New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-13-7 — Post-election duties; county canvass; when recheck is required
New Mexico § 1-13-7
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-13-7 (2026).
Text
A.If it appears that the defective returns cannot be corrected without a recheck of the voting machines, the county canvassing board shall immediately notify the district court in writing.
B.The district court shall fix a time and place which shall be not more than one week after receipt of notice from the county canvassing board for a recheck of the machines from the precinct.
C.The county clerk shall immediately notify the county chairmen of the political parties who participated in the election of the time and place of the recheck.
D.At the time and place set by the district court the recheck shall be conducted as provided in Section 1-13-9 NMSA 1978.
E.After the recheck, the election returns shall be corrected in duplicate to conform to the facts.
F.After being properly corrected
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-13-7.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 76.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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 § 1-13-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-13-7.