A. The board of county commissioners is ex officio the county canvassing board in each county.
B. The board of county commissioners may designate the board of registration to serve as the county canvassing board for the county. The designation shall be made in the polling place resolution adopted pursuant to Section 1-3-2 NMSA 1978 and is valid for all statewide and special elections conducted within the county until the expiration of the resolution.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-13-1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 303; 2019, ch. 212, § 120.
The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, added Subsection B.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 26 Am. Jur. 2d Elections § 395.
Injunction against canvassing of votes and declaring result of election, 1 A.L.R.2d 588.
29 C.J.S. Elections § 236.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 13 - Post-Election Duties
Section 1-13-1 - Post-election duties; county canvassing board.
Section 1-13-2 - Post-election duties; missing returns.
Section 1-13-4 - Post-election duties; county canvass; method.
Section 1-13-5 - Post-election duties; county canvass; defective returns; correction.
Section 1-13-7 - Post-election duties; county canvass; when recheck is required.
Section 1-13-8 - Post-election duties; county canvass; search for missing returns.
Section 1-13-9 - Post-election duties; county canvass; voting machine recheck.
Section 1-13-10 - Post-election duties; voting machine recheck; cost.
Section 1-13-11 - Post-election duties; tie vote.
Section 1-13-12 - Post-election duties; mandamus to compel canvass.
Section 1-13-13 - Post-election duties; county canvassing board; certifying results.
Section 1-13-14 - Post-election duties; opening the ballot box.
Section 1-13-15 - Post-election duties; statewide election; state canvass.
Section 1-13-16 - Post-election duties; secretary of state duties.
Section 1-13-17 - Post-election duties; nature of documents.
Section 1-13-18 - Post-election duties; state canvass; corrections.
Section 1-13-19 - Post-election duties; proceedings for contempt.
Section 1-13-20 - Post-election duties; expense of corrections.
Section 1-13-21 - Clearing voting systems; transferring ballots.
Section 1-13-22 - Post-election duties; responsibility for voting machines.
Section 1-13-23 - Post-election duties; records.
Section 1-13-24 - Post-election duties; unopposed write-in candidates.