2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3: Municipalities
Article 8: Municipal Elections, 3-8-1 through 3-8-95
Section 3-8-48: Conduct of elections; paper ballots; one to a voter; receipt or delivery; occupation of voting machines.
3-8-48. Conduct of elections; paper ballots; one to a voter; receipt or delivery; occupation of voting machines.
A. Only one paper ballot shall be given to each qualified elector entitled to vote. The ballots shall be delivered to qualified electors entitled to vote in consecutive order, beginning with the lowest numbered ballot.
B. No qualified elector entitled to vote shall receive a ballot from any person other than from an election judge at the polling place where the person is authorized to vote. No person other than an election judge shall deliver a ballot to any qualified elector entitled to vote.
C. Unless otherwise provided by law, when voting machines are used as voting booths to mark paper ballots, they shall not be occupied by more than one person at a time. A person shall not remain in or occupy such voting machine longer than is necessary to mark and prepare the paper ballot.
D. The ballot shall be completed and returned to the presiding judge who shall place it in a locked ballot box to be counted when the machine is repaired or replaced or at the time the polls close.
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