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2013 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 3 - Precincts and Polling Places
Section 1-3-19 - Election-day polling places; adequate resources. (2013)
NM Stat § 1-3-19 (2013) What's This?
1-3-19. Election-day polling places; adequate resources. (2013)
A. Each election-day polling place in a primary or general 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 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 precinct 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.
History: Laws 2013, ch. 189, § 1.
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