The act of denying a watcher or an election observer, who has presented a written appointment to the precinct board [election board] and who is not interfering with the orderly conduct of the election, the right to be present at the polling place or denying a watcher or election observer the right to witness the precinct board [election board] in the conduct of its duties is a petty misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-28, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 49; 2011, ch. 137, § 27.
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.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, included election observers within the scope of this section and permitted watchers and election observers to exercise their rights if they not interfering with the orderly conduct of the election.