A. An automatic recount of the vote is required when the canvass of returns indicates that the margin between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for an office, the margin between those supporting and those opposing a ballot question or the margin affecting the outcome of a nonpartisan judicial retention election is […]
The secretary of state shall reimburse the counties for the costs of conducting an automatic recount with money appropriated to the secretary. In the event that current year appropriations to the secretary of state do not cover the cost of an automatic recount, the secretary may apply to the state board of finance for an […]
Any action to contest an election shall be commenced by filing a verified complaint of contest in the district court of the county where either of the parties resides. Such complaint shall be filed no later than thirty days from issuance of the certificate of nomination or issuance of the certificate of election to the […]
Judgment shall be rendered in favor of the party for whom a majority of the legal votes shall be proven to have been cast, and shall be to the effect that he is entitled to the office in controversy with all the privileges, powers and emoluments belonging thereto and for his costs. If the contestant […]
An appeal shall lie from any judgment or decree entered in the contest proceeding to the supreme court of New Mexico within the time and in the manner provided by law for civil appeals from the district court. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-14-13, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 338. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — […]
Either the contestant or contestee, within the time provided by the Election Code for the preservation of ballots, may give written notice with delivery confirmation to the county clerk of those counties wherein the contestant or contestee wishes the ballots preserved that a contest is pending in a designated court, and thereupon it is the […]
Any election contest shall be an action or proceeding within the meaning of Section 38-3-9 NMSA 1978. Any affidavit of disqualification shall be filed on or before the date when the answer is required to be filed to the notice of contest. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-14-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 340. […]
As used in Sections 1-14-9 through 1-14-12 NMSA 1978, “ballots” includes tally sheets, registration certificates, paper ballots, absentee ballots, statements of canvass, absentee ballot applications and absentee ballot registers, but does not include voting machines. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-14-16, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 249, § 1; 1987, ch. 249, § 44; 1987, ch. […]
Any candidate in an election may petition the district court for an order impounding ballots in one or more precincts within which he is a candidate. The action shall be brought in the district court for the county in which the precincts are located. The petition shall state what specific items of ballots are requested […]
