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2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 20 - Offenses and Penalties
Section 1-20-13.1 - Coercion of voters.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 1-20-13.1 (2019)
Coercion of voters consists of compelling any voter at any election to vote for or to refrain from voting for any candidate, party, proposition, question or constitutional amendment either against the voter's will or in the absence of the voter's ability to understand the purpose and effect of his vote. Whoever commits coercion of voters is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1995, ch. 198, § 15; 1978 Comp., § 1-12-9.1 recompiled as § 1-20-13.1 by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 109.
ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 109 recompiled former 1-12-9.1 NMSA 1978 as 1-20-13.1 NMSA 1978 effective July 1, 2011.
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