New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-2-2 — Secretary of state; general duties
New Mexico § 1-2-2
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-2-2 (2026).
Text
The secretary of state shall: A. generally supervise all elections by administering the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] in its statewide application; B. prepare instructions for the conduct of election and registration matters in accordance with the laws of the state; C. advise county clerks, boards of county commissioners and boards of registration as to the proper methods of performing their duties prescribed by the Election Code; D. report possible violations of the Election Code of which the secretary of state has knowledge to the district attorney or the attorney general for prosecution; E. cause to be published in book form and distributed to the county clerk of each county for use by precinct boards [election boards] a sufficient number of copies of the Election Code as it is fr
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-2-2, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 23; 1975, ch. 255, § 8; 1995,
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 § 1-2-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-2-2.