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New Mexico Statutes § 1-3-19 Election-day polling places; adequate resources

⤴ Up to Article 3: Precincts and Polling Places

Statute Text

A. Each election-day polling place in a statewide election that does not contain mail ballot election precincts or precincts consolidated pursuant to Section 1-3-4 NMSA 1978 shall comply with the requirements for polling places and precincts as provided in Subsections B and C of this section, unless the county clerk receives a written waiver from the secretary of state specifying the location and specific provision being waived.
B. Each election-day polling place shall:
(1) have at least one voting system available to assist disabled voters to cast and record their votes; and
(2) be in a location that is accessible and compliant with the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
C. Each precinct polling place located within a single polling place shall have:
(1) a separate election board and signature roster for the precinct;
(2) at least one optical scan tabulator for the precinct; and
(3) sufficient spaces for at least five voters to simultaneously and privately mark their ballots, with at least one of those spaces wheelchair-accessible, for the precinct.

Source

Laws 2013 , ch. 189 , § 1 .

History

Amended by 2019 , c. 212 , s. 44 , eff. 4/3/2019 .

Added by 2013 , c. 189 , s. 1 , eff. 6/14/2013 .

Added by 2015 , c. 145 , s. 12 , eff. 7/1/2015 .

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