The secretary of state may voluntarily test and certify voting systems without an application by the manufacturer if the system has been previously certified by the United States election assistance commission. Tests and inspections conducted pursuant to this section shall follow the procedures in Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978; provided, however, if the manufacturer has not applied for certification of that voting system, the manufacturer shall not be required to pay for the costs of testing and certification.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 57; 2010, ch. 28, § 14; 2017, ch. 101, § 12.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, removed the deadline by which tests and inspections of voting systems must be completed; and after "Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978", deleted "and shall be completed within six months of the date on which the secretary of state orders testing to begin".
The 2010 amendment, effective March 3, 2010, in the first sentence, after "previously certified by", deleted "other states or by the national association of state election directors" and added "the United States election assistance commission"; and in the second sentence, after "section shall follow the", deleted "testing", and after "six months of the date on which", deleted "testing begins" and added "the secretary of state orders testing to begin".