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§ 1-12-30 NMSA 1978

Conduct of election; disposition of signature roster, checklist of registered voters and machine-printed return reporting unofficial returns

1953 Comp., § 3-12-53, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 289; 1977, ch. 222, § 40; 1987, ch. 327, § 15; 1991, ch. 105, § 31; 2011, ch. 137, § 95.

A. After all certificates have been executed, the presiding judge and the two election judges shall place the checklist of registered voters voting and one copy of the machine-printed returns in the stamped, addressed envelope provided for that purpose and immediately mail it to the secretary of state.

B. The signature roster, the machine-printed returns and the removable media storage device shall be returned to the county clerk. The signature roster, the machine-printed returns and the removable media storage device shall not be placed in the ballot box.

C. Signature rosters and machine-printed returns in the custody of the county clerk may be destroyed only pursuant to Section 1-12-69 NMSA 1978.

D. The county clerk shall report the unofficial total returns for the county to the secretary of state within ten hours after the polls close.

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.