Section 1-8-39.1 - Declaration of pre-primary designation; certification by secretary of stateA. Not later than six days after the dates for filing declarations of candidacy by pre-primary convention designation, the secretary of state shall certify to the chairman of each state political party the names of that party's candidates for office of United States representative or for other statewide office who have filed their declarations of candidacy by convention designation and have otherwise complied with the requirements of the Primary Election Law [1-8-10 to 1-8-52 NMSA 1978]. B. No person shall be placed in nomination at the convention unless he has been certified by the secretary of state.