority of each judicial officer;

(2) district court retention elections, when applicable, in numerical order by division;

(3) metropolitan court retention elections, when applicable, in numerical order by division;

(4) constitutional amendments, in the order passed by the legislature;

(5) general obligation bonds, in the order described in the chaptered General Obligation Bond Act;

(6) other statewide questions, otherwise authorized by law for placement on the ballot;

(7) local government ballot questions, in the order prescribed by the applicable county commission or county council.

Notes

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.11.8

12-15-97; Recompiled 11/30/01, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 03, February 12, 2016, eff. 2/12/2016, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 08, April 24, 2018, eff. 4/24/2018