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New Mexico Statutes § 1-20-23 Violation of code by officers

⤴ Up to Article 20: Offenses and Penalties

Statute Text

Violation of the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] by officers consists of the wilful [willful] violation of the Election Code by any state or county officer or by any deputy or assistant thereto, or the wilful [willful] failure or refusal of any such person to perform any act or duty required of him by the Election Code.
Any officer, deputy or assistant who commits such wilful [willful] violation of the Election Code is guilty of a fourth degree felony and, in addition, violation is sufficient cause for removal from office in a proceeding instituted for that purpose as provided by law.

Source

1953 Comp., § 3-20-21, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 447.

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