Except for absentee ballots and unless otherwise provided by law, a voter shall not receive a paper ballot from any person other than from a member of the precinct board [election board] or at an alternate voting location. No person other than a member of the precinct board [election board] or officer authorized by law shall deliver a paper ballot to any voter.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-85, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 54; 2009, ch. 150, § 20; 2011, ch. 137, § 99.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 283, effective April 3, 2019, provided that references in the Election Code to "precinct board", shall be deemed to be references to "election board", as that term is defined in Section 1-1-13 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, eliminated the restriction that prohibited a voter from receiving a paper ballot from a polling place where the voter is not authorized to vote.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, at the beginning of the sentence, added "Except for absentee ballots and"; after "shall not receive", deleted "an emergency"; after "authorized to vote", added "or at an alternate early voting location"; and after "law shall deliver", deleted "an emergency".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 12 - Conduct of Elections
Section 1-12-1 - Conduct of election; opening and closing of polls.
Section 1-12-2 - Conduct of election; precinct board [election board] attendance.
Section 1-12-2.1 - Precinct board [Election board] work shift option.
Section 1-12-3 - Conduct of election; precinct board [election board] duties.
Section 1-12-4 - Conduct of election; maintenance of order.
Section 1-12-4.1 - Conduct of elections; suspension of certain voter identification requirements.
Section 1-12-5 - Conduct of election; state police; other peace officers.
Section 1-12-6 - Conduct of election; memoranda of actions or omissions.
Section 1-12-7 - Conduct of election; persons not permitted to vote.
Section 1-12-7.1 - Voter lists; signature rosters; checklist of voters; use during election.
Section 1-12-7.2 - Voter whose name is not on list or roster.
Section 1-12-7.3 - Signature rosters and checklists of voters; contents.
Section 1-12-7.4 - Signature roster; checklist of voters; voter list; number; distribution.
Section 1-12-8 - Conduct of election; provisional voting.
Section 1-12-9.1 - Recompiled.
Section 1-12-10 - Conduct of election; voter's name, address and signature.
Section 1-12-10.1 - Conduct of elections; voting information.
Section 1-12-12 - Conduct of election; eligibility for assistance.
Section 1-12-13 - Conduct of election; aid or assistance to voter in marking ballot.
Section 1-12-15 - Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter.
Section 1-12-16 - Conduct of election; type of assistance.
Section 1-12-18 - Conduct of election; disclosure of vote.
Section 1-12-19.1 - Recompiled.
Section 1-12-20 - Conduct of election; interposing challenges.
Section 1-12-21 - Conduct of election; challenges; entries.
Section 1-12-22 - Conduct of election; challenges; disposition.
Section 1-12-23 - Conduct of election; voting machines; instructions.
Section 1-12-25.1 - Procedures for voting on electronic vote tabulator systems.
Section 1-12-25.3 - Provisional paper ballots; required information.
Section 1-12-25.4 - Provisional paper ballots; disposition.
Section 1-12-26 - Conduct of election; closing polls.
Section 1-12-27 - Conduct of election; arrival of voter after closing time.
Section 1-12-28 - Conduct of election; election certificate.
Section 1-12-29 - Conduct of election; counting and tallying; who may be present.
Section 1-12-29.1 - Qualifying provisional, absentee and other paper ballots.
Section 1-12-30.1 - Voter lists; signature rosters; disposition after the polls close.
Section 1-12-31 - Conduct of election; disposition of ballot boxes and other election materials.
Section 1-12-32 - Conduct of election; return of ballot boxes and election materials.
Section 1-12-33 - Conduct of election; office of county clerk to remain open.
Section 1-12-34 - Conduct of election; copies of election return certificates.
Section 1-12-37 - Conduct of election; voting machines; verification of returns.
Section 1-12-39 - Conduct of election; voting machine; completion of locking procedures.
Section 1-12-42 - Conduct of election; employees; time to vote.
Section 1-12-43 - Emergency situations.
Section 1-12-51 - Paper ballots; unauthorized receipt or delivery of paper ballot.
Section 1-12-55 - Paper ballots; marking.
Section 1-12-57 - Paper ballots; procedure after marking.
Section 1-12-59 - Viewing marked paper ballot.
Section 1-12-61 - Removal of paper ballots from polling place.
Section 1-12-62 - Paper ballots; spoiled or defaced.
Section 1-12-63 - Election judges; unused paper ballots.
Section 1-12-65 - Emergency situations; paper ballots; counting and tallying procedures.
Section 1-12-67 - Paper ballots to be placed in ballot box.
Section 1-12-68 - Paper ballots; county canvass; when recount is required.
Section 1-12-69 - Disposition of paper ballots.
Section 1-12-70 - Reporting of vote totals by precinct; voting data maintained by precinct.