Challengers; penalty.

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The act of denying a challenger, who has presented a written appointment to the precinct board [election board] and who is not interfering with the orderly conduct of the election, the right to be present at the polling place, or denying a challenger the right to challenge voters and view the signature rosters or checklist of voters or denying a challenger the right to witness the precinct board [election board] in the conduct of its duties is a petty misdemeanor.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-24, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 45; 1975, ch. 255, § 25; 2011, ch. 137, § 24.

ANNOTATIONS

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, permitted challengers to exercise their rights if they are not interfering with the orderly conduct of the election.


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