New Mexico AG backs Forward Party’s legal battle for ballot access

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez this week backed the state Forward Party’s pending case before a federal appeals court that seeks to get its candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. He argued that New Mexicans “deserve real competition at the polls."

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 538

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez this week backed the state Forward Party’s pending case before a federal appeals court that seeks to get its candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

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New Mexico Forward Party Chair Bob Perls, a former state lawmaker whose campaign to run against incumbent U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján didn’t collect enough signatures to make the ballot,

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