2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 1-6-15 — Canvass; recount or recheck; disposition.

1-6-15. Canvass; recount or recheck; disposition.

If voting machines are not used to register absentee ballots, the absentee ballots shall be canvassed, recounted and disposed of in the manner provided by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] for the canvassing, recounting and disposition of emergency paper ballots. If voting machines are used to register absentee ballots, the ballots shall be canvassed and rechecked in the manner provided by the Election Code for the canvassing and recheck of ballots cast on a voting machine; provided, in the event of a contest, voting machines used to register absentee ballots shall not be rechecked but the absentee ballots shall be recounted in the manner provided by the Election Code for the recounting of emergency paper ballots. As used in this section, "voting machines" means electronic voting machines as provided in the Election Code.