New Mexico is one of twelve states that lets state income taxpayers choose to send a contribution to the political party of the voter’s choice. New Mexico’s Tax Code says in section 7-2-31 that all parties qualified under section 1-7-2(A) are to be listed on the state income tax form, on the Voluntary Contributions Schedule.
However, the 2010 state income tax forms only list the Democratic and Republican Parties, even though when these forms were printed (in late 2010), the Libertarian, Constitution, and Independent Parties were ballot-qualified. This is the second time New Mexico tax forms have been prepared improperly; the 2007 forms had the same deficiency. The qualified minor parties complained in 2008, and the 2008 and 2009 tax forms did include the minor parties.
The political culture of New Mexico seems to encourage this type of behavior. New Mexico ballots in recent year have included a straight-ticket device, but only for the Democratic and Republican Parties. There is no authority in the law for any straight-ticket devices, but New Mexico ballots traditionally have had them anyway. Starting in 2006 the straight-ticket devices disappeared for the minor parties. The current Secretary of State says she won’t print any straight-ticket device for any party in 2012.
Wow. That is very sad and totally illegal. I guess New Mexico should now change its name to New Soviet $ociali$t Republic (with regards to election laws, not the economic/human rights conditions of the area.) I’ve got nothing against NM, I’ve been there and it’s a lovely state. Their election laws, though…*slaps forehead* GRRR
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Who is starting the legal case?
One more banana republic LAWLESS TYRANT regime of robot party hacks making up laws/rules as they go along ???
See the now ex-Libya regime.
Any NM liberation force ??? — or just let the NM regime rot ???
What “Independent Party” is there organized in New Mexico and/or recognized by the Secretary of State there, or is this article simply using “independent party” as a generalized term to include all “independent” parties?
More like the old old Mexico all the time…
NM STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:
Constitution Party of New Mexico
Democratic Party of New Mexico
Green Party of New Mexico
Libertarian Party of New Mexico
Republican Party of New Mexico
Please update!
The Independent Party of New Mexico is a ballot-qualified party. Ralph Nader formed it in 2008 and it got more than one-half of 1% of the presidential vote in November 2008, so it was ballot-qualified in 2010 and 2012.
The Green Party is not ballot-qualified now because it didn’t poll at least-half of 1% in either 2008 or 2010 for the office at the top of the ticket.
The Constitution Party is not ballot-qualified now, but it was until November 2010.
In New Mexico, when a party does the party petition, it gets two elections. The Constitution Party did the party petition in 2008 so it was also on for 2010.
The Libertarian Party was on for 2010 and 2012 because it did the party petition in 2010.
So back to #3, is anyone going to challenge the SOS. The state’s website shows the only ballot qualified parties are the Dems and the Reps.
A rigged American election, what a surprise.