The county clerk shall, at least twenty-one days prior to a statewide election, give notice of the election. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-11-1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 211; 2019, ch. 212, § 106. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For notice of referendum election, see 1-17-14 NMSA 1978. For date for holding general elections, […]
Unless an objection to the use of a particular voting machine is filed in the district court within two days after it is prepared, inspected and sealed, the voting machine when certified to be correct by the county clerk shall be conclusively presumed to be properly prepared for the election. Any objection so filed shall […]
A. Voting machines shall be delivered to the assigned precinct polling place at least three days before the polls are required to be opened. The election supplies and the keys of voting machines shall be delivered to the presiding judge at least one hour before the polls are required to be opened. B. The county […]
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-11-13, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 222; 1985, ch. 207, § 30; 1991, ch. 105, § 22; 1993, ch. 314, § 53; 1993, ch. 316, § 53; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-11-12 NMSA 1978, as […]
History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 9; 2007, ch. 336, § 14; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-11-12.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 9, relating to distribution of voter information, effective July 1, 2011. For provisions of […]
Upon the written request of a qualified political party, a candidate, an election-related organization or an election observer, the secretary of state shall send to the requester an index of all voters and their addresses, their party affiliation, their precinct, their voter history, their unique identifier and their early or absentee voting status in any […]
Prior to election day, the secretary of state shall cause to be printed in the tally sheets and statements of canvass, in the proper places and under the proper designations, the names of all candidates appearing on the official ballot. The secretary shall approve a county’s use of computer-based tally sheets upon recommendation of the […]
Signature rosters, checklists of registered voters and tally sheets shall be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-11-17, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 226; 1977, ch. 222, § 33; 1981, ch. 137, § 4; 1985, ch. 207, § 31; 1991, ch. 105, § 23. ANNOTATIONS Cross […]
The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the signature roster certificates, checklist of registered voter’s certificates and the precinct board [election board] member’s oath. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-11-19, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 228; 1971, ch. 317, § 19; 1981, ch. 137, § 5; 1985, ch. 207, § 32; 1991, […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 105, § 44 repealed 1-11-17 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 124, § 7, relating to affidavits for assistance, form, effective April 2, 1991. For provisions of former section, see the 1990 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
The secretary of state shall prescribe the types and number of election supplies to be used in the precincts. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-11-27.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 34. ANNOTATIONS Rubber stamps for write-in candidate not necessary supplies. — Under the former statutory provision calling for necessary election supplies to be delivered […]
A. There is created in the state treasury the “election fund” solely for the purposes of: (1) paying the costs of conducting and administering statewide elections required by the Election Code; (2) reimbursing the counties for the costs of conducting and administering statewide elections required by the Election Code; (3) paying the administrative costs of […]
The notice of election shall, as applicable: A. give notice of the election; B. set forth the purpose of the election; C. list the ballot question or questions to be voted on by voters of any precinct of the county other than those questions that have been published by the secretary of state; D. list […]
A. The notice of election shall be published at least once, not more than twenty-one nor less than seven days before election day. B. The notice of election shall be published in a legal newspaper as provided in Section 14-11-2 NMSA 1978. C. If no legal newspaper is published in the county, the notice of […]
A. The county clerk may amend the notice of election between the time of its issuance and the day of election to provide for any corrections or to supply any omissions. B. Upon petition of any voter that an error or omission has occurred in the notice of election, the district court may forthwith order […]
Forty-two days before the election, the county clerk may begin to prepare, inspect, certify and seal electronic voting machines that are to be used in the election, and such preparation, inspection, certification and sealing shall continue until all machines are prepared, inspected, certified and sealed. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-11-6, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. […]
When preparing, inspecting and sealing voting machines, the county clerk shall: A. certify to the secretary of state and the county chair of each political party participating in the election the type and serial number of each voting machine intended to be used in each polling location, by precinct number, where applicable; B. prepare, in […]
All programming of vote tabulating machines shall be tested under the supervision of the county clerk. The machines shall be programmed so that votes will be counted in accordance with the specifications for electronic voting machines. History: 1978 Comp., § 1-11-6.1, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 207, § 26; 1991, ch. 105, § 21; 2011, […]
Immediately after each electronic voting machine has been prepared for the election, the county clerk shall prepare a written certificate, which shall be filed in the county clerk’s office. A copy of the certificate shall be posted on the voting machine, and one copy shall be forwarded to the secretary of state. The certificate shall […]
A. At least three days before preparing any type of voting machine for an election, the county clerk shall send notice to the county chair of each political party having a candidate on the ballot in the election. The notice shall state the times when and places where the voting machines will be prepared. B. […]
