Santa Fe, December 22—Today, Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court, Shannon C. Bacon, rejected the Republican Party of New Mexico’s request to postpone the Presidential Primary Act Nominating Committee Meeting scheduled today, December 22, 2023, citing it is “unduly early” as it is highly probably the field of Republican presidential-primary contenders will have narrowed between today’s meeting and early primary voting.
The meeting proceeded as planned, with the Republican Party represented by Senator Greg Baca, Representative Ryan Lane, and Steve Pearce.
The nominating committee meeting has been held in mid-February on previous years.
RPNM’s request cited the Presidential Primary Act (PPA) and the typical statutory framework that uses the issuance of the proclamation of election — which will not occur until January 29, 2024 — as the starting point for formal legal proceedings associated with the upcoming primary and general elections.
Additionally, the PPA allows the major political parties until “thirty days before the [Secretary of State] is required to issue the proclamation of the primary election” to decide whether they even wish to participate in the presidential primary. For this cycle, the deadline is not until January 2, 2024.
The names included on the Republican side were:
- Chris Christie
- Ron DeSantis
- Nikki Haley
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Donald Trump
A full copy of RPNM’s letter to Chief Justice Bacon can be read HERE.
The Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) advances the ideals of individual liberties for the advancement of its citizens and the greater prosperity of our communities throughout New Mexico. Led by an Executive Board and its Chairman, former NM Congressman Steve Pearce, RPNM serves all New Mexicans via its headquarters in Albuquerque and can be contacted at (505) 298-3662.
