2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3 - Municipalities
Article 8 - Municipal Elections
Section 3-8-73 - Unlawful opening of ballot box or voting machine; penalty.
3-8-73. Unlawful opening of ballot box or voting machine; penalty.
A. Unlawful opening of a ballot box consists of opening any ballot box or inspecting or removing the contents thereof without lawful authority, or conspiring with others to have the same done.
B. A person who commits unlawful opening of a ballot box is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
C. Unlawful opening of a voting machine consists of, without lawful authority, opening, unlocking, inspecting, tampering, resetting or adjusting a voting machine which has been certified by the municipal clerk, or conspiring with others to have the same done.
D. A person who commits unlawful opening of a voting machine is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
History: 1978 Comp., 3-8-73, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 208, 81.
