New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-12-26 — Conduct of election; closing polls
New Mexico § 1-12-26
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-12-26 (2026).
Text
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 and have not been able to do so since appearing, the polls shall be kept open a sufficient time to enable them to vote. In the instructions to the precinct board [election board] the secretary of state shall specify procedures whereby the precinct board [election board] shall determine the identity of the last person in line at the time the polls closed.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-12-45, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 281; 1977, ch. 222, § 39.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 1-1-1
Election Code§ 1-1-1.1
Purpose of [Election] Code§ 1-1-10
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
New registrant§ 1-1-18
Oath includes affirmation§ 1-1-19
Elections covered by code§ 1-1-2
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 1-12-26, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-12-26.