New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-12-15 — Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter
New Mexico § 1-12-15
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-12-15 (2026).
Text
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 the voting booth only by a person of the voter's own choice other than the voter's employer or an agent of that employer, an officer or agent of the voter's union or a candidate whose name appears on the ballot in this election.
B.The name of the person providing assistance to a voter pursuant to this section shall be recorded on the signature roster.
C.A person who provides assistance to a voter when the person knows the voter does not require assistance pursuant to Section 1-12-12 N
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-12-31, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 267; 1977, ch. 124, § 10;
Nearby Sections
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Qualified political party§ 1-1-11
Precinct§ 1-1-12
Consolidated precinct§ 1-1-13
Election board§ 1-1-14
Publication§ 1-1-15
Posting§ 1-1-16
Registration officer§ 1-1-16.1
Registration agent§ 1-1-16.2
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 1-12-15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-12-15.