New Mexico Statutes

§ 1-14-12 — Disposition of deposit in impoundment proceedings

New Mexico § 1-14-12
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 1Elections
Art. 14Contests and Recounts

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-14-12 (2026).

Text

If the petitioner shall successfully prosecute an election content [contest] or recount proceeding that results in a change in his favor the court shall refund to him the deposit required under Section 1-14-9 NMSA 1978 less any amount expended for guarding and preserving the impounded ballots. In all other cases there shall be no refund. Any amounts not refunded shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for credit to the state general fund.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 3-14-16.4, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 249, § 5.

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