2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 12 - Conduct of Elections
Section 1-12-66 - Paper ballots; signature rosters, checklist of voters and tally sheets; disposition.
1-12-66. Paper ballots; signature rosters, checklist of voters and tally sheets; disposition.
A. After the counting and tallying of paper ballots are completed and after all certificates have been executed, the presiding judge and the two election judges shall place the checklist of voters and one copy of the tally sheet in the stamped, addressed envelope provided for that purpose and an election judge shall immediately mail it to the secretary of state.
B. The signature roster and the original tally sheet shall be returned to the county clerk. The signature roster and the tally sheet shall not be placed in the ballot box.
C. Signature rosters, checklists of registered voters and tally sheets in the custody of the county clerk and the secretary of state may be destroyed only pursuant to Section 1-12-69 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., 3-12-100, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, 69; 1987, ch. 249, 41; 1991, ch. 105, 38; 2009, ch. 150, 29; 2011, ch. 137, 100.
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