New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 14 - Contests and Recounts

Section 1-14-1 - Contest of elections; who may contest. - Any unsuccessful candidate for nomination or election to any public...

Section 1-14-2 - Contest of elections; status of person holding certificate. - In case of a contest of an election, the person...

Section 1-14-3 - Contest of election; filing of complaint. - Any action to contest an election shall be commenced by...

Section 1-14-4 - Contest of election; judgment; effect; costs. - Judgment shall be rendered in favor of the party for...

Section 1-14-5 - Contest of election; appeal. - An appeal shall lie from any judgment or decree entered...

Section 1-14-6 - Contest of election; preservation of ballots. - Either the contestant or contestee, within the time provided by...

Section 1-14-7 - Contest of election; disqualification of trial judge. - Any election contest shall be an action or proceeding within...

Section 1-14-8 - Impounding ballots; ballots defined. - As used in Sections 1-14-9 through 1-14-12 NMSA 1978, "ballots"...

Section 1-14-9 - Impounding ballots; application for court order; deposit required. - Any candidate in an election may petition the district court...

Section 1-14-10 - Order of impoundment; contents. - The court order of impoundment shall specify the items of...

Section 1-14-11 - Impoundment; subsequent orders; access; termination of order. - A. The party petitioning the court for the original order...

Section 1-14-12 - Disposition of deposit in impoundment proceedings. - If the petitioner shall successfully prosecute an election content [contest]...

Section 1-14-13 - Post-election duties; proof that no corruption occurred; rejection of ballots. - A. In any election contest a prima facie showing that...

Section 1-14-13.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 75; repealed by Laws...

Section 1-14-13.2 - Post-election duties; voting system check. - A. At least ninety days prior to each general election,...

Section 1-14-13.3 - General election audit. - The secretary of state shall issue rules for the conduct...

Section 1-14-14 - Recounts; rechecks; application. - A. Whenever any candidate believes that any error or fraud...

Section 1-14-15 - Recounts; rechecks; cost of proceedings. - A. An applicant for a recount shall deposit with the...

Section 1-14-16 - Recount or recheck proceedings. - A. Immediately after filing of the application for recount or...

Section 1-14-17 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 3-14-21, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....

Section 1-14-18 - Recount; recheck; recanvass by canvassing boards. - A. Immediately upon receipt of the certificate of recount or...

Section 1-14-19 - Recount; recheck; candidate for district judge. - If a recount or recheck is demanded on the election...

Section 1-14-20 - Recounts; rechecks; appointment of a special master. - If the judge of the district court for the county,...

Section 1-14-21 - Recounts; rechecks; mandamus. - If the state canvassing board, the county canvassing board, secretary...

Section 1-14-22 - Contests and recounts; provisional, absentee and other paper ballots; use of ballot images. - A. The secretary of state shall issue rules governing and...

Section 1-14-23 - Recount procedures. - A. To ensure the accuracy of electronic vote tabulating systems,...

Section 1-14-24 - Automatic recounts; elections for state and federal offices; procedures. - A. An automatic recount of the vote is required when...

Section 1-14-24 - Automatic recounts; elections for state and federal offices; procedures. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. An automatic recount of the vote is required when...

Section 1-14-25 - Automatic recounts; expenses. - The secretary of state shall reimburse the counties for the...