Democratic Party of New Mexico Pre-Primary Convention

This is the official Call for the DPNM 2022 Pre-Primary Election Nominating Convention. As stated in Article II, Rule 4.1.1 in the DPNM Rules, the Call shall be issued at least 60 days prior to the date of the convention.

The 2022 Pre-Primary Election Nominating convention shall be held on Saturday, March 05, 2022 at the Roswell Convention Center (912 N Main St, Roswell, NM 88201).

Required Business of the Pre-Primary Convention

We are required to hold the Pre-Primary Convention per state law and DPNM Rules. At the convention, delegates from all New Mexico counties will vote for their preferred Democratic candidate for each statewide and federal office up for election in 2022. Each candidate who receives 20% or more of the votes of convention delegates will be placed on the primary ballot. In each contested race, the candidate who receives the most convention delegate votes will be listed first on the primary ballot, with other candidates listed in descending order. Convention delegates will also consider adoption of a new Democratic Party platform.