Polls shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. on the date required by law for the election and shall be closed at 7:00 p.m. on the same day. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 237; 1985, ch. 205, § 1; 1987, ch. 226, § 2. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For […]
A. A voter at the polls shall announce the voter’s name and address in an audible tone of voice. When a judge or election clerk finds the voter’s name in the signature roster, the judge or election clerk shall in like manner repeat the name of the voter. The judge or election clerk shall then […]
A. The secretary of state shall provide voting information, which the county clerks shall display, in accordance with the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, in each polling place and in each county clerk’s office and at any location where voting is taking place. B. The county clerk shall ensure that in each polling […]
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-14, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 250; 1985, ch. 207, § 33; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-12-11 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 250, relating to conduct of elections and entries […]
A voter may request assistance in voting only if the voter: A. is blind; B. is physically disabled; C. is unable to read or write; D. is a member of a language minority who has an inability to read well enough to exercise the elective franchise; or E. requires assistance in operating the voting system […]
A. When a voter who is eligible for assistance pursuant to Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978 requires assistance in marking a ballot or using the voting system, the voter shall announce this fact before receiving the ballot or using the voting system. B. The voter’s request for assistance shall be noted by the voter’s name in […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 259, § 3 repealed 1-12-14 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 124, § 9, relating to oral translation of affidavit for language minorities, effective June 16, 1989.
A. In any election, if a voter who has requested assistance in marking the ballot is blind, has a physical disability, has an inability to read or write or is a member of a language minority who has requested assistance pursuant to Subsection D of Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978, the voter may be accompanied into […]
Persons providing assistance to a voter may assist the voter in reading and marking the ballot or using the voting system. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-32, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 268; 2007, ch. 337, § 14. ANNOTATIONS The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, permitted persons to provide assistance to a voter […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 259, § 3 repealed 1-12-17 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 269, relating to return of affidavit, effective June 16, 1989.
An election official, a member of the precinct board [election board], a watcher or a challenger shall not disclose the name of any candidate for whom any voter has voted. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-34, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 270; 2009, ch. 251, § 12. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 156, § 3, repealed 1-12-19 NMSA 1978, relating to write-in votes at general elections, effective June 19, 1981.
History: 1978 Comp., § 1-12-19.1, enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 156, § 2; 1983, ch. 232, § 15; 1991, ch. 105, § 27; 2005, ch. 270, § 69; 2009, ch. 150, § 15; 2011, ch. 137, § 89; 2014, ch. 40, § 9; 2014, ch. 81, § 9; recompiled and amended as § 1-8 66 […]
Precinct board [Election board] members, excepting those members scheduled to work only the second shift, shall present themselves at the polling place not later than 6:00 a.m. on the date required by law for the election. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-2, enacted by laws 1969, ch. 240, § 238; 1977, ch. 222, § 35; 1985, […]
A. The county clerk may choose to schedule precinct board [election board] members into two work shifts on election day and also may determine the length of each shift for each precinct board [election board] member so long as the first shift begins at least one hour before the polls open. B. If the county […]
A challenge may be interposed by a member of the precinct board [election board] or by a party challenger for the following reasons: A. the person offering to vote is not registered to vote; B. the person offering to vote is listed among those persons to whom an absentee ballot was mailed; C. the person […]
When a challenge is interposed, the judges or election clerks shall enter the word “CHALLENGED” under the notation headings in the signature rosters, along with the reason for the challenge, the time the challenge was made and the name and title of the person interposing the challenge. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-38, enacted by Laws […]
Challenges shall be handled as follows: A. if the challenge is unanimously affirmed by the presiding judge and the two election judges, the person shall be furnished a provisional paper ballot. The election clerks shall enter such voter’s name in the checklist of registered voters, and the voter shall sign the voter’s name in the […]
Before each voter receives a ballot, a member of the precinct board [election board] shall, so far as possible, instruct the voter on the voting process and call the voter’s attention to the posted sample ballot. If any voter asks for further information before completing the voting process, the judges or election clerks shall provide […]
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-42, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 278; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 150, § 37. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2009, ch. 150, § 37 repealed 1-12-24 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 278, relating to conduct of election, voting machines, inspection of face after vote, […]
