A. If an error or omission has occurred in the printed ballot, the district court, upon petition of any voter, may order the county clerk to forthwith correct the error or supply the omission, or immediately show cause why the error should not be corrected or the omission should not be supplied.
B. If any error occurs in the printing on the ballot of the name of any candidate or in the designation of the office for which he is nominated, the ballot shall nevertheless be counted for such candidate for the office for which he was nominated as shown by the certificate of nomination.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-10-13, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 208.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 26 Am. Jur. 2d Elections § 316.
29 C.J.S. Elections § 173.
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.