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SANTA FE 鈥� The push to fill a leadership void at the helm of New Mexico鈥檚 Republican Party will be put on hold for at least the next month.

The state GOP had planned to elect a new party chair in Las Cruces last weekend, but the planned leadership vote ultimately was delayed due to a lack of quorum.

Unable to hold a vote under party rules, the party announced its state central committee would reconvene on July 25 in Albuquerque, though there鈥檚 no guarantee there will be a quorum present at that meeting either.

鈥淭he Republican Party of New Mexico remains committed to ensuring that all actions are conducted in accordance with the party's governing rules and procedures,鈥� the party announced this week.

Under the party鈥檚 current rules, at least two-thirds of central committee members must be present in order for a valid leadership election to take place. The quorum requirement had previously been set at 50% before being increased last year, according to state GOP Executive Director Leticia Mu帽oz.

However, the state Democratic Party seized on the GOP鈥檚 planned meeting redo, saying it鈥檚 evidence of simmering fissures and other issues within the state Republican Party.

鈥淎ll they do these days is fight each other, and after one embarrassing failure after another, not even enough of them cared enough to show up to the meeting called to replace their state chair,鈥� state Democratic Party spokesman Daniel Garcia said in a statement.

The state Republican Party鈥檚 current chairmanship vacancy was prompted by a state judge ordering the party鈥檚 previous chairwoman, Amy Barela, to step down from her post late last month for violating internal rules.

Specifically, the lawsuit that prompted the judge鈥檚 ruling hinged on claims Barela and other top state GOP officials violated party rules intended to ensure neutrality in contested primary races.

Since the Supreme Court denied the Republican Party鈥檚 appeal of the judge鈥檚 order, state GOP 1st Vice Chair Mike Nelson has been the party鈥檚 interim chairman and highest-ranking official.

In a twist, the recent list of candidates running to be the Republican Party鈥檚 next chair included Barela, who was defeated in her reelection bid to the Otero County Commission this month.

Meanwhile, the Republican Party鈥檚 leadership saga has been playing out with less than five months to go until the November general election, which features all statewide offices on the ballot.

Democrats currently hold a stranglehold on all statewide elected offices in New Mexico, and a Republican has not won a statewide race since former Supreme Court Justice Judith Nakamura did so in 2016. 

Once they鈥檙e able to fill their current leadership void, New Mexico Republicans will meet again in December 鈥� just after the general election 鈥� to vote on party leadership for the next two years.

Dan Boyd covers state government and politics for the Journal in Santa Fe. Follow him on X at @DanBoydNM or reach him via email at dboyd@abqjournal.com.