Disturbing the polling place consists of creating any disorder or disruption at the polling place on election day, or consists of interfering with in any manner the conduct of the election or with a member of the precinct board [election board], voter, challenger or watcher, in the performance of his duties.
Whoever disturbs the polling place is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-20-18, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 444.
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.
Cross references. — For challenger interfering with orderly conduct of election, see 1-2-25 NMSA 1978.
For maintenance of order at polling place, see 1-12-4 NMSA 1978.
For state police not interfering but maintaining order, see 1-12-5 NMSA 1978.
For all elections being free and open, see N.M. Const., art. II, § 8.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 26 Am. Jur. 2d Elections § 385.
29 C.J.S. Elections §§ 330, 344.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 20 - Offenses and Penalties
Section 1-20-1 - Effect of article.
Section 1-20-2 - Scope of penalty provision.
Section 1-20-3 - Registration offenses.
Section 1-20-4 - Unlawful opening of ballot box.
Section 1-20-5 - Unlawful opening of a voting machine.
Section 1-20-6 - Unlawful possession of keys.
Section 1-20-7 - Unlawful possession of absentee ballot.
Section 1-20-8 - False voting.
Section 1-20-8.1 - Conduct of election; fraudulent and double voting.
Section 1-20-8.2 - Paper ballots; delivery of two or more ballots.
Section 1-20-9 - Falsifying election documents.
Section 1-20-10 - False swearing.
Section 1-20-11 - Offering a bribe.
Section 1-20-12 - Accepting a bribe.
Section 1-20-13 - Coercion of employees.
Section 1-20-13.1 - Coercion of voters.
Section 1-20-14 - Intimidation.
Section 1-20-15 - Conspiracy to violate Election Code.
Section 1-20-16 - Electioneering too close to the polling place.
Section 1-20-17 - Obstructing the polling place.
Section 1-20-18 - Permitting a prisoner to vote.
Section 1-20-19 - Offenses by messengers.
Section 1-20-19.1 - Unlawful release of election results.
Section 1-20-20 - Disturbing the polling place.
Section 1-20-21 - Unlawful possession of alcoholic liquors.
Section 1-20-22 - Violation of Election Code; general penalty.