2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 22 - Local Elections
Section 1-22-17 - Records.
The returns and certificates of the result of the canvass of a regular or special local election are public documents, subject to inspection and retention as provided by Section 1-12-69 NMSA 1978. The certificate of results of the canvass of the election shall, forty-five days after the election or recount after any contest has been settled by the court, be preserved as a permanent record in the state records center. A copy of the certificate of results of the canvass of the election shall be preserved as a permanent record in the office of the county clerk in a separate book maintained for recording the results of elections.
History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-17, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 19; 1987, ch. 249, § 50; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 30.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 30 repealed 1-22-17 NMSA 1978 and enacted a new section effective July 1, 2018.
Cross references. — For the state records center, see 14-3-8 NMSA 1978.
