2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 10 - Ballots and Ballot Labels
Section 1-10-12 - Paper ballots; general requirements.
Paper ballots shall:
A. be numbered consecutively;
B. be uniform in size;
C. be printed on good quality white paper;
D. be printed in plain black type;
E. have the precinct numbers printed on each paper ballot; and
F. be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-78, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 47; 1987, ch. 249, § 39; 1991, ch. 105, § 34; § 1-12-44 NMSA 1978, recompiled and amended as § 1-10-12 NMSA 1978 by Laws 2009, ch. 150, § 10.
Recompilations. — Laws 2009, ch. 150, § 10 recompiled former 1-12-44 NMSA 1978 as 1-10-12 NMSA 1978, effective June 19, 2009.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, at the beginning of the sentence, before "Paper ballots", deleted "Emergency" and after "Paper ballots", deleted "used in the primary and general elections"; in Subsection A, deleted language that provided for the numbering of ballots beginning with precinct one; deleted former Subsection E, which required all words, phrases and the name of candidates to be printed in their proper places; in Subsection E, after "have the", deleted "legislative district, commissioner district and", and after "printed on each", deleted "emergency"; and added Subsection F.
