HOUSE BILL 407

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Cathrynn N. Brown and Daniel A. Ivey-Soto

AN ACT

RELATING TO POLITICAL PARTIES; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CHAIR OF A POLITICAL PARTY SHALL SPECIFY A TWO-WEEK PERIOD WITHIN WHICH MEETINGS ARE HELD TO ELECT PARTY OFFICERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 1-7-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969, Chapter 240, Section 146) is amended to read:

     "1-7-3. RULES AND REGULATIONS--CONTENTS.--The secretary of state and the county clerk shall not accept the rules and regulations of any political party for filing unless such rules and regulations provide:

          A. a method for nominating candidates for the general election;

          B. a method for calling and conducting conventions;

          C. a method for selection of delegates to conventions;

          D. a method for selection of state central committee members, a state [chairman] chair and other party officers, and all other members of governing bodies of the political party;

          E. a method for filling vacancies in political party offices, committees and other governing bodies;

          F. the powers and duties of political party officers, committees and other governing bodies;

          G. for the structure of the state and county political party organizations;

          H. that meetings to elect any political party officers, including delegates, shall be held at a public place during the [week] two weeks specified by the state [party chairman] chair;

          I. that notice of such meetings shall be published by the officers of the county political party organization in a newspaper of general circulation at least fourteen days prior to the meeting and the notice shall specify the time, date and place for holding the meeting; and

          J. a method for amending the political party rules and regulations."

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