2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions
Section 1-1-13 - Precinct board.
As used in the Election Code, "precinct board" or "poll workers" means the appointed election officials serving a single precinct, a consolidated precinct, an absent voter precinct or an alternate voting location.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-1-12, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 12; 2011, ch. 137, § 8.
Cross references. — For appointment and qualification of board members, see 1-2-6 and 1-2-7 NMSA 1978.
For composition of board, see 1-2-12 NMSA 1978.
For school of instruction, see 1-2-17 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, defined "poll workers" and added absent voter precincts and alternative voting locations to the list of voting places.
"Precinct board" does not include county clerk. — For the purposes of the Election Code, "precinct board" means the appointed election officials serving a single precinct or a consolidated precinct and does not include the county clerk. Gunaji v. Macias, 2001-NMSC-028, 130 N.M. 734, 31 P.3d 1008.
