A lower state court in Albuquerque will hear Crum v Duran on Tuesday, February 10, at 10 a.m. This is the case in which the plaintiff, an independent voter, argues that the New Mexico Constitution protects his right to vote in partisan primaries. The New Mexico State Constitution, Article VIII, section one, says, “Every person who is a qualified elector pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the United States and a citizen thereof shall be qualified to vote in all elections in New Mexico, subject to residency and registration requirements.”
Currently, the only parties entitled to their own primary in New Mexico are the Democratic and Republican Parties. Although either of them is free at any time to invite independents to vote in their primary, neither has done so.
The other recognized parties in New Mexico nominate by convention. They are the Constitution, Green, Independent American, and Libertarian Parties.
Status of *all elections* in NM when the language was added ???
i.e. all GENERAl elections ???
How many State Consts mention anything about primary elections ???
Again – ALL voters nominate — top 2 primary States.
SOME voters nominate – all other States.