As used in the Election Code, "proper filing officer" means, for the purposes of filing: A. reports required by the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978] and the School District Campaign Reporting Act [1-22A-1 to 1-22A-10 NMSA 1978], the secretary of state; B. declarations of candidacy and candidate qualification documents by any candidate for statewide or federal office, the secretary of state; and C. declarations of candidacy and candidate qualification documents by all other candidates, the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides. History: Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 14. Emergency clauses. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 286, contained an emergency clause and was approved April 3, 2019.
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