New Mexico Forward Party asks US Supreme Court to intervene in ballot access lawsuit

New Mexico’s nascent minor political party is asking the nation’s highest court to put its two statewide candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot after a U.S. District Court judge and the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the party's request to put two of its statewide candidates on the ballot. The state's current ballot access laws

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 378

Last Updated: 2 days ago

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New Mexico’s nascent minor political party is asking the nation’s highest court to put its two statewide candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

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New Mexico Forward Party Chair Bob Perls, a former state lawmaker, is seeking to run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Ben Ray Luján and Michael Vigil is seeking to run against incumbent New Mexico State Auditor Joseph Maestas.

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