Democrat Running for Governor of New Mexico Survives Challenge of his Petition on a Technicality

On April 5, a New Mexico lower court upheld the ability of Joseph Cervantes to remain on the June 2018 Democratic primary ballot as a candidate for Governor. One of his Democratic opponents, Jeff Apodaca, had sued the Secretary of State, claiming that she had improperly accepted Cervantes’ petition even though it didn’t have enough valid signatures. But Apodaca didn’t serve notice of his lawsuit on the Attorney General, so his suit was dismissed. See this story.


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