A. As used in the Election Code, “publication”, unless otherwise provided in the constitution of New Mexico or the Election Code, means publication for the required number of times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. “Publication in Spanish” means publication for the required number of times in an official Spanish language newspaper as set forth in section 14-11-13 N.M. Stat. Ann. or any other Spanish language newspaper that meets the requirements of Section 14-11-2 N.M. Stat. Ann. if such newspaper exists in the county and is of general circulation in the county.

B. In addition to publication as required by Subsection A of this section, any publication required of:

(1)     the secretary of state shall also be posted in the office of the secretary of state and on the secretary of state’s web site; and

(2)     the county clerk shall also be posted in the office of the county clerk and on the county’s web site, if the county maintains a web site.