Candidate Services

When someone decides to run for office the first place that he or she needs to visit is the Bureau of Elections at least 6 months before the election. There, one can get all the necessary information to become a candidate as well as make any changes or corrections to their voter registration.

The County Clerk is the filing officer for; all County Offices, State *Representative, State *Senator, Magistrate Judge and School Board. Candidates for municipal office file with the City Clerk. There is a filing fee ($50.00) when declaring a candidacy for a county office. Magistrate and state offices require nominating petitions.

The County Clerk's office can provide blank petitions and the number of qualifying signatures required beginning in October of the odd year preceding the Primary Election. These forms are also available on-line at the Secretary of States website. NOTE: *Representative or Senate districts that include more than one county, will file with the Secretary of State.

These are additional services provided to candidates:

Voter lists

Voter labels

Voter history (as far back as 1998)

Campaign reports and filing assistance.

Fees for voter data is based on $5.00 per 1000 records. All requests for voter data must be made on an Affidavit of Authorization. This may be done in person at the Bureau of Elections or by written request. The Affidavit of Authorization must be submitted prior to processing. Click here to download an Affidavit of Authorization.

The data can be printed in alphabetical, precinct, or street order. The data can be broken down by party, precinct, congressional, legislative, commission, school or municipal districts. Electronic data is provided in ASCII fixed field on a CD. All data contains voter name, address, alternate address, party affiliation and precinct data. Personal data such as birth dates or social security numbers are NOT included in the data set.

Candidates are also required to file various campaign reports. This is done online at the Secretary of State's Website. Click on the link below to access Candidate Reports on Expenditures and Contributions. Adobe Acrobat may be required to view and print documents.

The new Senate and Congressional maps - www.nmlegis.gov

Candidate Report of Expenditures and Contributions

Political Sign Ordinance (Revised Sept. 2006)

Map of Congressional Districts

Map of State Representative District 7

Map of State Representative District 8

Map of State Representative District 10

Map of State Representative District 49

Combined Map of State Representative Districts 7, 8, 19 & 49

Map of Senate District 14

Map of Senate District 29

Map of Senate District 30

County Commission Districts