N.M. Stat. § 1-10-8.1 : — ELECTIONSBALLOTS AND BALLOT LABELS —10-8.1 - Ballots; order of candidate names; party position on ballot TEXT PDF A. Except as provided in this section, the order of candidates for the same office in a statewide election shall be determined using a randomization method provided by rule based on candidate name or determined by lot. B. In a general election, the order of candidates for the same office shall be determined using a randomization method provided by rule based on political party or candidate name or determined by lot. C. Candidates designated and certified by state convention pursuant to Section 1-8-21.1 NMSA 1978 shall be placed on the respective political party primary ballot before other candidates for the same office in descending order of the vote received at the applicable state convention; provided that the order of names on the respective political party primary ballot of two or more candidates receiving an equal number of votes for designation by convention for the same office shall be determined using a randomization method provided by rule based on candidate name or determined by lot. NMS § 1-10-8.1 Laws 1981, ch. 166, § 1; 1985, ch. 207, § 22; 1991, ch. 105, § 18; 2009, ch. 150, § 13. Amended by 2019, c. 212,s. 104, eff. 4/3/2019.