History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-43, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 279; 1987, ch. 249, § 34; 1991, ch. 105, § 29; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-12-25 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 279, relating to […]
A voter using an electronic vote tabulator system to vote shall: A. receive a ballot issued by the precinct board [election board]; B. take the ballot to a voting booth and, with the writing utensil provided, mark it in accordance with the instructions for that ballot type; and C. feed the ballot into the electronic […]
A. If a voter is required to vote on a provisional paper ballot, the presiding judge or election judge shall give the voter written instructions on how the voter may determine whether the vote was counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reason it was not counted. B. The secretary of state shall […]
A. At a minimum, the following information shall be printed on the outer envelope for a provisional paper ballot: (1) the name and signature of the voter; (2) the voter’s registered address, both present and former if applicable; (3) the voter’s date of birth; (4) the reason for using the ballot; (5) the precinct and […]
A. Upon closing of the polls, provisional paper ballots shall be delivered to the county clerk, who shall determine if the ballots will be counted prior to certification of the election. B. A provisional paper ballot shall not be counted if the registered voter did not sign either the signature roster or the ballot’s envelope. […]
When the polls are closed, the precinct board [election board] shall proclaim that fact aloud at the place of election. After the proclamation no voter shall cast a vote. However, if at the hour of closing there are other voters in the polling place, or in line at the door, who are qualified to vote […]
Any person who arrives at the polling place after the time provided for closing the polls is not entitled to vote, even though the polls are open when he arrives. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-46, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 282.
A. If polling hours are extended by court order or any other order pursuant to a state law in effect at least ten days before the date of that election, during the extended hours, a voter shall vote only on a provisional paper ballot. B. A provisional paper ballot cast pursuant to this section shall […]
Immediately upon the closing of the polls, the precinct board [election board] shall complete and sign a certificate which shall state: “We certify the __________ election complete with the voting of voting machine number __________ by voter number __________ on the signature roster.” History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-47, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § […]
Only the members of the precinct board [election board], candidates or their representatives, representatives of the news media and lawfully appointed challengers and watchers may be present while the votes are being counted and tallied. Only members of the precinct board [election board] shall handle ballots, signature rosters or tally sheets or take part in […]
A. The secretary of state shall issue rules to create a uniform process and set of criteria for deciding if provisional, absentee and other paper ballots shall be counted. B. When qualifying provisional, absentee and other paper ballots, middle initials, suffixes and addresses shall not be dispositive as to whether that person’s ballot is qualified […]
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 […]
A. After all certificates have been executed, the presiding judge and the two election judges shall place the checklist of registered voters voting and one copy of the machine-printed returns in the stamped, addressed envelope provided for that purpose and immediately mail it to the secretary of state. B. The signature roster, the machine-printed returns […]
A. After the polls are closed, the signature roster shall be properly certified by the precinct board [election board] and returned to the county clerk with the election returns destined for the county clerk. The precinct voter list marked for the secretary of state shall be returned to the secretary of state with the election […]
A. The following election returns and materials shall not be placed in the ballot box and shall be returned immediately to the county clerk along with the locked ballot box: (1) the number on the numbered seal affixed to secure the ballot box or one ballot box key in an envelope addressed to the county […]
A. Unless the ballot box, election returns and materials are delivered to the county clerk within twenty-four hours after the polls are closed, the vote in the precinct shall not be canvassed or made a part of the final election results except upon order of the district court after finding that the delay in the […]
The county clerk or some duly authorized deputy or assistant shall keep the office of the county clerk continuously open for twenty-four hours next after the closing of the polls for any primary, general or statewide special election. The office shall be kept open for the purpose of receiving the ballot boxes, election returns and […]
Upon completion of the certificate of returns, the presiding judge shall deliver all returns to the county clerk on election night with the exception of the one legible copy from each voting machine posted on the outside of the entrance door to the polling place. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-58, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. […]
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-59, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 295; 1981, ch. 149, § 6; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-12-35 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 295, relating to closing polls and locking voting […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 149, § 10, repealed 1-12-36 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 358, § 1, relating to the procedure for opening voting machines, effective June 19, 1981.
