Legal Opinion
Unite New Mexico v. Oliver
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 2019No. S-1-SC-37227PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAKAMURA, Chief Justice.
{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 and make no further efforts to reinstate the straight-ticket option on grounds that she does not possess authority to do so. We agree with Petitioners. Whether straight-ticket voting shall once more be a ballot option in general elections in New Mexico is a policy question for our…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- State v. Office of the Public Defender Ex Rel. MuqqddinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
- City of Raton v. SprouleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Cobb v. State Canvassing BoardNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2006
- State Ex Rel. Sandel v. New Mexico Public Utility CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. VestNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2021
- State Ex Rel. Sugg v. Toulouse OliverNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2019
- State Ex Rel. Riddle v. Toulouse OliverNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2021
- Clark v. Waterford, Cohanzie Fire Dept.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2023
- Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Las Uvas Valley Dairies (In re Las Uvas Valley Dairies)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2019
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