New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 13 / July 10, 2018

Notice of rule hearing

The NM Secretary of State’s Office (“Office”) hereby gives notice that the Office will conduct a public hearing to obtain public input on the following rulemaking actions:

Repeal and Replace of 1.10.6 NMAC – Party Position on General Election Ballot

The hearing is scheduled to occur on Friday, August 10, 2018 at 9:00 am at the State Capitol Building, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail Room 322, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Authority: Election Code, Section 1-10-8.1 and Section 1-2-1 NMSA 1978.

Purpose: The purpose of the repeal and replace of the 1.10.6 NMAC is to adjust the date of the drawing to determine party position to comply with recent changes to statute and to create an equal opportunity for all major and minor parties to participate in the drawing.

Summary of full text: To provide the procedures to determine the order for political parties for the partisan offices on the general election ballot.

Interested individuals may provide comments at the public hearing and/or submit written or electronic comments to Kari Fresquez, State Elections Director, via email at sos.rules@state.nm.us, fax (505)827-8081, or mail to Attn: Kari Fresquez – proposed rule, Secretary of State, 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501.

Written comments must be received no later than 5:00 pm on the Thursday prior to the first public hearing. However, the submission of written comments as soon as possible is encouraged. Persons may also submit written comments at the public hearing.

Copies of the proposed rule are available for download on the Office’s website at http://www.sos.state.nm.us/ and available at the Office of the Secretary of State located at 325 Don Gaspar Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501. A copy of the proposed rule may also be requested by contacting the Bureau of Elections at (505) 827-3600.

Individuals with disabilities who require this information in an alternative format or need any form of auxiliary aid to attend or participate in the public hearing are asked to contact Ms. Fresquez at (505) 827-3600 as soon as possible to provide requested special accommodations.