Only the members of the precinct board [election board], candidates or their representatives, representatives of the news media and lawfully appointed challengers and watchers may be present while the votes are being counted and tallied. Only members of the precinct board [election board] shall handle ballots, signature rosters or tally sheets or take part in the counting and tallying.
§ 1-12-29 NMSA 1978
Conduct of election; counting and tallying; who may be present
1953 Comp., § 3-12-51, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 287; 1987, ch. 249, § 36.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.