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New Mexico Statutes § 1-12-15 Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter

⤴ Up to Article 12: Conduct of Elections

Statute Text

A. In any election, if a voter who has requested assistance in marking the ballot is blind, has a physical disability, has an inability to read or write or is a member of a language minority who has requested assistance pursuant to Subsection D of Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978, the voter may be accompanied into the voting booth only by a person of the voter's own choice other than the voter's employer or an agent of that employer, an officer or agent of the voter's union or a candidate whose name appears on the ballot in this election.
B. The name of the person providing assistance to a voter pursuant to this section shall be recorded on the signature roster.
C. A person who provides assistance to a voter when the person knows the voter does not require assistance pursuant to Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source

1953 Comp., § 3-12-31, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 267; 1977, ch. 124, § 10; 1979, ch. 139, § 1; 1981, ch. 149, § 3; 1983, ch. 232, § 14; 1987, ch. 249, § 29; 1989, ch. 259, § 2; 2005 , ch. 270 , § 68 ; 2015 , ch. 145 , § 63 .

History

Amended by 2015 , c. 145 , s. 63 , eff. 7/1/2015 .

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