New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB135: ELECTION NOMINATING PETITION CHANGES
Status: Failed, January 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; amending the election code to allow voters to sign more than one nominating petition for the same office, to reduce the number of signatures required on petitions for independent candidates and to allow unaffiliated voters to sign nominating petitions in a primary election.
From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS; AMENDING THE ELECTION CODE TO ALLOW VOTERS TO SIGN MORE THAN ONE NOMINATING PETITION FOR THE SAME OFFICE, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED ON PETITIONS FOR INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES AND TO ALLOW UNAFFILIATED VOTERS TO SIGN NOMINATING PETITIONS IN A PRIMARY ELECTION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 1-1-7.2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1973, Chapter 228, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read: "1-1-7.2. PETITIONS--NOMINATIONS--SIGNATURES TO BE COUNTED.-- [A. A person who signs a nominating petition shall sign only one petition for the same office unless more than one candidate is to be elected to that office, and in that case, a person may sign not more than the number of nominating .232784.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ petitions equal to the number of candidates to be elected to the office. B.] A. A person who signs a nominating petition shall indicate the person's registration address. If the person does not have a standard street address, the person may provide the mailing address as shown on the person's certificate of registration. [C.] B. A signature shall be counted on a nominating petition unless there is evidence presented that the petition does not provide the information required by the nominating petition for …
Sponsors
- Matthew McQueen (D, HD-050) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: ELECTIONS
Common questions
- What is HB135?
- HB135 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): ELECTION NOMINATING PETITION CHANGES.
- What does HB135 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to elections; amending the election code to allow voters to sign more than one nominating petition for the same office, to reduce the number of signatures required on petitions for independent candidates and to allow unaffiliated voters to sign nominating petitions in a primary election.
- What is the status of HB135?
- Failed as of January 22, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (January 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB135?
- Matthew McQueen (D, HD-050).
- Where is the official record for HB135?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=135&year=26
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