An election official, a member of the precinct board [election board], a watcher or a challenger shall not disclose the name of any candidate for whom any voter has voted.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-34, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 270; 2009, ch. 251, § 12.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed 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 secrecy of ballot to be preserved, see N.M. Const., art. VII, § 1.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, at the beginning of the sentence, added "An election official" and after "precinct board", added "a watcher or a challenger".
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 26 Am. Jur. 2d Elections § 328.
29 C.J.S. Elections § 201(2).