Once the ballot box has been locked by the precinct board [election board] after its first count and tally, no person shall open the ballot box or remove its contents except by court order or as otherwise provided by the Election Code.
§ 1-13-14 NMSA 1978
Post-election duties; opening the ballot box
1953 Comp., § 3-13-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 317; 2015, ch. 145, § 70.
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.