The county clerk shall deliver presidential ballots to the absent voter precincts at the same time and in the same manner as that specified for absentee ballots in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] except that all presidential ballots received by the county clerk not later than the time of closing of the polls shall be delivered to the absent voter precincts and processed the same as any other absentee ballot.
§ 1-21-10 NMSA 1978
Delivery of presidential ballots to absent voter precincts
Known as the Federal Voting Rights Compliance Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (14 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Richard Martinez v. New Mexico Parole Board Dareld L. Kerby, Warden (1993)
Most recently applied in Richard Martinez v. New Mexico Parole Board Dareld L. Kerby, Warden (April 1993)
1953 Comp., § 3-21-10, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 322, § 10.
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.