UNITE NEW MEXICO v. OLIVER

S-1-SC-37227.

438 P.3d 343 (2019)

2019-NMSC-009

UNITE NEW MEXICO, Heather Nordquist, Elect Liberty Pac, Libertarian Party of New Mexico, and Republican Party of New Mexico, Petitioners, v. Maggie Toulouse OLIVER, Secretary of State of New Mexico, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Filing Date: February 7, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peifer, Hanson & Mullins, P.A., Carter B. Harrison IV , Albuquerque, NM SaucedoChavez, P.C., Christopher Saucedo , Albuquerque, NM, Western Agriculture, Resource and Business Advocates, LLP, A. Blair Dunn , Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioners.

Hector H. Balderas , Attorney General, Sean M. Cunniff , Assistant Attorney General, Dylan Kenneth Lange , Assistant Attorney General, Jane B. Yohalem , Special Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

Hendricks Law, Michael E. Hendricks , Albuquerque, NM, for Amici Curiae Ginger Grider, Rep. Paul Bandy, Rep. Jimmie C. Hall, Rep. James Townsend, Rep. Greg Nibert, Rep. Ricky L. Little, Rep. Bob Wooley, Senator Stuart Ingle, Senator Mark Moores, Senator Cliff Pirtle, Senator Steven P. Neville, Senator William E. Sharer, Senator William Payne, Senator Carroll H. Leavell, Senator James P. White, Senator Gay G. Kernan, Senator Candace Gould, Senator Ron Griggs, Senator William F. Burt, Senator Craig W. Brandt, Commissioner Will Cavin, Commissioner Robert Corn, Keith Riddle, Keith Manes.

Dr. Gavin Clarkson, Pro-Se, Las Cruces, NM, Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

{1} The Secretary of State (Secretary) sought to reinstate straight-ticket voting in the November 2018 general election. A coalition of voters, political parties, and political organizations (Petitioners) filed a petition for writ of mandamus asking this Court to order the Secretary to stop...

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