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New Mexico Regulations § 1.10.13.17 CAMPAIGN DEBTS

Up to Part 13: Campaign Finance

Regulation Text

A. Campaign debts may not exceed available campaign funds unless the debt is a loan. Loans from a third party must conform to contribution limits.
B. Following the date of the primary or general election, if a candidate has outstanding debts after expending all available campaign funds, the candidate may collect contributions for the sole purpose of paying those debts.
C. The contributions will apply to the primary or general election cycle for which the campaign debt was incurred for purposes of computing allowable contribution limits.
D. A candidate who does not have net outstanding campaign debt may not collect contributions for a primary or general election cycle that has ended.
E. A candidate may not transfer funds collected specifically to satisfy campaign debt to a subsequent primary or general election cycle. Accordingly, contributions collected for the purpose of paying off outstanding campaign debts may not exceed the amount of the outstanding debts.

History

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 18, September 26, 2017 , eff. 10/10/2017

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