The county clerk shall provide at least four sample ballots for use in each precinct. Two of the sample ballots shall be displayed for public inspection on the outside of the polling place and two on the inside. The sample ballots shall be displayed throughout election day. It is a petty misdemeanor for any person to deface, alter, remove or in any way destroy the sample ballots displayed for public inspection at the polling place during the hours the election is being conducted.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-10-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 210; 1977, ch. 124, § 5; 1981, ch. 143, § 4; 2009, ch. 150, § 14.
Cross references. — For offenses and penalties, see 1-20-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, deleted former Subsection A, which required the county clerk to provide sample ballots that show the entire front of the voting machine.
Structure 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.