New Mexico Forward Party makes its case for ballot access before a federal judge

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 533

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Attorneys for the New Mexico Forward Party on Friday told a federal judge that New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver held minor party candidates to an unfairly burdensome standard to qualify for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election ballot.

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Even though the state Forward Party officially qualified as a minor party in New Mexico earlier this year, its small voter base has meant that …

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