Section 1-8-40 - Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; false statement

Any person knowingly making a false statement in his declaration of candidacy by nominating petition or by pre-primary convention designation is guilty of a fourth degree felony. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-8-25, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 175; 1975, ch. 295, § 23; 1985, ch. 2, § 8; 1993, ch. 55, § 9. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For offenses and penalties, see 1-20-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. For sentencing for a fourth degree felony, see 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. The 1993 amendment, effective November 15, 1993, inserted 'by nominating petition or by pre-primary convention designation'.