New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-12-37 — Conduct of election; voting machines; verification of returns
New Mexico § 1-12-37
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-12-37 (2026).
Text
Two election officials of different parties shall verify that the counter settings registered on the machine-printed returns are legible. The machine-printed returns shall show the number of votes cast for each candidate and the number of votes cast for and against any constitutional amendment or other question submitted, and the return shall be signed by each member of the precinct board [election board] and two watchers of opposing interest, if there be such.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-12-61.1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 358, § 2; 1977, ch. 222, § 43;
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 § 1-12-37, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-12-37.