2-11-8.1. Restrictions on campaign activities and contributions.
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A. A lobbyist shall not serve as a campaign chair, treasurer or fundraising chair for a candidate for the legislature or other state office.
B. It is unlawful during the prohibited period, as that term is defined in Section 1-19- 34.1 NMSA 1978, for any lobbyist or lobbyist's employer to contribute to or act as an agent or intermediary for political contributions to or arrange for the making of political contributions to the campaign funds of any statewide elected official or legislator or any candidate for those offices.
History: 1978 Comp., § 2-11-8.1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 23; 1995, ch. 153, § 21; 2016, ch. 13, § 5; 2023, ch. 39, § 89.