The secretary of state shall prescribe the duties of the precinct board [election board], including duties that, during the conduct of the election, the presiding judge may reassign between judges and election clerks. Copies of such duties shall be furnished to each county clerk, and the clerk shall distribute them to each precinct.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-3.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 36; 2011, ch. 137, § 82.
ANNOTATIONS
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 283, effective April 3, 2019, provided that references in the Election Code to “precinct board”, shall be deemed to be references to “election board”, as that term is defined in Section 1-1-13 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For secretary of state providing instructions for precinct board, see 1-2-4 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, authorized the secretary of state to prescribe duties and permitted presiding judges to reassign the duties during the election to judges and election clerks.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 26 Am. Jur. 2d Elections §§ 325, 365.
29 C.J.S. Elections § 192.