2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3 - Municipalities
Section 8 Municipal Elections
Section 3-8-38 Conduct of election; swearing in; delivery of supplies; opening and closing of polls; precinct board attendance.
3-8-38. Conduct of election; swearing in; delivery of supplies; opening and closing of polls; precinct board attendance.
A. Not earlier than noon on the day before the election and not later than one hour prior to the opening of the polls, the municipal clerk shall swear in the presiding judge and cause the election supplies, voting machine keys, ballot box, ballot box keys and other election materials to be delivered to the presiding judge.
B. The presiding judge shall cause all materials delivered to him to be delivered to the polling place not later than 6:00 a.m. on election day.
C. The presiding judge shall swear in all precinct board members upon their arrival at the polling place.
D. Polls shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. on the date of the election and shall be closed at 7:00 p.m. on the same day.
E. Precinct board members shall present themselves at the polling place not later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of the election and shall remain at the polling place until all duties of the precinct board are properly completed.
History: 1978 Comp., 3-8-38, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 208, 46; 1993, ch. 22, 3; 1999, ch. 278, 9.
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