Candidates for County Magistrate Judge
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About County Magistrate Judge
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Magistrate Judge
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a qualified elector of the district and have a high school diploma or equivalent. In districts with a population greater than 200,000 people, a judge must also be licensed to practice law in New Mexico.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is 0; Signature requirement is 2% of the total votes cast for all of the party's candidates within the district for governor at the last preceding primary election at which the party's candidate for governor was nominated.
- Filing period
- Until March 10, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 10 State Road 531, Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
- Filing phone
- 575-588-7724
- Step 3
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