Johnson v. Vigil-Giron

OPINION

BOSSON, Chief Justice.

{1} In this original proceeding in mandamus, Petitioners Barbara Johnson, Roger Gonzales, and the Republican Party of New Mexico, make three separate challenges to the upcoming 2006 general election ballot. While each Petitioner relies on different arguments, all three assert that the Secretary of State erred in including or excluding certain candidates from the 2006 general election ballot.

{2} In reaching the merits of Petitioners’ claims, we must interpret certain sections of New Mexico’s Election Code. Petitioner Johnson’s and Petitioner Gonzales’s claims…