New Mexico Forward Party sues Secretary of State over disqualifying candidates from November ballot

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 464

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago

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New Mexico’s nascent minor political party sued Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Tuesday and alleged that her office has enforced “severe and unequal” barriers for its candidates to make the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

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The New Mexico Forward Party filed the lawsuit, which claims its candidates’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights have been violated, in U.S. District Court. Like another ballot access …

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