New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-20-4 — Unlawful opening of ballot box
New Mexico § 1-20-4
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-20-4 (2026).
Text
Unlawful opening of a ballot box consists of opening any ballot box or inspecting or removing the contents thereof without lawful authority, or conspiring with others to have the same done. Whoever commits unlawful opening of a ballot box is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-20-3, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 429.
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 § 1-20-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-20-4.