The county clerk shall prepare and supply the ballots used in elections conducted under the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]. The secretary of state may assist in preparing and supplying ballots. Ballots other than those prepared by the county clerk or secretary of state shall not be used.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-10-11.2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 25; 2007, ch. 337, § 12.
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, permitted the secretary of state to assist in preparing and supplying ballots.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 10 - Ballots and Ballot Labels
Section 1-10-2 - Ballots; duty to provide.
Section 1-10-3 - Ballots; uniformity.
Section 1-10-4 - Ballots; preparation.
Section 1-10-5 - Ballots; printing.
Section 1-10-6 - Ballots; name to be printed; similar names; names not to be printed.
Section 1-10-7 - Ballots; name shall appear but once; exceptions.
Section 1-10-8 - Ballots; order of offices and ballot questions.
Section 1-10-8 - Ballots; order of offices and ballot questions. (Effective January 1, 2023.)
Section 1-10-8.1 - Ballots; order of candidate names; party position on ballot.
Section 1-10-9 - Ballots; errors and omissions.
Section 1-10-10 - Ballots; sample.
Section 1-10-11 - Sample ballots; penalty.
Section 1-10-12 - Paper ballots; general requirements.