Two election officials of different parties shall verify that the counter settings registered on the machine-printed returns are legible. The machine-printed returns shall show the number of votes cast for each candidate and the number of votes cast for and against any constitutional amendment or other question submitted, and the return shall be signed by each member of the precinct board [election board] and two watchers of opposing interest, if there be such.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-61.1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 358, § 2; 1977, ch. 222, § 43; 1981, ch. 149, § 7; 2011, ch. 137, § 97.
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.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, eliminated the procedure for canvassing machine-printed returns that are not legible.
Law reviews. — For note, "Why Gunaji v. Macias Matters to Candidates and Voters: Its Impact on New Mexico Election Law", see 33 N.M.L. Rev. 431 (2003).