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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Lopez
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/21/07
HB
SHORT TITLE Candidate Withdrawal Requirements
SB 671
ANALYST Leger
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates SB 342
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Office of the Attorney General (AGO)
Office of the Secretary of State (SOS)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 671 amends Section 1-8-9 NMSA 1978 and Section 1-8-44 NMSA 1978 of the
Election Code by requiring that a candidate who wishes to withdraw from a primary or general
election file a signed and notarized statement of withdrawal with the Secretary of State’s office.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
According to the AGO, the bill would clarify what is required to constitute a candidate
withdrawal from a general or primary election. The issue of what constituted a candidate
withdrawal under current state law was recently raised.
This bill clarifies the procedure for a candidate wishing to withdraw their candidacy.