The act of denying a challenger, 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 challenger the right to challenge voters and view the signature rosters or checklist […]
A. An election-related organization may in a statewide or special election appoint watchers in a county if the organization provides a written notice to the secretary of state at least seven days prior to serving as a watcher during early voting, the election date or the ballot qualification period for mailed ballots in a statewide […]
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-26, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 47; 1987, ch. 249, § 5; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-2-28 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 47, relating to watchers, qualifications and restrictions, effective […]
A. Upon presentation to a precinct board [election board] of a written appointment, a watcher or election observer may: (1) be present at any time from the time the precinct board [election board] convenes at the polling place until the completion of the precinct board’s [election board’s] duties after the polls close; (2) be permitted […]
A. The secretary of state shall prepare and furnish to each county: (1) sufficient forms, blanks, records, files or other equipment deemed necessary by him for the registration of voters, including suitable instructions concerning their use for each registration officer; (2) printed forms of additional election certificates; and (3) instructions to voters which shall set […]
The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of a multipurpose certificate of registration, which shall be printed in English and Spanish. The certificate of registration form shall be clear and understandable to the average person and shall include brief but sufficient instructions to enable the qualified elector to complete the form. The certificate of […]
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 […]
A. The county chair of each political party represented on a partisan ballot may appoint in writing county canvass observers. A candidate for elected office and an election-related organization in a statewide or special election may each appoint county canvass observers in a county if the candidate or organization makes a written request to the […]
A. The state chair of each political party represented on a partisan ballot may appoint in writing state canvass observers. A candidate for elected office in a statewide election and an election-related organization in a statewide or special election may each appoint state canvass observers if the candidate or organization makes a written request to […]
A. The secretary of state shall provide: (1) instructions for the precinct board [election board], which shall include a brief nontechnical explanation of its duties as required by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]; and (2) a single training manual containing standard guidelines for the operations and processes of statewide elections, including pre-election day […]
In carrying out his duties under the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], the secretary of state shall, once before each and every statewide election, cause to be organized and conducted at convenient places and times in this state seminars on the administration of the Election Code. The secretary of state shall send written notice […]
A. The county clerk on or before forty-two days next preceding a statewide election shall appoint the necessary election boards for that election, and before twenty-one days next preceding a special election the county clerk shall appoint the necessary election boards for that election. The appointment of the members of each election board shall be […]
A. In order to qualify as a member of the election board, a person shall: (1) be a voter of the county in which the person is appointed to serve; (2) be able to read and write; (3) have the necessary capacity to carry out an election board member’s functions with acceptable skill and dispatch; […]
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-9, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 14; 1987, ch. 249, § 1; 1991, ch. 105, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 1-2-8, repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284 repealed 1-2-8 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, […]
A. Not less than twenty-one days prior to the date for appointing members of election boards, the county clerk shall publish a notice once in a newspaper of general circulation to the effect that election boards are to be appointed for the specified number of precincts, stating the number of persons composing each board and […]
