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.
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 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.