A. The secretary of state shall provide:
(1) instructions for the precinct board [election board], which shall include a brief nontechnical explanation of its duties as required by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]; and
(2) a single training manual containing standard guidelines for the operations and processes of statewide elections, including pre-election day activities, election-day activities and post-election-day activities. Separate manuals for voting systems may be provided for each county, or if the single training manual is in a looseleaf binder format, sections for the voting systems used in a given county may be inserted in the training manual for that county.
B. When any specific duty is imposed by the instructions issued under the Election Code, the duty shall be deemed to be a requirement of the law.