New Mexico Regulations § 1.10.36.7 DEFINITIONS
Regulation Text
A.
"Compensation for poll workers, election board members, and messengers"
means the compensation to members of an election board on Election Day and members of an election board and messengers assigned to alternate voting or alternate mobile voting locations or absent voter precincts, provided that:
(1)
Election board members on Election Day shall be compensated up to $400 pursuant to Section
1-2-16
NMSA 1978. Compensations for training provided prior to Election Day is not subject to the $400 statutory limitation.
(2)
Members of an election board and messengers assigned to alternate voting or alternate mobile voting locations, monitored secured containers, or absent voter precincts shall be compensated no less than the minimum wage of the state of New Mexico and no more than double the minimum wage of the state of New Mexico.
B.
"Election equipment"
means tabulators, ballot on demand systems, same-day voter registration tablets, and ancillary equipment used to cast and count votes, designed to print or to make ballots at a polling location, or considered a component of a voting system under Section
1-9-1
NMSA 1978 and includes:
(1)
The number of tabulators pursuant to Section
1-9-7
NMSA 1978
(2)
The number of ballot on demand systems pursuant to the formula developed by the secretary of state pursuant to Section
1-9-5
NMSA 1978.
C.
"Eligible expenses"
means expenditures necessary for conducting and administering statewide elections or post-election canvass as statutorily required by the Election Code and include:
(1)
All necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by a county clerk for compliance with the Native American Voting Rights Act, including the costs of election equipment, translation, and personnel for polling places and monitored secured containers on Indian nation, tribal, or pueblo land.
(2)
Ballot and ballot permit paper.
(3)
Compensation for poll workers, election board members, and messengers.
(4)
Election equipment.
(5)
Election supplies.
(6)
Election publications as required by the Election Code.
(7)
Language interpreters.
(8)
Office supplies.
(9)
Postage.
(10)
Recount costs.
(11)
Tabulator delivery.
(12)
Tabulator programming.
(13)
Vendor support.
D.
"Election supplies"
means supplies necessary for conducting and administering statewide elections statutorily required by the Election Code and include test decks for the purposes of certifying voting machines.
E.
"Ineligible expenses"
means expenditures that are not necessary and reasonable for the administration of a statewide election or post-election canvass as determined by the secretary of state.
F.
"Office supplies"
means consumable office supplies purchased for conducting and administering statewide elections as required by the Election Code. Such supplies are limited to items required to conduct the election and post-election canvass including paper, ballot marking pens, pencils, paperclips, staples etc.
History
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